My heart will go on – Das Titanic-Projekt

Does the sea have a heart?

I’m actually quite sure it does. When I go for a swim, I see fish swimming left and right. The sea’s heart opens up. The sea’s heart lies deep down below. Many hot hearts from volcanoes. The water cools them down. Human hearts on the seabed. They turn into dolphins and crocodiles and starfish. Down there, deep below, there’s a current. Mighty water. A reminder of new beginnings.”
(Written by Andy Böni and Caitlin Friedly from the HORA Ensemble with the support of theatre educator Anna Fierz)

The film ‘Titanic’ is a pop culture classic. Together with the HORA Theatre, Leonie Böhm has reworked the film’s narrative. The result is the play ‘My Heart Will Go On’.

Just like the film, the play deals with farewells, loss and new beginnings. The participants explore how they themselves cope with these feelings and situations. They re-enact scenes from ‘Titanic’ and bring familiar images back to life – but within a new, altered context. This gives the scenes a new meaning. And they examine what happens to us as the audience in the process. With patience and time, the performers immerse themselves in the themes of farewell and letting go. And they make it clear: love possesses an incredibly great power. It is stronger than any loss. And deeper than any farewell.

A production by Theater HORA in co-production with Fabriktheater Rote Fabrik and Theater Basel.

Running time: approx. 90 minutes

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Cast

Featuring Gianni Blumer, Matthias Brücker, Nikolai Gralak, Frank Häusermann, Kay Kysela, Lucas Maurer, Stephan Stock, Simon Stuber, Lukas Vögler
Directed by Leonie Böhm
Set and lighting design Thomas Giger
Costumes Sophie Reble
Music Lukas Vögler
Theatre education, Theater HORA Anna Fierz, Svenja Koch
Assistant Dramaturg Viviane Kübler
Assistant Set Designer Jorge Marinho
Costume assistant Lucy Lou Wartmann
Production manager, Theater HORA Jörg Schwahlen
Production manager, Theater Basel Lena Lappat
Assistant Director and Stage Manager Elisa Alge
Directing Internship Mike Hufschmid
Theatre Education Internship Leo Lerch
Artistic Director, Theatre HORA Stephan Stock
General Manager, Theatre HORA Curdin Casutt

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Supported by

Beisheim Foundation, Elisabeth Weber Foundation, Ernst Göhner Foundation, Canton of Zurich Department of Culture, Kulturpark Züri West, Lions Club Rietberg, Martha Bock Foundation, Migros Culture Percentage, Rudolf and Romilda Kägi Foundation, City of Zurich Culture

Special thanks to

Züriwerk Foundation, Friends of HORA Support Association