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Louise

A piece by Martin Zimmermann
directed and choreographed by Martin Zimmermann

They reverse roles, turn the existing order upside down, disobey instructions. They are anarchic and wonderful. They are uproarious and mysterious. They are wild and exquisite. They are all Louise. In a peculiar laboratory, absurd things unfold. Experiments of all kinds are conducted with human matter. Four artists (Bérengère Bodin, Methinee Wongtrakoon, Rosalba Torres Guerrero, and Marianna de Sanctis) take turns playing leader, office boss, guinea pig, and patient in a place where tyranny reigns. In their role-play, body, mind, and soul rebel and resist. Thanks to their incredible strength, their raging anger, their quirky humor, their glitzy glamour, and their joie de vivre, they slap tyranny in the face. With creativity and passion, they brave the unfathomable and bright new prospects are revealed.

Martin Zimmermann’s new work LOUISE is about resistance and the urge to move freely. For 25 years, the multiple award-winning Zurich-based Swiss choreographer has been creating theater with no words using a mix of contemporary circus, dance, and stage installation.

 

In cooperation with Fabriktheater Rote Fabrik Zürich

events

Sat
30.11.24
Premiere
Sun
1.12.24
Dance/Theatre/Circus (without language)
Wed
4.12.24
Dance/Theatre/Circus (without language)
Thur
5.12.24
Dance/Theatre/Circus (without language)
Fri
6.12.24
Dance/Theatre/Circus (without language)
Sat
7.12.24
Dance/Theatre/Circus (without language)
Mon
9.12.24
Theatre Monday: all tickets 50%
Dance/Theatre/Circus (without language)
Tue
10.12.24
Dance/Theatre/Circus (without language)
Thur
12.12.24
Dance/Theatre/Circus (without language)
Fri
13.12.24
Dance/Theatre/Circus (without language)
Sat
14.12.24
Dance/Theatre/Circus (without language)
Sun
15.12.24
Last Show
Dance/Theatre/Circus (without language)
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Cast and Team

Concept, direction, choreography
Created with and interpreted by
Bérengère Bodin
Marianna de Sanctis
Rosalba Torres Guerrero
Methinee Wongtrakoon
Music creation
Tobias Preisig
Dramaturgy
Sabine Geistlich
Stage design
Simeon Meier
Martin Zimmermann
Costume design
Susanne Boner
Artistic and choreographic collaboration
Romain Guion
Light design
Ueli Kappeler
Sound design
Andy Neresheimer
Stage manager
Doris Berger
Stage construction
Schauspielhaus Zürich
Metallkonstruktiv Zürich
Costume design and puppet making
Schauspielhaus Zürich
Susanne Boner
Motorisation
Markus Binder
Deputy stage manager
Noah Geistlich
Technical team
Doris Berger
Franck Bourgoin
Jérôme Bueche
Ueli Kappeler
Lea Meierhofer
Andy Neresheimer
Jan Olieslagers
Production management and sales
Alain Vuignier
International production
Claire Béjanin
Technical office
Ueli Kappeler
Communication
Désirée Myriam Gnaba
Fundraising
Manuela Schlumpf
Production
MZ Atelier
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Genre: Dance / Theatre / Circus (without language)
Age: recommended from the age of 12.

Information on further dates and pre-sale start will follow.

In cooperation with Fabriktheater Rote Fabrik Zürich

Coproduction: Schauspielhaus Zürich • Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg • Théâtre de Carouge • Fabriktheater Rote Fabrik Zürich • Theater Winterthur • Theater- und Musikgesellschaft Zug • maisondelaculture de Bourges / Scène Nationale • Le Manège-scène nationale de Maubeuge • Kurtheater Baden (in progress)

With support by: Ernst Göhner Stiftung • Landis & Gyr Stiftung

With special thanks to: Kurtheater Baden • Tanzhaus Zürich • Theater Neumarkt • Darko Soolfrank

Martin Zimmermann is supported by the cooperative grant agreement between Kultur Stadt Zürich, Fachstelle Kultur Kanton Zürich, and Pro Helvetia Schweizer Kulturstiftung.

Martin Zimmermann is an associated artist at maisondelaculture de Bourges / Scène Nationale.

Gallery

© Basil Stücheli

© Basil Stücheli

© Basil Stücheli

© Basil Stücheli

© Basil Stücheli

© Basil Stücheli

Werbefoto: Basil Stücheli | Martin Zimmermann - LOUISE | Copyright MZ Atelier

Trailer

© Lukas Gähwiler