Charlélie Couture - Solo

Invoking in turn the image of the tightrope walker and that of the skipper, CharlElie Couture offers us with Solissimo, on October 3, 2026 at the Saline Royale d'Arc-et-Senans, an intimate reflection on the perilous art of performing solo; a return to the sources where he performs his songs on guitar and piano with acoustic elegance.

Being alone on stage is a perilous undertaking, without a safety net. Let’s say it requires a certain taste for risk… Just as a tightrope walker sets himself challenges in the face of the absolute by accepting the movements of the air and gusts of wind, taking the stage alone is a challenge… When you create, you must be willing to face the void with no bearings, no guarantees. To set off on a journey into the unconscious. But isn’t that the very essence of what we do? Doesn’t being an artist mean accepting chance? I was fifteen or sixteen when I began performing solo in small venues. I told stories and sometimes indulged in long digressions. It was, in fact, during a solo concert at the Café de la Gare that my life changed…

The solo is a sort of treasure hunt that gives free rein to a certain form of improvisation… And the closeness with the audience creates an intimacy that allows them to experience the songs in their almost original form... What animates me when I’m solo is the pleasure of helming a boat, a frigate, borne along by the currents, beyond the waves of fashion. Solo concerts leave memories. Solissimo is a different kind of concert, with a different repertoire, like a return to the roots, a return to the essential.