«UNTER UNS – Eine Reise in die Tiefen des Bodens»
Dimitri de Perrot

Deep listening theater: An immersive space and sound installation focussed on the hidden worlds of the ground. Time slots of 70 minutes each.

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  • Thu 11/07 5:00 – 9:40 PM

    Halle Ost, Zeitslots à 70 Minuten

  • Fri 11/08 5:00 – 11:00 PM

    Halle Ost, Zeitslots à 70 Minuten

  • Sat 11/09 1:30 – 11:00 PM

    Halle Ost, Zeitslots à 70 Minuten

  • Sun 11/10 11:00 AM – 3:50 PM

    Halle Ost, Zeitslots à 70 Minuten

A space and sound installation by Dimitri de Perrot. Image manipulation: Bildmanipulation: Bodara GmbH

Listening connects. Listening takes time. In «UNTER UNS», the audience explores, through deep listening, the hidden worlds of the ground as a living treasure in an experimental theatrical experience. The scenography consists of an inflatable shell that takes up the entire performance space, making the outside world disappear. Inside the shell, visitors encounter an expansive, sounding and shaking floor. As a giant musical instrument, it invites you to lie down and listen to it. Those who do are immersed in a dynamic resonance chamber of sounds and noises that can be freely associated with soil, ground or subsoil: with the rumbling depths and treasures of the earth, as well as the living surface on which countless creatures leave their traces each day.

Dimitri de Perrot uses sound as a central theatrical narrative device in his expansive productions. He understands hearing and sensing sound as a skill that must be practiced and cultivated again and again in order for it to unfold. His spatial and sound installations create spaces for reflection that allow us to think about the boundaries between the individual and community and the connection to a shared reality.

Accessibility

The installation is fully accessible. For the full sound experience, it is recommended that you lie down on the floor. The floor is slightly raised and fitted with carpet.

Notes on sensory stimuli

  • At the beginning of the event, the audience is greeted and given socks for the duration of the performance

  • The performance space is occupied by a high, tent-like, inflatable shell

  • The tent-like structure in which the audience is located rises and falls gently. The lowering can have a constricting effect.

  • The sounds and the perceptible bass are sometimes reminiscent of earthquakes.

  • The way into the performance space is a narrow, high corridor, lit with a few spotlights.

Touchtour

Touchtours of the first screening slot are offered on the following days:

7.11. / 16.30

9.11. / 13:00

10.11. / 10:30

The touchtours are with room description in German spoken language for blind and visually impaired listeners. At the end of the performance, we invite you to feel changes in the room and sounds and describe them in German spoken language.

The meeting point for the tactile tour is in Stall6, opposite the ticket office.

The performance begins 30 minutes after the start of the tactile tour.

You can reserve a free ticket for accompanying persons.

Further information on the accessibility of the performance can be found at barrierefreiheit@gessnerallee.ch. You can contact Manuel Gerst or Ramona Unterberg from the Gessnerallee team on site.

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Timeslots of 70 minutes each:

Thu. 07.11.
17:00 / 18:10 / 19:20 / 20:30
Fri. 08.11.
17:00 / 18:10 / 19:20 / 20:30 / 21:40
Sat. 09.11.
13:30 / 14:40 / 15:50/ 17:00 / 18:10 / 19:20 / 20:30 / 21:40
Sun. 10.11.
11:00 / 12:10 / 13:20 / 14:30

About the artist

Dimitri de Perrot lives and works in Zurich. He began his artistic career in the 1990s as a DJ and turntablist and developed into a sound artist, musician, stage designer and director, as well as a lecturer at the Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK. His work focuses on narrative with sound and space in the border areas of theater, music and visual arts.

His productions and collaborations have toured worldwide, including Le Centquatre Paris, BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music - New York), Festival d'Avignon, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Zürcher Theater Spektakel, Gessnerallee Zurich, Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne, Barbican London, Romaeuropa Festival - Rome, Museum Tinguely Basel, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Théâtre de la Ville - Paris, Hellerau - European Center for the Arts Dresden and many more.

Copyright: Dimitri de Perrot

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Copyright: Veronique Hoegger

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