Museum: a seemingly neutral space, with its own set of rules. What happens when three clowns show up and turn everything upside down? Three virtuoso performers unleash their talents against the backdrop of an impressive setting, a total work of art, a miniature of our society, to the sounds of pianist Colin Vallon. A hilarious spectacle, mirroring the complexity, violence and poetry of contemporary relationships and power struggles. Above all, a clown performance for grown-ups!
PROLOGUE | PRE-SHOW TALKS
Young theatre and dance researchers introduce audiences to the performances
For many of us, a Festival performance is a fascinating, unexplored universe waiting to be discovered. What is the starting point of a performance? What “school” does it fall into? What can be inferred about the process of art making through the style of a particular performance?
Through this new practice, launched in the summer of 2021, the Athens Epidaurus Festival, in cooperation with the Theatre Studies Department of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, as part of the Master’s programme “Greek and World Theatre: Drama, Performance, Education”, invites post-graduate students – theatre researchers and dance experts – to delve into the Peiraios 260 performances and facilitate access to this creative world for audiences. Young researchers and experts will whet festival-goers’ appetites and provide them with theoretical tools in order to give them a better understanding of the performance they are about to enjoy.
Due to the ongoing pandemic, all performance dates are subject to change
Concept - Directing - Choreography - Costume design Martin Zimmermann
Created with and performed by Tarek Halaby, Dimitri Jourde, Romeu Runa, Colin Vallon
Music creation Colin Vallon
Dramaturgy Sabine Geistlich
Set design Martin Zimmermann, Simeon Meier
Development stage and technical coordination Ingo Groher
Sound design Andy Neresheimer
Lighting design Jérôme Bueche
Artistic collaboration Eugénie Rebetez
Assistant director Sarah Büchel
Creation stage manager Roger Studer
Décor construction Ingo Groher, Ateliers du Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne
Painting Michèle Rebetez-Martin
Costumes construction Katharina Baldauf, Doris Mazzella
Stage manager Jan Olislagers
Lighting direction Sarah Büchel
Sound direction Andy Neresheimer
Technical administration Sarah Büchel
Photos Augustin Rebetez
Communication MZ Atelier
Bookkeeping Conny Heeb
Production management Alain Vuignier
International producer Claire Béjanin
Production MZ Atelier
Co-production Biennale de la danse de Lyon 2018, Kaserne Basel, Le Volcan (scène nationale du Havre), Les 2 Scènes (scène nationale de Besançon), Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Maillon, Théâtre de Strasbourg / Scène européenne, Maison de la Culture de Bourges / Scène Nationale, Scène Nationale du Sud-Aquitain, Nebia – Biel / Bienne, Théâtre de la Ville (Paris), Theater Casino Zug, Theater Chur, Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne, Zürcher Theater Spektakel
Supported by Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Fonds Culturel de la Société Suisse des Auteurs (SSA), Stanley Thomas Johnson Stiftung, Stiftung Corymbo
Special thanks to IG Rote Fabrik, Theater Neumarkt, Zürich
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. Associated Artist at maisondelaculture de Bourges / Scène Nationale and at Tanzhaus Zürich.
VIP 35€ • ZONE Α 25€ – STUDENTS / 65+ / ARTIST UNIONS 20€ • ZONE B 15€ – STUDENTS / 65+ / ARTIST UNIONS 12€ • PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES / UNEMPLOYMENT CONCESSIONS / ART SCHOOL STUDENTS 5€
More info here
Audiences are required to display a valid vaccination certificate or disease certificate, in accordance with current health protocols, in order to be admitted to the performance venues.
Audience buses to and from Peiraios 260 are available.
