Programme - Zürcher Theater Spektakel

BrazilChristiane JatahyJuliaArgentinaAgostina LópezLa LagunaNORD TUE 20 to THU 22 August | CHF 39.– | THEATRE | DURATION 70 minsLANGUAGE Portuguese with German surtitlesSüd FRI 23 August to SUN 25 August | CHF 34.- | THEATRE | DURATION 55 minsLANGUAGE Spanish with German surtitlesNominated for the Zürcher Kantonalbank Patronage Prize 2013The 26-year-old director and author Agostina López staged her first playfour years ago. «La Laguna», her critically acclaimed second creation,is a melancholic study of parents and their children and the relentlessprogression of time, interpreted by three outstanding actors: A fatherand his two teenage daughters drive through the night to visit his sickmother. Overwhelmed by emotions, he suddenly stops the car andrefuses to continue. In this crisis-laden situation, the three recall theirchildhood and, for a moment, manage to avert the fear of what is tocome … (esc)A well-to-do barrio in Rio: A spoilt white upper-class woman seducesthe black chauffeur of her father. The attraction becomes fatal, leadingto a brutal psychodrama fuelled by passion, power and class conflict.In her highly praised adaptation of August Strindberg’s «Miss Julie» theBrazilian director Christiane Jatahy focusses on the drama’s politicalessence. On an ingeniously designed stage, filmed material, theatricalscenes and paparazzo-style live shots interweave to form a surprisinglysensual and complex theatrical experience. (esc)12 13

ArgentinaLuis BiasottoÁfricaISRAEL | NETHERLANDS | SWITZERLANDXPATSXPATS 2013SÜD MON 26 to WED 28 August | CHF 34.– | DANCE PERFORMANCE | DURATION 75 minsSEEBÜHNE FRI 23 to SUN 25 August | CHF A 35.– / K 22.– | DANCE PremiereDURATION 50 mins | AGE 12 years plusNominated for the Zürcher Kantonalbank Patronage Prize 2013In Buenos Aires’ vital dance and theatre scene, the actor, dancer, choreographerand director Luis Biasotto excels with his unflinching and dadaistichumour. «África» is a five-part revue that might or might not havesomething to do with Africa. One does not have to understand this seriesof absurdly hilarious scenes in order to laugh. But, like many great clowns,Biasotto is ultimately a philosopher. What seems whacky at first glance,is based on simple enquiries investigating the very essence of danceand theatre. For example: how can we create a new reality by abandoninganother reality? (esc)Dance, music and theatre withoutborders and firmly in touch withtoday’s youth: this is XPATS!Exchanging Playgrounds Aroundthe Sea is a project founded bythe Dutch theatre promoters ArjenBarel and Yassine Boussaid in2010. Their international exchangeprogramme for urban performingarts offers socially disadvantagedyoung amateurs the opportunityof working with pros who helpthem discover their own artisticstyle. The breakdance and hip hopstar Lloyd Marengo is compilingelements from recent productionsin Den Haag, Tel Aviv and Zurichinto one explosive show, whichwill be premiered at the TheaterSpektakel. Regardless of what theweather may be like, the XPATScrews will bring the lakeside stageto boiling point! (kdi)20 21

BELGIUM | PALESTINEKVS & Les ballets C de la BBadkeSOUTH AFRICABoyzie CekwanaIn Case of Fire, Run for the ElevatorWERFT THU 29 to SAT 31 August | CHF 46.– | DANCE Premiere, co-productionDURATION approx. 90 minsSÜD FRI 30 August to SUN 1 September | CHF 35.– | PERFORMANCE Co-productionDURATION 70 mins | LANGUAGE English with German surtitles«Badke» is a malapropism of Dabke, the name of a popular Palestinianfolk dance. The same elements rearranged in a different way. This isexactly what the choreographers Koen Augustijnen and Rosalba TorresGuerrero (Les ballets C de la B) and the dramaturge Hildegard De Vuyst(KVS) have in mind with this traditional line dance. With an ensemble often Palestinian dancers from different movement backgrounds — moderndance, artistry, hip hop — they deconstruct and reassemble it in new,at times chaotic ways. Globalized forms of popular dances, such asshown in Walt Disney’s film «Jungle Book», contrast this investigationinto the possibilities and the limitations of tradition. (esc)In the third part of his trilogy, «Influx Controls», the South African performerand dancer Boyzie Cekwana addresses another highly topicalissue: food. To have enough food and enjoy it is far too often dependenton power and privilege — not only in Africa. Cekwana’s latest work isagain characterized by his unsuspected ingenuity and an esthetic radicalismwith which he translates his ideas into images and movement.He ironically announces his performance as a «a tawdry essay on thedisquiet of an angry stomach grumbling at the deafening din on culinarycorrectness». (esc)22 23

