Grand Cabaret de Madame Pistache

Music, dance and entertainment, with a touch of seduction and a generous dose of madness.

Duration: 30–40 min (Outdoor) / 45–60 min (Indoor Theatre)
Target audience: All ages & international festivals • Few words, visual comedy
Stage & tech rider: Min. 3m × 3m flat floor (for tap dance) • 2 jack inputs to PA
Instruments on stage: Violin, Tap Shoes, Loop Station, Ukulele & Microphones

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A one-woman musical comedy set in the refined, smoky atmosphere of a 1930s Parisian cabaret: the Grand Cabaret de Madame Pistache. A musical journey written, performed, danced, and brought to life by Marta Pistocchi, directed by Claudio Cremonesi.

With a violin, tap shoes, a loop station, an ukulele, and a microphone, Madame Pistache single-handedly gives voice and body to all the guests of her cabaret: Django Reinhardt and his swing orchestra, a full troupe of chorus dancers, and a parade of international attractions.

One performer, a whole cabaret

Django Reinhardt & His Swing Orchestra
The Glamorous Cabaret Dance Troupe
The Young Tap-Dance Virtuoso
The Passionate Buenos Aires Tango Dancer
The Exotic Belly Dancer
Cab Calloway from New York's Cotton Club
Édith Piaf
Trio Lescano

Format & international touring

Combining clowning, live loop-station violin, tap dance, and physical theatre with very few words, the show blends the local and multiple foreign languages. Compact, self-supporting set adaptable to indoor theatres, spiegeltents, and outdoor squares.

Artistic notes

Challenging the classical stereotype of the violin, 1930s Paris and its World's Fairs become a creative crossroads celebrating curiosity, cultural encounter, and shared laughter across generations.

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