Theatre

A society’s discards – useless husks of its lifestyle – a leftover cardboard carton: from this, the choreographer and the musician begin to construct a fragile entity that ends up being their own stage set. A carousel, a stage and a dance floor resemble a huge turntable. The musician cranks it up, it becomes the display apparatus, and the characters themselves can no longer recognise the border between voluntary and involuntary exposure.

The two Swiss artists, Zimmermann and de Perrot, have invented their own language, in which simple, powerful images come not from words, but from sound and movement. Over the past decade, they have established themselves in their own vibrant art, going beyond conventional frameworks. The power of their art derives from intense, ongoing dialogue, and is further strengthened by their artistic collaboration. They are the directors of the show and the originators of the music, choreography and set design. The piece is full of humour, sometimes absurd and always poetic.