DU DENKST VIELLEICHT, WAS HÖR ICH DA, UND ICH SAGE DIR – ES IST DIE WASCHMASCHINE

Time and again, composer and director Ruedi Häusermann finds astute parTime and again, composer and director Ruedi Häusermann identifies astute parallels between Robert Walser’s world views and his own preoccupations as a person and an artist; as is also the case in his latest theatre production for the Schauspielhaus Zürich. Robert Walser was a master at allowing the seemingly insignificant to grow. He adored hesitant little clouds, dreamy uncertainty and thoughtless thoughts because they were just thoughts, and concluded: ‘Even the most serious people sometimes long for the spontaneity of play.’

This is one of the reasons why Häusermann himself will be performing on stage with his jazz trio and a string quartet alongside three actors. Here, the sound of a washing machine; there, the murmur of a meticulously executed composition. Experiencing one within the other becomes a delightful interplay. Everyday trifles in a city façade made of paper become intertwined with thoughts about human existence.

"Where distance disappears, closeness draws tenderly near." – Robert Walser

Supported by Else v. Sick Stiftung