Short PiecesTHU 22 to SAT 24 August, each CHF 13.–Following the successful launch of the «Short Pieces» format last year,the Theater Spektakel presents another selection of solos and duetsby promising young artists. The three-day-programme allows for threeto four shows to be seen in one evening, giving a multifaceted impressionof the creativity of young performers from Myanmar to Russia.Venue Time Artist THu 22.08. Fri 23.08. Sat 24.08.Rote Fabrik 19.00–19.45 Surjit Nongmeikapam X1 Y1 Z1Aktionshalle20.15–21.00 Sung-Im Her & Su-Mi Jang X2 Y2 Z2Rote Fabrik 20.15–20.35 Venuri Perera X3 Y3 Z3Fabriktheater21.30–22.00 Moe Satt X4 Y4 Z4Rote Fabrik 19.00–19.30 Chuma Sopotela X5 Y5 Z5Backstein21.30–22.00 Mamela Nyamza X6 Y6 Z6Rote Fabrik 20.15–20.45 Ali Moini X7 Y7 Z7Shedhalle21.30–22.15 Eisa Jocson X8 Y8 Z8Haus am See 18.30, 20.15, 21.30 Sonya Levin no box officeNominated for the Zürcher Kantonalbank Acknowledgement Prize 2013IndiaSurjitNongmeikapamOne Voice / Black PotteryDance & VIDEO | 45 minsThe dancer and choreographer SurjitNongmeikapam comes from the Indianprovince of Manipur near the borderof Myanmar. He masters the Kathak,a classical Indian dance, as well ascontemporary dance forms. His dense,expressive solo is a reflection on tortureand on the trauma that can lead to a lifelongbond between victim and torturer.South KoreaSung-Im Her &Su-Mi JangPhiliaDance | 45 minsThese two Korean dancers have livedfor several years in Europe, collaboratingwith companies such as Les balletsC de la B, Alias and Sasha Waltz. Theypresent an intriguing duet on friendship.What is friendship all about? Sharingexperiences? Laughing, crying, justquietly being together? And whereexactly does love begin? To the musicof Swiss composer Thomas Jeker, theduo investigates this phenomenon.Sri LankaVenuri PereraThalattuDance-PERFORMANCE | 20 minsIn her performance «Lullaby» the dancerVenuri Perera expresses, in poignantimages, a mother’s despair inflictedby war and exile. In collaboration withvideo artist Nadya Perera and the Singhalesepoet Kumari Kumaragamage,who performs her poems live on stage,the young performer has created adeeply touching piece on loss, remembranceand resilience.MyanmarMoe SattFace and Fingers /Hands Around YangonPERFORMANCE & VIDEO | 30 minsThe artistic work of Moe Satt — zoologist,performance artist and initiator ofthe international performance festival«Beyond Pressure» in Myanmar —focuses mainly on the human hand.For «Short Pieces», he presents themovie «Hands Around Yangon» and theperformance «Face and Fingers», inwhich he shows the world’s beauty andatrocity in 108 gestures using only hisface and his hands. Sensational!24 25

South AfricaChuma SopotelaInkukhu ibeke iqandaIranAli MoiniMy Paradoxical KnivesPhilippinesEisa JocsonMacho DancerRussiaSonya LevinThe Day BeforeVIDEO-PERFORMANCE Premiere | 30 minsDance | 30 minsDance | 45 minsDance | 10 mins | no box officeAward-winning actress, dancer, puppetplayer, performer, the Capetown-basedartist Chuma Sopotela draws upon awide range of expression. In her videoperformance «The chicken has laid itseggs», which premières at the festival,she portrays the life of young womenliving in South Africa’s townships.If you saw the pole dance performanceof Eisa Jocson last year, you know howcleverly she undermines our genderspecificrole expectations and viewinghabits. In «Macho Dancer» she playswith the sexualized movement patternsof the young male strippers who workin Filipino nightclubs.South AfricaMamela NyamzaIsingqalaDance | 30 minsPitch-dark night: we hear a scream,steps and a human being sobbinguncontrollably. «I am not on stage inorder to entertain», says the dancerand choreographer Mamela Nyamza.Her creations show inhumanity andinjustice and what they trigger in us.On the occasion of «Short Pieces»,she presents her impressive solo,«Sorrow».The traditional white robe of Sufi dancerssymbolizes safety, gentleness andpoise. Draped with knives from top tobottom, the Iranian dancer, actor andperformer Ali Moini reverses the characterof this meditative dance into itsopposite: the faster he whirls around,the more threateningly the knifes pointat the audience!Sonya Levin was trained in Russia andAustria and has collaborated with variousdance companies and choreographers.In her nostalgic dance miniature«The Day Before», she effectively andhumorously demonstrates the meaningof gestures from different times andcultures. (esc)26 27

