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Leaving one's rural village for the big city: emancipation or heartbreak?<div> Leaving his rural village for the big city: emancipation or heartbreak? A bit of both, explains Émeric Cheseaux, a native of the Swiss Valais who went to study theater in Geneva, torn between his roots and his desire for independence. The director-performer captures his youth through a series of vivid portraits and reenacts his farewell tour in this humorous one-man show, a blend of stand-up and autofiction.</div><div><br></div><div> Conceived and performed by Emeric Cheseaux, artistic collaboration by Coline Bardin, outside perspective by Shannon Granger, script review by Audrey Mabillard, lighting design by Céline Ribeiro, stage management by Mounir Benchara and Lucile Brügger, distribution, administration and production by Emilien Rossier and Angie Mennillo, oh la la – performing arts production</div><div><br></div><div> Supported by Théâtre Les Halles – Sierre, Théâtre St-Gervais – Geneva, La Manufacture – Haute École des Arts de la Scène – Lausanne, State of Valais, Loterie Romande, Ernst Göhner Foundation, Swiss Wine Valais</div>