Meg Stuart & The Field
Waterworks
Belgium / Germany / SwitzerlandDance and water, the established American choreographer Meg Stuart and the young Zurich collective The Field. These seemingly surprising combinations promise to be the most exciting constellation in this year’s festival programme. In 2021, Tanzhaus Zürich and The Field invited Stuart to a workshop at the river Limmat and Lake Zurich. It was an experiment as well as a return: During her artist residency with her company Damaged Goods at the Schauspielhaus Zürich from 2000 to 2005, she got to know Zurich and its waters well.
Stuart is known for her uncompromising artistic research which explores our physical and imaginative limitations. She has now invited three longstanding collaborators Maria Scaroni, Isabela Fernandes Santana and Kristof Van Boven as well as designer Jean-Paul Lespagnard and musician Mieko Suzuki to collaborate on the Saffainsel together with The Field. In the shallow waters, they will investigate the shore as a transition between nature and civilisation, as well as the interactions between liquids and bodies, natural elements and human movement.
In «Waterworks», the performers evoke dreamlike fictions on a manmade island. The water is the stage for those scenarios – liberating, connective, terrifying and full of possibilities. (mvh)
Simple words
In this show, people are dancing in water. They want to show what they can do with their bodies. The spectators will watch them from swimming platforms.
Artistic direction and cast
Choreografie & Regie | Meg Stuart |
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Von & mit | Kristof Van Boven, Isabela Fernandes Santana, Lucia Gugerli, Pierre Piton, Maria Scaroni, Declan Whitaker, Mirjam Jamuna Zweifel |
Dramaturgie | Bart Van den Eynde |
Musik (hybrides Multikanal Set) | Mieko Suzuki |
Szenografie | Elodie Dauguet / Vivarium Studio |
Lichtdesign | Nico de Rooij, Elodie Dauguet |
Kostümdesign | Jean-Paul Lespagnard |
Choreografieassistenz | Ana Rocha, Davis Freeman |
Projektleitung «Waterworks» | Kathrin Veser |
Produktionsassistenz | Kizzy Garcia Vale |
Unterstützung Kostümdesign | Selina Tholl, Klaire-Alice Cretoll, Lee Fischer |
Praktikum | Sofía Werder |
Produktionsleitung & künstlerische Mitarbeit The Field | Marisa Godoy, Romain Guion |
Produktionsleitung & künstlerische Mitarbeit Tanzhaus Zürich | Marc Streit |
Technische Unterstützung | David Baumgartner |
Foto | Christian Altorfer |
Production
Produktion | The Field |
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Koproduktion | Zürcher Theater Spektakel und Tanzhaus Zürich in Zusammenarbeit mit Damaged Goods (Brüssel) |
Unterstützung The Field | BNP Paribas Swiss Foundation (Hauptpartner), Stadt Zürich Kultur, MigrosKulturprozent, Fondation Nestlé pour l’Art |
Projektförderung | Stadt Zürich Kultur, Fachstelle Kultur Kanton Zürich, Landis & Gyr Stiftung, Stiftung Corymbo, Albert Huber-Stiftung |
Premiere | 18. August 2022, Zürcher Theater Spektakel |
Saffainsel
Dance, Choreography On The Shore And In The Water
Premiere, Co-production
Duration
ca. 1:15 hrs.
Language
non language-based
Age
16 years plus
An inclusive event
Cancellation
The performance on Fri August 26 had to be cancelled
Post-performance talk
Tue 23.8.
Open-Air Performance
In case of adverse weather, the performance will be cancelled. Information on potential cancellation on theaterspektakel.ch and Facebook no later than 2 hours before the start of performance
Note
Please note that there are no chairs available at this performance; the audience is seated in two rows on swimming pontoons (on the floor or on a step). We recommend waterproof clothing and non-slip shoes. A restricted number of seats is available on shore for people with a weak equilibrium or in wheelchairs. Please contact 044 442 24 22 or contact@theaterspektakel.dont-want-spam.ch.
Documentary
on the creation of «Waterworks» on the dates of performance from 18:30 hrs at the Stammtisch.
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shows from today- Th 18.08. 21:00 - 22:15 CHF 45.–/25.–
- Fr 19.08. 21:00 - 22:15 CHF 45.–/25.–
- Sa 20.08. 21:00 - 22:15 CHF 45.–/25.–
- Su 21.08. 21:00 - 22:15 CHF 45.–/25.–
- Tu 23.08. 21:00 - 22:15 CHF 45.–/25.–
- We 24.08. 21:00 - 22:15 CHF 45.–/25.–
- Th 25.08. 21:00 - 22:15 CHF 45.–/25.–
- Fr 26.08. 21:00 - 22:15 Show cancelled