FRANCE | FINLANDCirque AïtalPour le meilleur et pour le pireSwitzerland | ItalyBichsel & GargiuloKnacksLANDIWIESE CHAPITEAU THU 15 to SUN 18 August and WED 21 to SUN 25 AugustCHF A 39.– / K 22.– | NOUVEAU CIRQUE | DURATION 60 mins | AGE 7 years plusNORD THU 15 to SUN 18 August | CHF 39.– | THEATRE Premiere, co-productionDURATION 90 mins | LANGUAGE Swiss German and ItalianThey have toured with the Swiss Zirkus Monti, they’ve performed withZimmermann & de Perrot, they’ve had lucrative offers from the biggestcircuses around the world. Happily, Victor Cathala and Kati Pikkarainenprefer to do their own thing. This couple is quite an amazing arena dreamteam! In their very own circus tent and assisted by a red Simca 1000with a mind of its own, the Herculean Frenchman and the fairy Finn tellthe story of their love and their life as circus artists: always on the road,always depending on each other — for better or worse. «Everything aboutthis show is beautiful», a delighted critic wrote. (kdi)Ueli Bichsel and Silvana Gargiulo are back. We are thrilled that thisamiable clown duo is returning to the festival with another world premiere.After struggling with a capricious elevator door in «Record»(2010), they are now at the mercy of complete and utter chance.The jovial round woman and the small wizened man experience theunlikeliest and unasked-for misfortunes and catastrophes that simplycannot be explained — neither in Italian nor in Swiss German! (kdi)28 29

CanadaL’Orchestred’Hommes-OrchestresCabaret brise-jour et autres manivellesbased on Kurt WeillSEEBÜHNE MON 19 to WED 21 August | CHF 43.– | MUSIC THEATRE | DURATION 90 mins,no interval | LANGUAGE German, English and FrenchBerlin cabaret, Parisian nostalgia, New York Broadway — this Canadianartist collective follows in the footsteps of Kurt Weill, the German-Jewishcomposer known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht suchas «The Threepenny Opera». In a stage installation that looks like abizarre mix of secondhand store, repair shop and a cabinet of curiosities,the orchestra interprets Weill’s songs as unique and truly pleasurabletableaux vivants. With sounds, gestures, movements and bizarre propsthey create a surreal cosmos in which Weill’s music comes to life again.(ron)NETHERLANDSJakop Ahlbom &Alamo Race TrackLebensraumNORD FRI 23 to SUN 25 August | CHF 41.– | PHYSICAL THEATER | DURATION 70 minsIn 2009, the Amsterdam-basedtheatre wiz Jakop Ahlbom wowedthe festival audiences with theshow «Vielfalt». Now he returnswith his award-winning homage tothe great silent-movie comedianBuster Keaton, the pioneer ofslapstick and physical comedy.Inspired by Keaton’s short movie«The Scarecrow», Ahlbom tells thestory of two men who share atiny, multifunctional living space.Accompanied live by the splendidmusic duo Alamo Race Track andin good old slapstick manner,they create a mechanical cleaninglady — with unforeseeable anddisastrous consequences. «Hilarious,meticulously-staged chaos»,raved one critic. (kdi)30 31

