A society’s discards – useless husks of its lifestyle – a leftover cardboard carton: from this, the choreographer and the musician begin to construct a fragile entity that ends up being their own stage set. A vibrant, self-sustaining construction takes shape, which they lovingly, trustingly allow to grow. With a flick of the wrist, a cut, a fold, a bend and a break, the space takes shape for a theatre, a stage, a home where they find identity and meaning. The cardboard is light, pliable, manageable, insulating. But it has the instability of a temporary arrangement. This fragility resembles that of human existence.
Credits
Concept, direction, stage design and interpretation: Zimmermann & de Perrot
Composition: Dimitri de Perrot
Choreography: Martin Zimmermann
Light design: Ursula Degen
Sound, electronics: Andy Neresheimer
Light direction: Sammy Marchina / Jérôme Bueche / Ursula Degen
Sound direction: Felix Lämmli / Franck Bourgoin / Andy Neresheimer
Construction Decor: Pius Aellig /Jean-Marc Gaillard
Packaging research: Claude Gloor
Artistic collaboration: Aurélien Bory / Arnaud Clavet / Goury / Aline Muheim
Dramaturgy collaboration: Jlien Dütschler
Technical director: Ursula Degen
Administration and distribution: Alain Vuignier
International producer:Claire Béjanin
Artistic direction: Dimitri de Perrot / Martin Zimmermann
Photographie: Mario del Curto
Production: Verein Zimmermann & de Perrot
Coproduction: Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne • Le Merlan, Scène nationale à Marseille • Theater Chur • Théâtre associé: PiuFestival – Brescia
With the support of: Migros Culture Percentage • Sophie und Karl Binding Foundation • Ernst Göhner Foundation • SSA – swiss society of authors
Final rehearsals at Théâtre de Vidy-Lausanne
Premier: 23 October 2006
Zimmermann & de Perrot are supported by a cooperative funding agreement with the Culture Department City of Zurich, Department of Culture Canton Zurich and Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council. Since 2006 Zimmermann & de Perrot have enjoyed the support of Foundation BNP Paribas for development of their projects.
Tour
2011
- Auckland NZ 03.16 – 03.19 Auckland Festival
2010
- Barcelona E 10.26 – 06.27 Grec Festival de Barcelona
- Sydney AUS 10.18 – 10.24 Sydney Opera House
- Hong Kong CHN 10.01 – 10.03 Hong Kong Cultural Centre
- New York USA 05.04 – 05.08 Baryshnikov Arts Center – J. Robbins Theater
- Montréal CAN 04.27 – 04.30 Usine C
- Moskow RU 02.27 – 03.01 Centre Meyerhold – Drougoï Teatr Festival
2009
- Bern CH 10.26 Dampfzentrale – Verleihung des Tanz- und Choreographiepreise
- Bordeaux F 05.13 – 05.16 Théâtre national de Bordeaux en Aquitaine
- Mt-St-Aignan F 03.20 – 03.21 Scène nationale de Petit-Quevilly/Mt-St-Aignan
- St-Quentin F 03.17 – 03.18 Théâtre Jean Vilar
- Rungis F 03.13 – 03.14 Théâtre de Rungis – Arc-en-Ciel
- Budapest HU 01.04 – 06.07 Trafó – House of Contemporary Arts
2008
- Luxembourg L 12.03 – 12.04 Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg
- Essen D 11.22 Pina Bausch Tanzfestival
- Marseille F 04.24 – 04.26 Le Merlan – Scène Nationale
- Parma I 04.18 – 04.19 Teatro Due
- Aubusson F 04.02 – 04.03 Théâtre Jean Lurçat – Scène Nationale
- La Chaux de Fonds CH 03.29 – 03.30 Théâtre Populaire Romand
- Besançon F 03.18 – 03.21 Théâtre de l’Espace – Scène Nationale
- Bar-le-Duc F 03.13 – 03.14 ABC – Scène Nationale
- Nice F 02.28 – 03.07 Théâtre National de Nice – CDN
- Lisboa P 02.08 – 02.10 Centro Cultural de Belém
- Geneve CH 01.29 – 01.31 Théâtre Forum Meyrin
- Fribourg CH 01.24 – 01.25 Espace Nuithonie
- Châteauroux F 01.17 – 01.18 Equinoxe – Scène Nationale
- Brugge B 01.12 – 01.13 Cultuur Centrum Brugge
2007
- Lyon F 12.19 – 12.23 Les Subsistances – Laboratoire de Création Artistique
- Montreuil F 12.06 – 12.16 Centre Dramatique National de Montreuil
- Granada E 12.01 – 12.02 Teatro Alhambra
- Málaga E 11.28 – 11.29 Teatro Canovas
- Sevilla E 11.23 – 11.24 Teatro Central
- Gap F 11.14 – 11.16 Théâtre la Passerelle
- Ollioules F 11.09 – 11.10 Châteauvallon – Centre Dramatique National
- Dijon F 10.23 – 10.24 Théâtre ABC
- Clamart F 10.12 – 10.13 Théâtre Jean Vilar
- Vélizy F 10.03 – 10.05 L’Onde – Centre Culturel
- Steckborn CH 09.27 – 09.30 Phönix-Theater 81
- Zürich CH 08.29 – 09.02 Zürcher Theater Spektakel
- Périgueux F 07.30 – 07.31 Mimos Festival
- Heidelberg D 07.04 – 07.05 Art Ort 007
- Brescia I 06.27 – 06.29 Festa Internationale del Circo
- Zürich CH 06.14 – 06.16 Theaterhaus Gessnerallee
- Colombes F 05.11 – 05.12 L’Avant-Sein, Théâtre de Colombes
- München D 05.04 – 05.05 I-Camps – Neues Theater München
- Verscio CH 04.30 – 05.01 Teatro Dimitri
- Bern CH 04.18 – 04.21 Kulturhallen Dampfzentrale
- Compiège F 04.10 – 04.11 Espace Jean Legendre
- Strasbourg F 04.04 – 04.05 Le-Maillon – Scène européenne
- Basel CH 03.29 – 03.26 Kaserne Basel
- Mulhouse F 03.25 – 03.26 La Filature – Scène Nationale
- Annecy F 03.23 – 03.24 Bonlieu – Scène Nationale
- Chur CH 03.14 – 03.17 Theater Chur
- Frankfurt D 03.02 – 03.03 Künstlerhaus Mousonturm
- Antwerpen B 02.14 – 02.17 De Singel
- Montpellier F 02.07 – 02.09 Théâtre Jean Vilar
- Reims F 02.01 – 02.02 Le Manège de Reims – Scène Nationale
- London GB 01.25 – 01.27 London International Mime Festival – Royal Opera House
2006
- Paris F 11.27 – 12.31 Théâtre Artistic-Athévains
- Lausanne CH 10.23 – 11.19 Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne
