Almost Married
Directed by Les Diptik
Dear all, it's with great pleasure that we bring you wonderful news: We're getting married! Everyone will be there: grandmas, grandpas, the priest, the plumber, Sandra, maybe an elephant, the secretary, and even two or three brides. We'll dance, we'll sing, we'll try to organize a badminton competition—has anyone thought of baking a cake? We'll say our vows, we're against rings, and Michael has fixed his lawnmower. Get ready for this glorious ritual that blends tradition and dreams, shatters expectations, honors love and the absurd. It's our wedding, and you're invited!
The multifaceted students of the Dimitri Academy invite you to a wedding ceremony unlike any other. At the culmination of their third year of studies, they have decided to show you the beauty of diversity: a blend of theater, dance, music, and movement, a diversity of traditions, a diversity of styles, a diversity of languages, a diversity of stories. This blend of sweet surprises upends cherished traditions in a wild ceremony for the whole family.
Will you seize the opportunity to laugh and cry, to love and be surprised? All you have to do is say, "I do."
Our actors and actresses:
Candice Bogousslavsky, Salomé Coquoz, Tal Erev, Andrina Hauri, Anaïs Lhérieau, Zoe Notartomaso, Filippo Randi, Liam Rooney, Jolan Van Beek, Rosalie Völlmin, Simon Wahl
Duration 2 x 45 minutes
All ages
Céline Rey was born in Fribourg in 1986. She is an actress, clown, and co-artistic director of the Les Diptik company. After studying pedagogy at the University of Fribourg and a year in the pre-professional acting class at the Fribourg Conservatory, she earned a Bachelor's degree in Physical Theatre from the Accademia Dimitri in Ticino in 2012.
In addition to her work with the Les Diptik company, Céline also works as an actress (Origen Festival, 2014 / Les Karl's bold alley show, "Sector 1," 2016-18 / Compagnie de l'Efrangeté, "L'Oeuf," 2022-23). She is involved in various creative projects as an outsider/director (TheaterZirkus Wunderplunder, 2022 / Cie Théâtre Circulaire, "Porte-à-Faux," 2022). He also teaches clowning and movement theater.
David Melendy was born in California, USA, in 1990. After studying clowning at the Circus Center in San Francisco, he graduated from the School of Physical Theatre at the Accademia Dimitri in Switzerland with a Bachelor's degree in 2012 and a Master's degree in 2020.
David currently teaches clowning and slapstick classes. In 2012, he was invited to present his one-man graduation show, "Fragile," at the Theater Spektakel in Zurich.
He subsequently performed internationally with Les Diptik: Cirque Monti (CH), Cascade (NL), GOP Varieté Theater (DE), and in the summer of 2016, he participated in the Circus Fahraway tour of German-speaking Switzerland. In 2022, he directed the duo GingerMoustache in their show "Parole en l'air."