FranceCirque InextremisteExtrêmitésSwitzerlandKolypanMiiis! World politics in the sandpitSEEBÜHNE TUE 27 to THU 29 August | CHF 43.– | NOUVEAU CIRQUE | DURATION 70 minsAGE 12 years plusSÜD FRI 16 to SUN 18 August | CHF A 21.– / K 13.– | CHILDREN’S THEATRE Premiere,co-production | DURATION 60 mins | LANGUAGE Swiss German | AGE 5 years plusA bunch of wild, bad boys. The breathtaking, irreverent «Extrêmités»from the French group Cirque Inextremiste is, as one critic put it:«Cirque Nouveau for the fearless». Three artists, one of them in awheelchair, create ever more complicated set-ups with propane gasbottles and wooden planks which they counterbalance in various andprecarious ways. Nasty attacks by the two physically intact guys againsttheir wheelchair-bound buddy and his subsequent acts of revenge takea toll on the fragile equilibrium — and on the nerves of the audience. (kdi)At long last! Kolypan explains theworld of politics to us — all of itand all in one go. After their slanton sex («Pussy ’n’ Pimmel») anddrugs («Joints ’n’ Chips») and theirintroduction to the mysteriousworld of adults («Mapi-Land»), theexperts of enlightenment now turnto a new topic. Accompanied byKing Pepe (see p. 40), FabienneHadorn and Gustavo Nanez getinto the sandpit and do what theycan do best: They play like happygo-luckykids. Much to the joy ofyoung and old, they build sandcastles,cheat, pinch, whack, bluffand haggle. Finally they arrive atan unequivocal judgement: thisis exactly how world politics work!(kdi)32 33

NigerBombinoSEEBÜHNE Sun 18 August | CHF 39.– | CONCERTBombino, the Nigerian Tuareg with an Italian nickname, grew up withthe desert blues. When he got his first guitar at the age of 13, his familyfled Niger during the Tuareg rebellion. Exiled again in 2007 in BurkinaFaso after having fought on the side of the Tuareg rebels, this excellentguitarist was discovered by the film maker Ron Wyman. Since the releaseof his first album «Agadez» and a legendary peace concert outside amosque, Bombino has become a star beyond the boundaries of hiscountry. His style is influenced by great guitarists such as Jimi Hendrixand Mark Knopfler and his latest album «Nomad» was produced inNashville. Yet his music bears the unmistakable traits of his origins:He and his band play the Tuareg blues — rocking, grungy, loud andunleashed. (ron)MaliBassekou Kouyate &Ngoni BaSEEBÜHNE MON 26 August | CHF 39.– | CONCERTSégou-born Bassekou Kouyate is one of the most virtuouso ngoni playersand is widely considered to be a moderniser of griot music. He hasadded additional strings to the traditional West African lute and plays itamplified. The blues guitarist Taj Mahal has called the 47-year-old Malian«a genius and living proof that the blues originates from the Ségou region».The crystal clear sound of four ngonis and polyphonic singing distinguishthe sound of Kouyate and his band. He also sees music as a peacefulweapon: he is one of the courageous artists resisting Islamists’attempts to oppress traditional Malian culture. His latest album «Jama ko»is a call for tolerance and peace. (ron)34 35

FRANCE | POLANDAldonaSEEBÜHNE FRI 30 August | CHF 39.– | CONCERTChanson, East European folk, world music — Polish singer AldonaNowowiejska has lived in France for over 15 years where she has developeda musical style that reflects many influences while staying trueto her Slavic soul. All her songs are written in Polish as her intent is tocommunicate with the audience beyond the realm of language. Thegreat voice acrobat succeeds as if by magic. She seduces us with hercrooning, wailing, growling, screaming and laughing — evoking the entirespectrum of human emotions. We are certain that her message willcome across! (ron)ItalyCanzoniere GrecanicoSalentinoSEEBÜHNE SAT 31 August | CHF 39.– | CONCERTFor almost 40 years, the ensemble Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino hasbeen delighting audiences in Europe, the US and Asia with their traditionalPizzica dances. Even though deeply rooted in the musical origins ofSouthern Italy, the band has remained open to other influences. Sinceancient times, people from other countries have crossed the sea andbrought their music, their instruments and their dances to Apulia. Quicktambourine rhythms, touching violin and harmonica melodies, the drawnoutsounds of bagpipe and accordion, together with polyphonic singing,are the ingredients of this sweeping highly contagious dance music. (ron)36 37

