During this residency Alex Franz Zehetbauer will work on the project An Evening with, which researches the tradition of the song as a means of punctuating the gathering of people – the song as a carrier bag – the ritual of the song as a force for coming together, to mourn, to resonate, as a call to protest, to tell stories, and to manifest alternative futures.
Alex is curious to investigate the cultural impact of songs themselves: from ancient creation myths where it’s said that a song brought the universe into existence to revolutions incited by the people going out into the streets to sing banned songs to the rapid production of pop 'hits' and their homogenous forms. He will also explore the context of the intimate concert format: An Evening with ___. His intent is to strange and queer this format and to play with one of its classic set ups of a singer and a piano.
Let us know via Mail, if you join. So we can estimate approximately how many participants there are.
During this residency Alex Franz Zehetbauer will work on the project An Evening with, which researches the tradition of the song as a means of punctuating the gathering of people – the song as a carrier bag – the ritual of the song as a force for coming together, to mourn, to resonate, as a call to protest, to tell stories, and to manifest alternative futures.
Alex is curious to investigate the cultural impact of songs themselves: from ancient creation myths where it’s said that a song brought the universe into existence to revolutions incited by the people going out into the streets to sing banned songs to the rapid production of pop 'hits' and their homogenous forms. He will also explore the context of the intimate concert format: An Evening with ___. His intent is to strange and queer this format and to play with one of its classic set ups of a singer and a piano.
Let us know via Mail, if you join. So we can estimate approximately how many participants there are.
| Concept, Songs, | |
| Choreography | |
| and Performance | Alex Franz Zehetbauer |
| Writers | Jen Rosenblit & Dez Miller |
| Dramaturgical Advice | Jen Rosenblit |
| Outside Ear | Christian Schröder |
| Outside Eye | Liv Schellander |
| Performance Doula | Claire Lefevre |
| Piano Mentor | Han Gyeol-Li |
| Production management | Eva Holzinger / mollusca productions |
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| This residency | is supported by FREISCHWIMMEN, brut Wien, FFT Düsseldorf, Gessnerallee Zürich, HochX Theater and Live Art München, LOFFT - DAS THEATER Leipzig, Schwankhalle Bremen, SOPHIENSÆLE Berlin and Theater Rampe Stuttgart, officially operated by SOPHIENSÆLE GmbH, made possible within the framework of the program "Promoting Connections" of the Federal Association of Independent Performing Arts and supported by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media. |
| A co-production of | Gessnerallee Zürich with the network FREISCHWIMMEN, funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media as part of the program "Verbindung fördern!" of the Federal Association of Independent Performing Arts (Bundesverband Freie Darstellende Künste e.V.). FREISCHWIMMEN is further supported by Pro Helvetia, Schweizer Kulturstiftung and the Fachstelle Kultur Kanton Zürich |
