WANTED - Bruital Cie

WANTED is a parody of the Western genre, entirely mimed and soundscored by a performer and a Foley artist. He is the voice; she is the body. Together, they play every character of the Wild West—from the prideful sheriff to the bloodthirsty bandit, the banker, the prisoner, and the femme fatale. With meticulous synchronisation, they poke fun at the clichés in cartoon fashion and tell, between the lines of the Western, another story: theirs—a little absurd, a touch tragic.

Company Presentation
Bruital Cie was formed in 2013 upon graduating from the Lassaâd School in Brussels. Specialising in noise mime and lip-sync, the company premiered WANTED in 2018—a multi-character Western parody that has since been performed over 300 times worldwide, primarily in outdoor settings. They have since adapted it into a quintet version, Wanted Live Band, featuring three musicians on stage, designed for both street and indoor venues. In parallel, they are developing their third production, Dark—a parody of the Middle Ages— maintaining the same humour and linguistic style as their previous works, but with… even more of everything.

Production: Bruital Cie
Created and performed by: Barnabé Gautier and Lorraine Brochet (alternating with Maximilien Neujahr and Gaëlle Amour, respectively)
Collaboration on writing and direction: Anne Bouchard External eye: Martin Votano
Technical team (rotating): Guillaume Souque, Stanley Simonson, Claire Péré, and Sophie Aptel
Administration and touring: Élise Wiart