SwitzerlandMama RosinLido SUN 18 August | CHF 32.- | CONCERTTurkeyBaba ZulaLIDO FRI 23 August | CHF 32.– | CONCERTSOUTH AFRICAShangaanElectroSwitzerlandTraktorkestarLido SUN 25 August | CHF 32.– | CONCERTMama Rosin bring the music of theMississippi delta from Lake Genevato the shores of Lake Zurich: theyplay zydeco, the infectious accordionand washboard music of theFrench immigrants in Louisiana.Spiced up with electric guitar,banjo, violin and drums, the bandcreates its own rebellious groove.Zydeco-garage-punk-cajun rockwith an occasional pinch of boogiewoogiemight bring the ideaacross. Or in other words: Get upan’ dance! (ron)«Istanbul psychedelia» — Baba Zula’smusic unifies different styles fromdifferent decades. The Turkish trioplays traditional instruments suchas the saz, a long-necked lute, andthe goblet drum darbuka, amplifyingand mixing them with electronicsounds. Their musical influencesrange from the Orient to the Caribbeanand to the London of theSwinging Sixties. But their gig ismuch more than just a concert:It’s a sensual and captivatingmusical celebration of the metropolisof Istanbul, offering everythingfrom Turkish rock to shamanicrituals. (ron)LIDO SAT 24 August | CHF 32.– | CONCERTThe booming electro dance musicfrom the township of Soweto hasconquered the streets of Johannesburg.Shangaan Electro has evolvedfrom the traditional dances of theTsonga people as well as the subversiveunderground culture duringthe era of apartheid. Keyboard,digital marimbas and voice samplescreate an urban minimalist soundto which fantastically-dressedmusicians and dancers performecstatic, exuberant dances. Thetempo accelerates to a breathtaking184 beats per minute. Jointhe Shangaan mammas, daddiesand kids for this supersonic experience!(ron)Bernese-Balkan brass — hot, pacey,shrieking, yowling; sometimeselegant, sometimes bumpy andrough. The twelve accomplishedmusicians of Traktorkestar effortlesslymix Balkan folk with powerpolka,jazz and disco groove,interlacing it with a hint of Swisschanson. Be it in Switzerland orsomeplace in Serbia — Traktorkestartransform their audiences into adancing and celebratory crowd.(ron)38 39

SwitzerlandKing Pepe &Le RexLido FRI 30 August | CHF 32.– | CONCERTKing Pepe & Le Rex — the odd butperfect musical match. King Pepe,Bernese singer, trumpeter andbanjolele player and a self-declaredjazz dilettante, nonchalantly goeson at length about his problemswith drink and jealousy on his latestalbum, recorded in big-bandstyle. The four wind players anddrummer of Le Rex, on the otherhand, are seasoned jazz musicianswith a love of adventure. Togetherthey create a fresh and cheekysound in the style of the Roaring20s, which swings perfectly toPepe’s songs — conspiratorial andfull of rhythm and melody. (ron)SwitzerlandLos Dos &OrchestraLido SUN 1 September | CHF 32.– | CONCERTBoogie trash? Voodoo beat? Orrather, swamp blues? Los Dos doit all — and with oomph. GuitaristHan Sue Lee Tischhauser anddrummer Andy Wettstein are bornto blues. From the Limmat trashdelta, as they call their Zurich origins,they travel all the way to theLido on the shores of Lake Zurich.They do not only bring their famousshirts but also an entire orchestra,the best of Swiss independentgroove so to speak. In this largescalelineup, their music is spicedup with elements such as Mexicanwaltz, spaghetti western melodiesand funeral marches. An exuberantand trashy mix that turns thestage into a live movie withoutpicture! (ron)Street art and moreOPEN-AIR STAGE ZENTRAL daily from 18:00 hrs | admission free,voluntary contributions welcomeMake way for street art! After its successful launch last year, the openairstage Zentral will again grace the centre of the festival site with avaried selection of performances by street artists. Comfortable seatingmakes the daily line-up of traditional street acts, physical theatre,Nouveau Cirque and puppetry more enjoyable for the audiences.The open-air programme will be rounded off by special acts, such asthose by the Pyromantiker Berlin with their firework theatre and by theexpressive Columbian artist Raul Vargas Torres. The daily programmewill be published on site as well as on www.theaterspektakel.ch. (esc)40 41

FranceClédat & PetitpierreHelvet UndergroundSwitzerlandGlaser / KunzPerformanceHAUS AM SEE FRI 16 to MON 19 August | admission free | PERFORMAtivE INSTALLATIONA huge chocolate-brown cuckoo clock in an empty space. The dooropens and two faceless figures covered in tulle appear. Hesitantly, theystart to dance, take mechanical steps towards and away from each other;every once in a while they wave. Are they human beings? Puppets?Robots? «Helvet Underground» is a creation by the duo Coco Petitpierreand Yvan Clédat. Their work oscillates between visual and performingarts while being an almost irritating combination of both: permanentsculpture and fleeting performance. Apart from devising their ownfascinating «sculptures à activer», Ivan Clédat collaborates with wellknownFrench directors such as Philippe Quesne. (> p. 11) (esc)HAUS AM SEE MON 26 to SAT 31 August | admission free | PERFORMAtivE INSTALLATIONDURATION 38 mins, drop in as you please | LANGUAGE GermanThe cinematographic sculpture by artists Daniel Glaser and MagdalenaKunz is an at times puzzling but always fascinating interplay of variousgenres and artistic resources. «Performance» lies somewhere betweenthe visual and performing arts, between live experience and sculpture.Five actors wearing monkey costumes rehearse a play. Social injustice,ecological disasters, political banter — this wild bunch tackles it all. Wewatch the troupe developing their play and witness their disputes overcertain script passages. But what is real and what is virtual? What is liveand what is looped? Glaser/Kunz lure us into a sophisticated multidimensionalworld, playing with perception and illusion and turningfiction into reality. (esc)42 43

