Hallo – Martin Zimmermann

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Martin Zimmermann: movement artist, fervent tinkerer and reckless wannabe presents – for the first time ever – a solo creation. An attempt to fling the absurdities of his inner life inside out and get a grip on his bizarre thought processes. For the setting of this reation, Martin Zimmermann has chosen a frame structure, turning it into a shop-window-type space to showcase a tragicomic figure driven by the desire to become what he appears to be. The staid, seemingly static framework turns out to be much more dynamic, much more fragile than one thought. The performer tries to adapt himself to the ever more out-of-control world of appearances. Objects come alive and fly around his head, magic overflows the space, obliterating the border between fiction and reality. Martin Zimmermann has been appearing onstage for about 20 years. With Hallo he demonstrates the same passion for performance that he had at the beginning of his career. In the calamity-riddled Hallo, Zimmermann keeps trying to work his way through incessantly new, surreal circumstances. He loses the link to reality, mistakes himself for his own mirror image, folds himself up and becomes another prop on the stage. Martin Zimmermann’s worn out body develops a different, more urgent body language. The artist, trapped under his own spell and his unbridled passion, nearly trips and is saved only by his off-the-wall humour.

Credits

Duration: 1h10

Genre: Dance / Theatre / Circus

Age limit: 12 years

Concept, direction, stage design, choreography and performance: Martin Zimmermann
Dramaturgy: Sabine Geistlich
Development stage design, technical project manager: Ingo Groher
Music creation: Colin Vallon
Direction & choreography assistance: Eugénie Rebetez
Costume design: Franziska Born
Light design: Sammy Marchina
Sound design: Andy Neresheimer
Creation, stage manager, extra: Roger Studer
Creation, stage direction: Sarah Büchel
Technical concept, stage design: Christiane Voth / Ingo Groher
Stage design construction: Ateliers Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne, Ingo Groher
Motorisation stage design: Thierry Kaltenrieder
Costumes: Franziska Born / Bea Zimmermann
Theatre Painter: Michèle Rebetez-Martin
Accessories: Atelier CLSFX Paris, Eric Rihs
General stage manager: Roger Studer / Sarah Büchel
Light direction: Sammy Marchina / Jérôme Bueche / Jan Olieslagers
Stage direction: Sarah Büchel / Jan Olieslagers
Sound direction: Franck Bourgoin / Andy Neresheimer
Technical production: Sarah Büchel
Photography: Augustin Rebetez
Communication: MZ Atelier
Accounting and office: Conny Heeb
Prouction and distribution: Alain Vuignier
International producer: Claire Béjanin
Executive producer: MZ Atelier

Production: Zimmermann & de Perrot
Coproduction: Châteauvallon – Centre National de Création et Diffusion Culturelles • Espace Jean Legendre, Compiègne – scène nationale de l’Oise en préfiguration • KVS – Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg • La Filature, scène nationale – Mulhouse • Le Merlan, scène nationale à Marseille avec Pôle Cirque Méditerranée (CREAC de Marseille, Théâtre Europe, La Seyne sur Mer) • Le Volcan, scène nationale du Havre • Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg • Maillon – Théâtre de Strasbourg – Scène européenne • Pour-cent culturel Migros • Theater Casino Zug • Théâtre de la Ville, Paris • Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne • Zürcher Theater Spektakel.

With the support of: Ernst Göhner Stiftung • Fondation BNP Paribas

With special thanks to: Schauspielhaus Zürich

Final rehearsals at Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne
Premier: 4th November 2014, Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne

Martin Zimmermann is supported by a cooperative funding agreement with the Culture Department City of Zurich, Department of Culture Canton Zurich and Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council.

Martin Zimmermann is Associated Artist at maisondelaculture de Bourges / Scène Nationale and at Tanzhaus Zürich.

Estimated duration: 1h10

Genre: Dance / Theatre / Circus

Age limit: 12 years