Daniel Camus - Happy Hour - Tournée

Par amour du risque at THEATRE A L'OUEST - LYON

From our stage at THEATRE A L'OUEST - LYON, we are delighted to welcome Par amour du risque, a live experience that speaks to our favorite kind of evening: intimate, daring, and full of human connection. Our room was designed for proximity—clear sightlines from every seat, a sonic warmth that captures the lightest whisper and the biggest laugh, and lighting that sculpts the performer as much as it paints the mood. This new creation thrives on that closeness. It plays with the audience’s breath: one moment a burst of audacity, the next a quiet confession you could swear was meant only for you. Par amour du risque finds its strength in the tension between elegance and surprise, exploring how we choose to step beyond the familiar—romantically, socially, or artistically—when the heart insists and the stakes are high. As presenters, we love watching the room lean forward collectively, caught between anticipation and recognition, and this show promises exactly that kind of shared discovery.

A night made for Lyon’s curious minds

Par amour du risque has been shaped by a season of creative momentum and a palpable appetite for encounters with the public. Recent workshop sharings and on-the-road try-outs have honed a language that is at once playful and precise, allowing the performer to glide between storytelling, finely cut humor, and an embodied sense of theatricality. What arrives at THEATRE A L'OUEST - LYON is a piece refined by dialogue with real rooms, real reactions, and the subtle alchemy of live performance. We are proud to present a format that embraces spontaneity without losing the line of its narrative: the beats are placed with care, the silences breathe, and the audience’s responses become part of the score. In our space, the show’s themes—taking a leap, owning one’s choices, risking a truth—spark immediate recognition. It’s the kind of evening where time feels elastic: an hour that somehow contains a rush of images, a chorus of emotions, and a final tableau that lingers as you step back into the night air of Lyon.

On the night, our team will shape the house to serve the precision of Par amour du risque: a focused pre-show ambiance, adjustable lighting states that help the narrative pivot seamlessly, and an acoustic mix that keeps the voice close even in the softest asides. THEATRE A L'OUEST - LYON is an intimate address by design; we curate the room to encourage eye contact, complicity, and that thrilling feeling that anything might happen. The show’s rhythm—its crescendos and releases—benefits from our flexible technical setup, allowing the performer to calibrate presence and pace in real time. If you are joining us for the first time, expect a welcoming flow from foyer to seat, and a staff tuned to the needs of live art: quick, attentive, and discreet. For our regulars, this is exactly the kind of nuanced, generous performance that continues our commitment to artists who question the comfort zone and invite audiences to step a little closer to the edge—par amour du risque, indeed.