SwitzerlandZHdK SzenografieMega ParkNeed a vacation?SAFFA-INSEL WED 21 to SUN 25 August | admission free | INSTALLATION open-airFor this year’s site-specific installation, nine scenographic designstudents from Zurich University of the Arts took a trip to Mallorca. Theobject of their research on this popular holiday island was to explorethe phenomenon of «foreign infiltration» which manifests itself inarchitecture, language and esthetics as well as in popular rituals andleisure facilities. They assembled their impressions to form a multi-partinstallation. «Mega Park» outlines the connection between two places,which in various ways live off foreign cultures: Mallorca as a destinationfor mass tourism and the Landiwiese as a venue for an internationalcultural festival. (esc)Post-Performance TalksDuration 30 mins | Language as indicatedMeet the artists and companies in a number of post-performance talks.The talks take place at the different venues (except for Faustin Linyekula)shortly after the performances and are moderated by a member of theSUN 18 AugustOfira Henig, Israel,director | represented by«Yes, stand out of my sunlight»(> page 10) | English | Rote Fabrik,Aktionshalle, 21:00 hrsTUE 20 AugustFaustin Linyekula, DR Congo,dancer-choreographer | representedby «Drums and Digging» andhis company Studios Kabako(> page 18) | French | Haus am See,20:15 hrsFRI 30 AugustBeatrice Fleischlin, Anja Schupp,Astrit Ismaili and LabinotRexhepi, Switzerland | Kosovoperformer | represented by «Love.State.Kosovo» (> page 14) | Germanand English | Rote Fabrik, Aktionshalle,approx. 22:40 hrsSAT 31 AugustBoyzie Cekwana, South Africa,choreographer and performer |represented by «In Case of Fire,Run for the Elevator» (> page 23) |English | Süd, 20:50 hrs44 45

Zürcher KantonalbankPatronage Prize 2013Young artists with outstanding talentsare often faced with the difficultyof presenting their achievements toa larger audience. Every beginning isdifficult — this is also true for theatre,art and music. With the PatronagePrize of 30,000 Swiss Francs and theAcknowledgement Prize of 5,000Swiss Francs, awarded — for the 18thtime — at the Theater Spektakel thisyear, the Zürcher Kantonalbank offersan important initial input to the benefitof many: Young artists are given theopportunity to tackle their next project;they also get valuable publicityand can extend their network. In addition,the audience gets to encounternew voices that enhance our criticalview of the world.Commitment to sustainability —also in the artsThe Zürcher Kantonalbank has, forseveral years, contributed to the livelyand varied cultural life of Zurich, helpingnot only established, proven artists,but also new-comers in need of publicexposure and generous support. Apartfrom the Patronage Prize, the ZürcherKantonalbank has introduced a seriesof awards for young talent, includingthe Jazz and the Art Prize. All theseendeavours are aimed at continuity inorder to offer young artists a realisticchance of achieving future recognitionthat far exceeds mere commendation.Zürcher KantonalbankPatronage Prize CHF 30 000.–The Zürcher Kantonalbank PatronagePrize is awarded annually to an artistor a company working in theatre, dancetheatreor performance art, who havedistinguished themselves and showninnovation in the creation of new work.The aim of this prize is to support thechosen recipient in their future projects.It is awarded to a performancewhich has had its premiere within thepast two years and represents in -dependent theatre in a particular way.The festival board nominates five toseven productions from the festival’scurrent programme. Precedence isgiven to artists who have yet to receivea level of public recognition commensuratewith their achievements. Formerprize-winners are excluded fromnomination.Nominations 2013Miss Revolutionary Idol BerserkerJapan: Ms. Berserker ATTTTTACKS!!Electro Shock Luv Luv LuvShout!!!!!Marjolijn van Heemstra & FrascatiNETHERLANDS | India: MahabharataAgostina López Argentina:La LagunaLuis Biasotto Argentina: ÁfricaSelma & Sofiane Ouissi Tunisia:LaaroussaZürcher KantonalbankAcknowledgement PrizeCHF 5000.–The Zürcher Kantonalbank AcknowledgementPrize allows for additionalrecognition and support of a nominee.It is awarded to a company or an artistfor extraordinary achievement in suchareas as choreography, dramaturgy,audience participation or acting. Allproductions shown in Short Pieces arenominated for the AcknowledgementPrize unless the respective artists havepreviously won either the ZürcherKantonalbank Patronage or AcknowledgementPrize.46 47

