Der Sturm
© Inès Manai
By William Shakespeare
Adapted by Sophia Al-Maria
Staging: Moved by the Motion
- 100% Shakespeare
*** Dernière-Special *** Artist Talk with Moved by the Motion, before the last show on Sunday, 14 April, 14:00-15:15, schwarzescafé, Löwenbräukunst, Moderation: Ann Demeester, Director Kunsthaus Zürich
Following their acclaimed adaptation Moby Dick; or, The Whale at the Schauspielhaus Zürich in 2021, the group Moved by the Motion around Wu Tsang, Tosh Basco, Josh Johnson and Asma Maroof continue their deep dive into maritime worlds.
Set on a remote island, surrounded only by water, William Shakespeare’s The Tempest tells a tale of language and land, of art, power and mortality. It is believed to be the playwright’s last act, a farewell to the stage before disappearing from the public eye. The main character Prospero, an exiled socerer, is seen as a symbol of Shakespeare himself, using his creative powers to shape and control the world around him.
Moved by the Motion weaves together Shakespeare’s canonical play with elements of sci-fi, satire, and the magic act of theatre itself. In an adaptation by long-time collaborator and writer Sophia Al-Maria, they take us into the near future, where the sea levels have risen to apocalyptic levels – leaving the few remaining humans to confront their humanity.
- Artistic Direction
- Moved by the Motion
- Staging
- Wu Tsang
- Movement Direction
- Tosh Basco
- Choreography
- Josh Johnson
- Musical Direction
- Asma Maroof
- Music
- Tapiwa Svosve / Miao Zhao / Ahya Simone
- Text / Adaption
- Sophia Al-Maria
- Stage design
- Nicole Hoesli / Nina Mader
- Costume design
- Kyle Luu
- A.I. Video Design
- Pierre Zandrowicz
- Make-Up
- Sara Mathiasson
- Light
- Christoph Kunz
- Dramaturgy
- Helena Eckert
- Audience Development
- Rona Schauwecker
- Touring & International Relations
- Björn Pätz
- Production Assistance
- Mahlia Theismann
- Stage design assistance
- Lenki Behm
- Costume design Assistance
- Anna Toni Vyshnyakova
- Production intern
- Till Kadler
- Dramaturgy intern
- Emilia Wehrli
- Inspection
- Eva Willenegger
- Soufflage
- János Stefan Buchwardt
- Speech coach
- Julia Kiesler
- Surtitle set-up
- Agnieszka Fietz (Panthea)
- Surtitle operators
- Josephine Scheibe / Isabelle Koch / Victoria Engler
Supported by Förder Circle des Schauspielhaus Zürich.
German stage adaptation by Gerhild Steinbuch using the following translations:
Gabriele Groenewold (performing rights Rowohlt Theater Verlag, Hamburg), Frank Günther (performance rights publisher Hartmann&Stauffacher, Cologne), Erich Fried (performance rights Verlag Felix Bloch Erben, Berlin)
Proofreading translation Tizian Rupp.
For the surtitles, Shakespeare's original text was used and adapted to the stage version.
- 2h40, break included
- Premiere: 20. January 2024, Pfauen
- English Surtitles
- 🛈 Introduction 30 min before the play on 24.1., 26.1., 29.1., 17.2. and 11.3.
Image gallery & Videos
Kay Kysela, Steven Sowah, Maximilian Reichert, Marie Goyette
