Founding artist

Pablo Balbín — founding artist

Actor · Performer · Show Creator

Pablo Balbín in stage costume with a floral headdress, founding artist of Soles – Solutions Scéniques

Disciplines

His art crosses forms

Acting

A stage presence forged over more than two decades between Colombia and Switzerland.

Physical theatre

Body, space and emotion in a language that defies the limits of words.

Performance

Live interventions, sometimes intimate, always striking.

Fire shows

Light and movement: the night becomes a territory of magic and caution.

Urban intervention

The city opens up as a stage and passers-by become unexpected spectators.

Percussion

Rhythm and resonance to liven up, accompany or carry away.

Stage direction

An overall vision that weaves bodies, light and silence together.

Set design

Designing the stage space: sets, light and material in service of the story.

Dramaturgy

Structure and meaning: writing so that each show carries a memory of its own.

Career

A glimpse of his stage career

Ulysse monologue (2025)

Creation and performance of a monologue inspired by the Homeric epic, between memory, exile and inner wandering.

Entre Kulturas Zürich (2025–2026)

Participation in a Swiss intercultural meeting platform bringing together artists from diverse backgrounds.

University of Neuchâtel (2025)

Academic and artistic collaboration around literature, dramaturgy and theatre history.

Chica Vampiro series (2014)

Participation in this Colombian TV series, which became a reference for young Latin American audiences.

Netflix extra (2018)

Filming experience as an extra in an international production.

Feria de las Flores (2013–2019)

Artistic presence at the emblematic parades and celebrations of Medellín, between popular tradition and street theatre.

Festivals & Christmas markets in Switzerland (2022–2026)

Fire shows and entertainment for festivals and Christmas markets across Switzerland.

Education

Two degrees, two continents

Degree in Dramatic Art

University of Antioquia

Master’s in Hispanic American Literature, Dramaturgy and Theatre History

University of Neuchâtel

Languages

Three languages to play with the world

Spanish (native) · French (advanced) · English (intermediate)

On stage

Moments on stage

“I do not seek to escape reality, but to face it and transform it through art, humour and humanity.”

Contact

Would you like to work with Pablo?

Write to us. Together we will explore the possibilities of a collaboration with Soles.