“Hoi” is the way you say hello in Swiss dialect. One says hello to greet someone but also to reassure oneself. The dancer, the musician and the acrobat have merged to one unit only to fall apart again in deafening noise. The debris are catapulted into the universe, where they have to find a way to survive. Alone, together, against each other. Light-heartedness remains at the mercy of the universe. An industrious soul tries to fabricate a controllable surrounding, but the natural forces he wanted to exclude succeed to re-enter through the fissures of his house. A restless soul conjures up the underworld and makes everything sound. Things form the surrounding and are deformed by the surrounding. How can they get together again without losing their individuality? The limitations of our existence become evident. The ground on which we look for stability is shaky and treacherous. A turntable turns into a circular saw or a clock, the sound of thunder into spheric harmony. The sky is upside down. Music is theatre, theatre is architecture. Somewhere in between these opposites MZdP are creating their own world in which they are searching for a universal folklore. Stone and wood magically become alive reuniting in a wild dance. Hoi creates a new perspective on our environment and ourselves and gives us a possibility for self-reassurance.
Credits
Direction and scenography: Metzger / Zimmermann / de Perrot
Choreography: Gregor Metzger, Martin Zimmermann
Music composition: Dimitri de Perrot
Set design: Théâtre de Vidy – Lausanne, Jean Corthésy, Ingo Groher
Lighting design: Christophe Botiaux
Sound: Andy Nehresheimer
Costumes: Franziska Born
Dramaturgy: George Weinand
Photography: Mario del Curto
Production: MZdP
Coproduction: Théâtre de Vidy-Lausanne, luzerntanz-choreagrafic centre at the Luzerner Theater
With the support of: Pro Helvetia • Präsidialdepartement der Stadt Zürich • Fondation Nestlé pour l’art • Migros Kulturprozent • Swiss Society of Authors, • Landis & Gyr Foundation • Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation • Ambrosoli Foundation • Oertli Foundation • Lis & Roman Clemens Foundation
Tour
2005
- Neerpelt B 10.28 – 10.29 Festival Theater op de Markt
- Budapest HU 10.14 – 10.15 Autumn Festival – Trafo
- Verscio CH 10.07 – 10.08 Teatro Dimitri
- Málaga E 05.14 – 05.15 Teatro Canovas
- Granada E 05.11 – 05.12 Teatro Alhambra
- Sevilla E 05.06 – 05.07 Teatro Central
2004
- Metz F 11.19 – 11.20 L’Arsenal
- Bruxelles B 11.12 – 11.13 Les Halles de Schaerbeek
- München D 07.06 – 07.10 Tollwood Festival
- Paris F 06.10 – 06.13 Grande Halle de la Villette
- Orléans F 05.10 – 05.14 Le Carré St-Vincent – Scène Nationale
- Zürich CH 01.17 – 01.18 Schauspielhaus Zürich – Schiffbau
2003
- Kopenhagen DK 07.02 – 07.04 Kobenhavns Internationale Teater – KIT
- Grenoble F 05.21 – 05.22 L’Heure Bleue – Le Cargo
- Nice F 05.15 – 05.16 Théâtre National de Nice
- Firenze I 05.02 – 05.03 Festival Fabbrica Europa
- Bruges B 04.18 – 04.19 Centre Culturel
- Strasbourg F 04.08 – 04.12 Le Maillon-Wacken
- Nîmes F 04.01 – 04.05 Théâtre de Nîmes
- Perpignan F 03.25 – 03.26 El Mediator – Espace des Cultures Urbaines
- Basel CH 03.23 – 03.26 Kaserne Basel
- Besançon F 03.18 – 03.20 L’Espace – Scène Nationale
- Geneve CH 03.05 – 03.06 Théâtre Forum Meyrin
- Rennes F 02.11 – 02.14 Théâtre National de Bretagne
- Lannion F 02.07 Le Carré Magique
- London GB 01.10 – 01.12 Mime Festival
- Budapest HU 01.04 – 01.05 Trafo
2002
- Reims F 12.05 – 12.07 Le Manège Scène Nationale
- Clamart F 11.29 – 11.30 Ile de danse Opera & Ballet – Théâtre Jean Arp
- Cergy-Pontoise F 11.22 – 11.23 Ile de danse Opera & Ballet – L’Apostrophe S.N
- Décines F 10.11 – 10.12 Le Toboggan
- Düsseldorf D 07.26 – 07.18 Tanz Haus NRW
- Neuchâtel CH 07.04 – 07.07 Expo 02 – Arteplage Neuchâtel
- Torun PL 05.29 – 05.30 Kontakt Festival
- Chiaso CH 05.01 Cinema Teatro Chiasso
- Zürich CH 04.18 – 04.27 Theaterhaus Gessnerallee
- Ludwigshafen D 04.04 Theater im Pfalzbau
- Basel CH 03.14 – 03.15 Blickfelder Festival – Kaserne Basel
- Bern CH 03.05 – 03.06 Blickfelder Festival – Dampfzentrale
- Strasbourg F 02.19 – 02.22 Théâtre Le Maillon
- München D 02.14 – 02.15 Muffathalle
- Châtillon F 01.24 – 02.02 Théâtre de Châtillon
- Toulouse F 01.18 – 01.20 Théâtre National de Toulouse
2001
- Antwerpen B 09.23 – 09.27 De Singel
- Lausanne CH 09.17 – 10.14 Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne