Camille Lienard - C'est Pas La Nuit Qu'elle Dort

Le Boui-Boui welcomes Camille Lienard with C'est pas la nuit qu'elle dort

From our front row to the dim glow of the wings, we at Le Boui-Boui are thrilled to open our stage to Camille Lienard and her singular piece C'est pas la nuit qu'elle dort. Our room was designed for shows like this—close, human-scale, and responsive—where every glance, silence, and burst of laughter travels instantly from stage to seats and back again. In this new rendezvous with Lyon audiences, Camille explores the restlessness that lingers after dark and the surprising clarity that comes when the city quiets. She threads together moments that feel both personal and uncannily universal: the kitchen light at 3 a.m., the phone that won’t stop buzzing, the fragile joy of a first coffee, the chaos of thoughts finally finding shape. As we’ve watched rehearsals take flight in our space, it’s clear how precisely she works with rhythm and image—small gestures amplified by our intimate acoustics, lines that tumble into each other and then pause on a breath, inviting the room to lean in. The result is a performance that feels alive, tender, and playfully incisive, perfectly at home at Le Boui-Boui.

Artistic momentum, crafted for the intimacy of Le Boui-Boui

What excites us most this season is the momentum surrounding Camille Lienard’s stage practice. With C'est pas la nuit qu'elle dort, she brings a living score of text and movement that continues to refine itself in direct conversation with audiences—exactly the kind of evolving artistry we champion at Le Boui-Boui. You sense it in the way she shapes a scene, letting humor rise from an everyday detail before pivoting to a moment of vulnerability, then folding the two together until you can’t tell them apart. Our technical team has leaned into that fluidity with a minimal, cinematic lighting plot—soft edges, sharp fades, and pools of warmth that let Camille sculpt space with her presence. The sound design follows suit: clear, open, and natural, keeping her voice and breath present without ever crowding the room. This is not spectacle in the loud sense; it’s the craft of attention. Camille harnesses the intimacy of our venue to turn observation into connection, letting the audience’s own stories filter into the performance. It’s art that trusts the room—and in our house, that trust is rewarded.

For those joining us at Le Boui-Boui, expect an encounter that feels as if it were made for your seat. We keep the distance between stage and first row short, because the energy of C'est pas la nuit qu'elle dort thrives on proximity—on the way a shared chuckle can ripple outward, on how a sudden hush can make the smallest detail glow. Our team has prepared a precise yet unobtrusive setting: an uncluttered stage, a palette of night hues, and transitions timed to Camille’s cadence so that scenes appear and vanish as naturally as thoughts in the early hours. The show speaks to night owls and early risers alike, to anyone who has ever tried to switch off and found their inner chorus hitting its peak instead. In our experience, that recognition is where the spark occurs, and it’s why we’re so delighted to host Camille Lienard at this moment. Seats are limited by design—our scale is our signature—so we invite you to book early, settle in, and let the soft electricity of Le Boui-Boui carry you through an evening that keeps unfolding long after the lights come up.