Nominations 2013Surjit Nongmeikapam India:One VoiceSung-Im Her & Su-Mi Jang SOUTHKOREA: PhiliaVenuri Perera Sri Lanka: ThalattuMoe Satt Myanmar: Face and FingersChuma Sopotela SOUTH AFRICA:Inkukhu ibeke iqandaMamela Nyamza SOUTH AFRICA:IsingqalaAli Moini Iran: My Paradoxical KnivesEisa Jocson Philippines: Macho DancerSonya Levin Russia: The Day BeforeJury 2013Ntando Cele DurbanBorn 1980. The South African performanceartist and slam poet is multidisciplinaryin her approach and hasrealized various dance, theatre andslam-poetry projects. In 2010, sheappeared at the festival with her performance«Cypher Session». She hasjust finished her Master of Theatre atthe DasArts faculty of the AmsterdamSchool of the Arts and is touring Europewith her solo «Face off», shown as partof Short Pieces at the 2012 festival.Cynthia Edul Buenos AiresBorn 1979. The playwright and directorstudied literature at the University ofBuenos Aires. She has published severalplays and has been co-director ofPanorama Sur, an international platformfor the performing arts in Latin Americasince 2010. In 2012, she published herfirst novel «La sucesión» and two ofher plays, «The excursion» and «Wheredo broken hearts go?», premièred inBuenos Aires.Lorenz Langenegger Zurich | ViennaBorn 1980. The author wrote his firstworks for the theatre while studyingtheatre and politics at the Universityof Bern. Since 2004, he has been commissionedto write for various theatressuch as the Nationaltheater Mannheimand the Schauspielhaus Zürich. In 2009,his novel «Hier im Regen» was published.He has won various prizes for his plays,such as the Schaubühne Berlin’s playwrightcompetition for «Rakows Dom».Martin Schick BerlinBorn 1978. After graduating from aprivate ballet school, the Swiss-bornperformer and choreographer studiedtheatre at the Bern University of theArts. Since 2007, he has produced hisown plays, exhibitions, interdisciplinaryprojects and workshops. For theperformance «Title» he and the Argentinianperformer Laura Kalauz receivedthe Zürcher Kantonalbank PatronagePrize 2009.Louise Tu’u AucklandBorn 1978. The Samoan author,actress, director and curator has wonvarious prizes for her theatre andcultural work. In 2013, her best-knownplay «Horses and other animals» waspresented at the Auckland FringeFestival. Besides her artistic work,Tu’u teaches at various art collegesand is the director of We Should Practice,a platform and production sitefor performance, film and public art.Award CeremonyThe Zürcher Kantonalbank Patronage andAcknowledgement Prizes 2013 will beawarded on Saturday, 31 August, by the citymayor Corine Mauch and Dr. János Blum,presidium member of the Zürcher Kantonalbank.In addition to the prize money, thewinners will receive a bronze sculpture —symbolizing the cultural commitment ofZürcher Kantonal bank — created by Swissartist Max Grüter. The jury’s decision will bepublished on Saturday, 31 August, at around18:00 hrs on:www.theaterspektakel.ch > Aktuellwww.facebook.com/theaterspektakel48 49

