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Zürcher Theater Spektakel

«Multitud»
Tamara Cubas

Dance

A physical statement on diversity, resistance and collective strength. The Theater Spektakel presents the Uruguayan choreographer’s powerful work at the Gessnerallee.

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  • Sat 15/0820:00 – 21:20

    Halle

  • Tue 16/0618:00 – 19:20

    Halle

In the choreographic work ‘Multitud’, members of the urban community themselves take to the stage. Copyright: Rafael Arenas
  • Not language-based

When the masses will it, the world stands still. When many bodies come together, something more than dance emerges: ‘Multitud’ is a powerful, collective dance experience – a unique convergence of energy, presence and movement. In an age of isolation, the shared experience itself becomes a political act.

For this internationally acclaimed piece, Uruguayan choreographer Tamara Cubas brings together around 80 amateur dancers from Zurich. They developed and rehearsed the piece together on site – a section of the city’s community takes to the stage here themselves. They find common ground, breathe and move together – as a collective body.

The result is a pulsating tapestry of rhythm, closeness and intensity, in which individual impulses and collective dynamics are constantly reshaping themselves. ‘Multitud’ is more than a choreography: it is a physical statement about diversity, resistance and collective power – and the energy of an entire city in motion.

The premiere took place in October 2013 at Plaza de Deportes No. 5 in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Accessibility and practical information

  • Stepless access

  • Language: non-verbal, wheelchair accessible 

  • Sensory stimuli: loud/intense music

  • Content notes: explicit emotional scenes, possible nudity on stage

  • Seating: A limited number of beanbags are available on request. If you require one, please contact us by 12 noon on the day of the performance on 044 442 24 22 or by email at contact@theaterspektakel.ch.

  • When many people do something together, something special happens.

    Sometimes it feels like the whole world stops moving.

    The piece ‘Multitud’ shows this.

    Many people dance together in it.

    Tamara Cubas is a choreographer from Uruguay.

    A choreographer plans the movements in dance.

    Tamara Cubas brings 80 people from Zurich onto the stage.

    These people are not professional dancers.

    They learn the piece together.

    They rehearse the piece together.

    They move together.

    The people are close to each other.

    The piece is very powerful.

    The piece is about:

    • diversity

    • resistance

    • shared strength

  • Director:
    Tamara Cubas
    Performers:
    80 speziell für dieses Projekt gecastete Tanzbegeisterte aus Zürich, siehe www.theaterspektakel.ch
    Lighting:
    Leticia Skrycky, Sebastian Alies
    Original music:
    Francisco Lapetina, Martin Craciun
    Technical coordination & lighting operator:
    Jimmy Wong
    Diffusion:
    Corpo a Fora
    Photography:
    Carlos Contreras
    Production:
    Corpo Rastreado

  • Tamara Cubas is a Uruguayan artist whose production primarily develops within the performing arts, expanding into performance and installation. Her work consistently operates on the body and relationships, understanding artistic practice as a space for encounter, tension, and the collective construction of meaning.

    She delves into the performative body as a territory of autonomy and investigates the power of Latin American bodies shaped by situated memories and experiences. Her research is oriented toward the notion of the Other, driving processes with communities where creation is a shared practice. Her work is nourished by the political processes of Uruguay, traces of which permeate her production. She is the founder and director of Campo Abierto, a cultural platform that promotes creative processes linked to living arts, architecture, and music.

  • Hydro Québec Partenariat du Quartier des spectacles Premiere 6 März 2014 Montevideo Espacio de Arte Contemporaneu 

Tamara Cubas is a Uruguayan artist whose work centers on the body and relationships. Copyright: Tamara Cubas

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