A piece for dancers and actors
By Trajal Harrell / Schauspielhaus Zürich Dance Ensemble
Staging and Choreography: Trajal Harrell
Premiere: 3 December 2021, Schiffbau-Halle
2h, no interval
How can something arise from nothing? This question has occupied not only philosophy since its beginnings, but also the U.S. choreographer Trajal Harrell. In his new work, he searches for forms that develop freely and without external influence. The starting point of the project is an obscure gathering of dazzling characters in the vast dimensions of the Schiffbau-Halle. In the gathering of dancers and actors from the Zurich ensemble, the potentials for revolution and beauty unfold in equal measure, concepts of something and nothing are brought into juxtaposition. An iconography that, between historical references and pop culture, between everyday gestures, social patterns and artificial poses, conjures up the powers of the body. In the alchemy of theater, life emerges from no particular theme… The team starts with nothing, wanders here and there, but all withstanding most of all together.
Tickets for the show as part of the Swiss Dance Days available here
