The Schauspielhaus Zürich is the largest spoken theatre in Switzerland and one of the most renowned theatres in the German-speaking world. Seven international in-house directors create the artistic programme with an ensemble of actors, performers ...
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ARCHIVES OF FEELINGS – WORLD PREMIERE, in French with German and English surtitles, Premiere party afterwards
by Gisèle Vienne / with texts by Marie NDiaye and the ensemble / DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY: Gisèle Vienne
At the end of a wedding celebration, eight characters remain. They are the remnants, who spontaneously form a family – people who, in all their fragility, look after one another, or at least try to. We enter a kind of portrait gallery, where we discover a story within each of them. Snapshots that also reflect the present moment: the impact that increasingly authoritarian forms of government have on our psychological state. What is reality, and who in society defines it? Through these eight characters and what moves them – quite literally their physical movement – a struggle for a dignified life for everyone unfolds.
The new production by interdisciplinary artist Gisèle Vienne combines choreography and theatre, and results from a long-term investigation into power relations and how they are constructed. For the first time, Gisèle Vienne collaborates with award-winning writer Marie NDiaye, whose writing intertwines psychological observation with dreamlike elements.
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Thursday, December 10, 2026
19:00
Saturday, December 12, 2026
19:00
Sunday, December 13, 2026
16:00
Monday, December 14, 2026
19:00
Wednesday, December 16, 2026
19:00
Thursday, December 17, 2026
19:00
Saturday, December 19, 2026
19:00
Sunday, December 20, 2026
16:00
Tuesday, April 06, 2027
19:00
Wednesday, April 07, 2027
19:00
Friday, April 09, 2027
19:00
Saturday, April 10, 2027
19:00
Monday, April 12, 2027
19:00
Wednesday, April 14, 2027
19:00
Friday, April 16, 2027
19:00
CONCEPTION, CHOREOGRAPHY, DIRECTION & SCENOGRAPHY: Gisèle Vienne
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Maëva Lassere
TEXTS OF THE INNER VOICES: Marie NDiaye
CO-CREATION, PERFORMANCE, OTHER TEXTS: Sophie Demeyer / Angélique Flaugère / Adèle Haenel / Julien Louisy / Theo Livesey / Audrey Merilus / Katia Petrowick / Julie Shanahan
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Hildur Guðnadóttir
MUSIC FOR THE SONG BY ADÈLE HAENEL: Polina Zhukova aka CCONTRARY
SOUND DESIGN: Adrien Michel
LIGHTING DESIGN: Nicolas Boudier / Gisèle Vienne
COSTUME DESIGN: Sophie Demeyer / Gisèle Vienne / Tristan Lahoz
MAKEUP: Mélanie Gerbeaux
TECHNICAL COORDINATION & STAGE-MANAGING: Sara Ruiz Marmolejo
SCHIFFBAU HALLE
Schiffbaustrasse 4
8005 Zürich
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