Öper Öpis
2008
Choreographer(s) : Zimmermann, Martin (Switzerland) De Perrot, Dimitri (Switzerland)
Present in collection(s): Fondation BNP Paribas
Video producer : Zimmermann & de Perrot
Öper Öpis
2008
Choreographer(s) : Zimmermann, Martin (Switzerland) De Perrot, Dimitri (Switzerland)
Present in collection(s): Fondation BNP Paribas
Video producer : Zimmermann & de Perrot
Öper öpis
For Öper Öpis, Zimmermann & de Perrot called upon five highly-skilled circus artists and dancers.
The setting is an unstable stage which can flip to better or worse each time a performer moves. Through this one-of-a-kind scenography, we follow the (extra)ordinary adventures of people who form a couple. These plain, everyday partners are faced with a third unknown element, with an unfamiliar person or situation that ends up destabilizing them. First of all, this “other” surprises then becomes enticing yet threatening. The encounters are delicate, ephemeral, spectacular, even audacious, and oblige the characters to take risks.
With great affection and humour, Öper Öpis recounts the insignificant and significant dramas of everyday relationships, this everyday life where everyone knows that they can very quickly push anyone, and everyone, beyond their depth.
Source : Zimmermann & De perrot
Zimmermann, Martin
Martin Zimmermann was born in 1970 and grew up in Wildberg, a small Swiss village. After studying set design, he graduated from the Centre National des Arts du Cirque (C.N.A.C.) in France. Following his return to Zurich in 1998 he began to work as a choreographer and director. Ever since then, Martin Zimmermann has worked in partnership mainly with the composer and director Dimitri de Perrot with whom he co-directs the company Zimmermann & de Perrot. They have performed their productions around the world. Several of their pieces were created at Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne: Hoi (2001, Gaff Aff (2006), Öper Öpis (2008) and Hans was Heiri (2012)
Martin Zimmermann lives and works in Zurich.
More information : zimmermanndeperrot.com
De Perrot, Dimitri
Dimitri de Perrot is an internationally active and awarded Swiss sound artist, musician, director, set-designer and, since 2014, lecturer at the ZHdK (Zurich University of the Arts).
At the core of Dimitri de Perrot’s work and productions is the narrative through and with sound at interfaces of theatre, music and fine arts. He creates scenic and sonic sculptures for theatre spaces and places of the public, using sound, space, light and visuals as equivalent structures. He places particular focus on the interplay between the artwork, the given environment and the audience. De Perrot worked for many years with actors, dancers, musicians and artists. He staged interdisciplinary theatre and music projects, composed for film and theatre and build up three international active cultural production offices.
His works and collaborations tour worldwide and have been programmed in prestigious venues and festivals such as: Le Centquatre – Paris, BAM New York (Brooklyn Academy of Music), Hong Kong Arts Centre, Museum Tinguely Basel, Festival d‘Avignon, Zürcher Theater Spektakel, Gessnerallee Zürich, Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne, Romaeuropa Festival – Rome, Barbican London, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Théâtre de la Ville – Paris, Schauspielhaus Zürich, Holland Festival, Biennale Musiques en Scène – Lyon or Hellerau – Europäisches Zentrum der Künste, Dresden, amongst others.
De Perrot was co-founder and co-director of the artist collective MZdP (Metzger/Zimmermann/de Perrot, 1998-2005) and the Swiss directing duo Zimmermann & de Perrot (2006-2017). They invented a unique and world wide acclaimed form of physical theater mixing music, visual arts, dance, clownerie and modern circus. From these collaborations emerged two internationally active production offices. With their productions he performed life on stage for almost two decades.
In 2017 Dimitri de Perrot founded his own production company, the Studio DdP. He holds an Executive Master in Arts Administration (EMAA) from the University of Zurich. He is «Artist in Residence» of Le Centquatre - Paris and «Hauskünstler» of the Gessnerallee Zurich (as of Feb. 2023).
Dimitri de Perrot lives in Zurich, Switzerland.
Source and more information: https://www.dimitrideperrot.com/en/news
Öper Öpis
Artistic direction / Conception : Zimmermann & de Perrot
Choreography : Martin Zimmermann
Artistic consultancy / Dramaturgy : Sabine Geistlich
Stage direction : Zimmermann & de Perrot
Original music : Dimitri de Perrot
Lights : Christa Wenger, Pierre Villard /Catherine Rutishauser (régie)
Costumes : Franziska Born, Carola Bachmann (Assistante costumes)
Settings : Zimmermann & de Perrot, Ingo Groher et Schauspielhaus Zürich (construction)
Technical direction : Ursula Degen
Sound : Andy Neresheimer, Franck Bourgoin /Andy Neresheimer (régie)
Other collaborations : Marcello Pirrone (Régie plateau), Pavel Dagorov (Régie générale), Fritz Bisenz (Oeil extérieur), Alain Vuignier (Administration et diffusion), Claire Béjanin (Productrice internationale)
Production / Coproduction of the choreographic work : Production Verein Zimmermann & de Perrot — Coproduction Schauspielhaus Zürich / Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne / Théâtre de la Ville, Paris / Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg / Pour-cent culturel Migros / La Filature, scène nationale – Mulhouse / Le Merlan, scène nationale à Marseille / Le-Maillon, Théâtre de Strasbourg - Scène européenne / La Ferme du Buisson scène nationale de Marne-la-Vallée / Equinoxe, scène nationale de Châteauroux/Opéra Dijon/Theater Chur/London International Mime Festival — Avec le soutien de Ville de Zurich - affaires culturelles / Service aux affaires culturelles du Canton de Zurich / Pro Helvetia - Fondation suisse pour la culture / Fondation Ernst Göhner / Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation / Fondation Sophie et Karl Binding / SSA - Société Suisse des Auteurs Zimmermann & de Perrot bénéficie d'un contrat coopératif de subvention entre la ville de Zurich - affaires culturelles, le service aux affaires culturelles du Canton de Zurich et Pro Helvetia - Fondation suisse pour la culture. — Zimmermann & de Perrot bénéficie du soutien de la Fondation BNP Paribas pour le développement de ses projets — Résidence de fin de création au Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne, première le 29 octobre 2008
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