Our Team.

La Septima was created in 2020 by Pauline Schill. The majority of the team met at l’ècole internationale de théâtre Jacques Lecoq, where we came together because of a shared passion for projects which engage the community. In 2022, the UK arm of the company was born.

From the companies that build us up, like the Renaud-Barrault company, we remember the thirst for the world, the love of life, the tenacity, the visceral attachment to the places of play, the solidarity between members, the desire to alternate between transmission of the repertoire and contemporary creation, the permanence and versatility of the members, the taste for travel, the family spirit.

Pauline Schill

PAULINE SCHILL

Pauline grew up in a musical household. Singing, reading and telling stories where her bread and butter! This has stayed with her ever since.

She has followed the same trajectory into her adulthood, studying literature, ancient music and finally theatre at l'école Jacques Lecoq.

In 2020, she founded the company La Septima, of which she is she is the artistic director.

Alfred Vabre

ALFRED VABRE

Alfred likes to move and we like to watch him do it! He is an acrobat, a dancer and a climber.

At Tonnerre s'éclaire 2021 he made it his live in the city, for as long as possible, without ever touching the ground. To the bemusement of passers by he would take his morning coffee perched on roofs, lampposts and railings.

After studying in the circus, Alfred joined the rest of the La Septima team at l'école Jacques Lecoq in Paris.

Bridget Whiting

BRIDGET WHITING

After studying puppetry in London, Bridget, an Australian raised in Florida, studied at the Jacques Lecoq school in Paris.

She loves the study of objects and enjoys finding out the ways different materials move.

She is currently in her second year of study at Lecoq's experimental scenography department. Her final piece will be an opera about, and sung by, shoes.

Artistic Director

Noé Forrisier

NOE FORRISIER

Noé grew up near Geneva in a family
who valued artistry as much as they did craftsmanship, creativity as much as they did ingenuity.

He studied music and composition at the Conservatoire, while at the same time training in in the theatre. He continued this training at the Jacques Lecoq school where he also followed the experimental scenography course at the L.E.M.

Camille Gibily

CAMILLE GIBILY

Originally, Camille was a publisher and cultural programmer. That was before she ran away to the circus to work as an acrobat.

Like the rest of the La Septima team, she completed her training at the Jacques Lecoq school where she developed a passion for writing, construction and the languages of the absurd.

Jonas Fabert

JONAS FABERT

Jonas arrived at the school Jacques Lecoq via a training in the circus. He began as an acrobat and a juggler before discovering theatre.

At the school, he asserted himself as an actor and a director. He is a sensitive actor and an outrageous clown. He is passionate about clowning, the figure of the Buffon and the physical language of comedy.

Clémence Schiltz

CLEMENCE SCHILTZ

Clémence studied the viole de
gambe from a very young age. After completing a master's degree at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, she has played this historic instrument in various
ensembles.

In addition, she is passionate about dance and movement and often works in association with puppet and theatre companies.

Jonathan Ben-Shaul

JONATHAN BEN-SHAUL

After studying English Literature at the University of Cambridge, Jonathan began working in theatre and film.

He studied theatre at Jacques Lecoq school and experimental scenography at the L.E.M.. After graduating, he spent two months in Ukraine where he taught movement to architects and made a documentary-dance film about the legacy of Soviet buildings.

In 2022, he set up La Septima UK and runs the Lights Up Eye Village project.