«Petites histoires sans paroles» with Brice Coupey and Jean-Luc Ponthieux (Teatro Ragazzi): Saturday, January 16 and Sunday, January 17, 2027

On Saturday, January 16 and Sunday, January 17, 2027, Teatro Torlonia (Via Lazzaro Spallanzani 1A, 00161 Roma) hosts, in its Teatro Ragazzi season, «Petites histoires sans paroles» (Little Stories Without Words), short wordless stories for glove puppet with Brice Coupey and Jean-Luc Ponthieux.

Updated November 6, 2026.

The event

The show, whose Italian title means «Little Stories Without Words», grew out of meetings with different directors who were asked to create short pieces for glove puppet. Each story has its own particularity and develops a world of its own.

The order in which the stories are presented offers a view of the puppet that moves from a classical form to a more contemporary one, and each story is an original musical creation by Jean-Luc Ponthieux.

It opens with «Le sac»: three strangely similar puppets meet a voracious bag, in the myth of the big bad wolf revisited for puppets, bag and stick. In «Petit Sisyphe» a somewhat lunar puppet confronts the hand that makes it up, in an allegory: what I do to others, I do to myself. In «OEdipe» a puppet, so eager to escape the little theater that confines it, manages to pull the puppeteer out of his hiding place and mistreats him to win its freedom: which of the puppeteer and the puppet is master of the game?

Where it takes place: Teatro Torlonia

All the theater's decorations are the work of Costantino Brumidi, known in the United States as the «Michelangelo of America» for his fresco in the Capitol in Washington. The date 1874 is carved on the north portico and on the proscenium arch. In the park: obelischi and Villa Torlonia.

Practical information

• Dates: Saturday, January 16 and Sunday, January 17, 2027.
• Venue: Teatro Torlonia, Via Lazzaro Spallanzani 1A, 00161 Roma.
• Language: a show without words (French title); recommended for ages 5 and up.
• Teatro Ragazzi prices: full 10 euros, reduced 7 euros; TdR card for new generations 24 euros, with four admissions to choose among Sala Squarzina, Teatro India and Teatro Torlonia.
• The theater box office is open only on performance days, two hours before the show (telephone 06 44230693); tickets can also be bought at Teatro Argentina.
• Getting there: use the ATAC route planner.

Frequently asked questions about «Petites histoires sans paroles» with Brice Coupey and Jean-Luc Ponthieux (Teatro Ragazzi)

Is there any speech in the show?

No: they are stories without words, told with glove puppets and original music.

From what age is it recommended?

From age 5.

Who are the artists?

Brice Coupey and Jean-Luc Ponthieux.

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