The Catalyst proudly presents CatCave9: Monthly English Improv Theater, with a dash of science
This CatCave9 episode is a Catalyst-approved treatment for stress and induces immediate happiness: we’re full of lavish long-form, sumptuous short-form, and a succulent science guest speaker! Plus, we have the cheapest drinks in Lausanne – so don’t miss out!
In our shows we explore improvisational comedy, both in short and long form, with a dash of science: each show features a guest scientist, presenting his research to the audience and the improvisers – you’ll be surprised where this takes us!
Doors: 19:00h, Show: 20:00h Regular: 10 CHF
Students/AVS/Chom: 5 CHF No reservations and seats are limited to 50 people – first come, first seat, make sure to come early enough!
In the CatCave9 science guest-spot: Kathrin Garschall from the Flatt Group at UNIL
A fulfilling and fruitful intellectual life, such as that of the average scientist, requires having one’s ideas constantly questioned and confronted. This, on a daily basis, can be quite taxing and emotionally draining. For immediate relief, our eight Catalyzers helped our Lausannois audience embark on a live and improvised musical holiday, in a world where cats can sing, and whales have a reason to celebrate (despite Brexit).
After the fall of Rome had been demonstrated quite graphically in ballet form, a polyamorous Walt Disney couldn’t wait to see more animals copulate. In short scenes, we discussed both the utility of perimenopause, and the casual threat of chainsaws on a plane. Simultaneously proving and disproving his improv-ninja mastership, Charles “Kenobi” Mullon demonstrated the art of breaking his finger on stage without anyone noticing (40 pairs of eyes are our witness).
In the science guest-spot this time was Kathrin Garschall from the Flatt Group at UNIL. She talked about experimental evolution extending the lifespans of fruit flies, and how this affected their immune system. This led our improvizers to take apart reality and perform a recursive improv-inside-improv moment at an imaginary Cinema Oblo inside a real Cinema Oblo, where flies constantly face the reality of a 3 month mating cycle, the Cinema Oblo economy, and bad improv shows running over time.
The Catalyst proudly presents CatCave9: Monthly English Improv Theater, with a dash of science
This CatCave9 episode has basically already won the Pulitzer: It’s full of lavish long-form, succulent science, and a surprise guest star to celebrate the end of Spring season!
In our shows we explore improvisational comedy, both in short and long form, with a dash of science: each show features a guest scientist, presenting his research to the audience and the improvisers – you’ll be surprised where this takes us!
Doors: 19:00h, Show: 20:00h Regular: 10 CHF
Students/AVS/Chom: 5 CHF No reservations and seats are limited to 50 people – first come, first seat, make sure to come early enough!
In the CC9 science guest spot: Christian Riegel from CERN
One hour away from CERN, in Lausanne, deep inside the underground Cinéma Oblò, our eight Catalyzers set themselves on a direct collision course with comedy, guided by MC Yuliy Schwarzburg and the audience.
As a result, some of us ended up acting their way to Jupiter, enforcing the law by cracking down on gangs of pogo stick punks, or tumbling their way towards convergent evolution. We even had a celebrity cameo by Beyoncé at a police station (don’t tell, she was there incognito), and sadly met Minnie Mouse at a wake.
Our science guest speaker was Christian Riegel from CERN ATLAS ID who talked about coercing state of the art particle sensors into disintegrating in the name of science. His energetic talk led the Catalysers to seek solace in silence and explore gender superposition by means of yoga in the form of Broga and, you saw it here first, Femga. Be sure to check out Christian’s improv group: Shark Pockets!
Sadly, all these characters and stories vanish from the stage at the end of the show, never to be seen again. But don’t be afraid, we will conduct new high energy improv experiments in our next show on Thursday 23 June!
Broga, in full swing.
Femga: it cures auditory hypersensitivity.
A spaceship crash-landing on Jupiter can lead to all kinds of controversy.
The Catalyst proudly presents CatCave9: Monthly English Improv Theater, with a dash of science
CatCave9 is back for the spring season in Cinéma Oblò in Lausanne downtown. Now with more science, and more long-form! As usual, we show every third Thursday of the month.
In our shows we explore improvisational comedy, both in short and long form, with a dash of science: each show features a guest scientist, presenting his research to the audience and the improvisers – you’ll be surprised where this takes us!
Doors: 19:00h, Show: 20:00h Regular: 10 CHF
Students/AVS/Chom: 5 CHF No reservations and seats are limited to 50 people – first come, first seat, make sure to come early enough!
It’s the beginning of the month, and you’re in need of a short longform fix? CatCave9 has you covered! Check out our brand new recording of our science guest monologue & longform in CC9E03, featuring Nichola Plowman.
Want to see this performed live? Every CatCave9 show has a science guest monologist, and our improvisers have no clue what s/he is going to talk about – the perfect recipe for hilarity.
At CatCave9 we play a game called “Pickup Lines“: During the break, you, the members of the audience, write down phrases on pieces of paper. These phrases are then incorporated into a short improvised scene.
Here are the Top 10 selected from our last show on 21.04. Check them out – you might just find your own phrase here in the ranks of unforgotten lines!
Robbie and Alex recently visited Katt Cullen on the Morning Mix on World Radio Switzerland and talked about CatCave9, art & science, and improv in general.