WerftNordSeebühneSüdLidoNeue BörseRote FabrikAktionshalleRote FabrikFabriktheater,Backstein &ShedhalleHaus am SeeChapiteau AÏtalZentralLandiwieseThu 15.08. FRi 16.08. SAt 17.08. Sun 18.08. MOn 19.08. Tue 20.08. Wed 21.08. Thu 22.08. FRi 23.08. SAt 24.08. Sun 25.08. MOn 26.08.Philippe Quesne & Vivarium StudioFaustin Linyekula & Studios KabakoKornél Mundruczó & Proton Theatre19.00–20.40A1 46.–21.00–22.00F1 43.–21.00–22.30L1 39.–19.30–20.30U1 39.–/22.–19.00–20.40A2 46.–Bidiefono & Cie Baninga21.00–22.00F2 43.–Ueli Bichsel & Silvana Gargiulo21.00–22.30L2 39.–18.00–19.00Q1 21.–/13.–Miss Revol. Idol Berserker18.30–19.10S1 16.–22.30–23.10S2 16.–Stefan Kaegi18.30–20.30V1 26.–19.30–20.30U2 39.–/22.–18.30–19.10S3 16.–22.30–23.10S4 16.–21.00–22.50T1 41.–19.30–20.30U3 39.–/22.–21.00S5 32.–19.00–20.50T2 41.–19.30–20.30U4 39.–/22.–18.45–20.00B1 43.–20.30–23.30C1 46.–19.00–20.30R1 34.–21.00–22.50T3 41.–FRi / SAt 21.30—23.00, SO / MOn 19.30—21.00, admission freeCirque AïtalJunges Schauspielhaus19.00–20.40A3 46.–21.00–22.00F3 43.–21.00–22.30L3 39.–Kolypan16.30–17.30Q2 21.–/13.–Bombino21.00G1 39.–18.00–19.30L4 39.–11.00–12.00Q3 21.–/13.–16.30–17.30Q4 21.–/13.–Mama RosinOfira Henig & EnsembleClédat & Petitpierre18.45–20.00B2 43.–20.30–23.30C2 46.–Marjolijn van Heemstra19.00–20.30R2 34.–18.45–20.00B3 43.–Bernat & Duyvendak20.30–23.30C3 46.–L’Orchestre d’Hommes-Orchestres21.00–22.30H1 43.–18.30–20.30V2 26.–21.00–22.30H2 43.–21.00–22.10M1 39.–18.30–20.30V3 26.–21.00–22.30H3 43.–Christiane Jatahy21.00–22.10M2 39.–19.00–20.30R3 34.–Stefan Kaegi (Rimini Protokoll)18.30–20.30V4 26.–19.30–20.30U5 39.–/22.–19.30–22.30C4 46.–21.00–22.10M3 39.–18.30–20.30V5 26.–Surjit Nongmeikapam 19.00Sung-Im Her & Su-Mi Jang 20.15Venuri Perera 20.15Moe Satt 21.30Chuma Sopotela 19.00Mamela Nyamza 21.30Ali Moini 20.15Eisa Jocson 21.30Sonya Levin 18.30, 20.15, 21.3019.30–20.30U6 39.–/22.–21.00–21.50J1 35.–/22.–21.00–22.10N1 41.–19.00–19.55R4 34.–22.30S6 32.–19.30–20.30U7 39.–/22.–Agostina López19.00–19.55R5 34.–22.30S7 32.–19.30–20.30U8 39.–/22.–daily 18.00, voluntary contributionsdaily 17.00–21.00, SAt/Sun 15.00–21.00, admission free19.00–19.55R6 34.–21.00S8 32.–19.30–20.30U9 39.–/22.–Programme of selected street artists | Details see www.theaterspektakel.chZHdK Szenografie19.00–21.10D1 46.–21.00–21.50J2 35.–/22.–21.00–22.10N2 41.–19.00–21.10D2 46.–21.00–21.50J3 35.–/22.–18.00–19.10N3 41.–19.00–21.10D3 46.–Kouyate Cirque InextremisteAldona Canzoniere21.00G2 39.–19.30–20.45R7 34.–21.00–22.10K1 43.–Selma & Sofiane Ouissi19.00–19.50O1 34.–Luis Biasotto19.30–20.45R8 34.–21.00–22.10K2 43.–19.00–19.50O2 34.–19.30–20.45R9 34.–21.00–22.10K3 43.–19.00–19.50P1 41.–21.00–22.30T4 34.–daily 18.30–22.30, admission free21.00G3 39.–19.00–19.50P2 41.–19.30–20.40R10 35.–21.00S9 32.–21.00–22.30T5 34.–21.00G4 39.–Blind Summit Theatre19.00–19.50P3 41.–19.30–20.40R11 35.–21.00–22.30T6 34.–19.00–19.50P4 41.–19.30–20.40R12 35.–Baba Zula Shangaan TraktorkestarKing Pepe Los Dos18.30–20.30V6 26.–Cirque AïtalXPATSJakop Ahlbom18.30–20.30V7 26.–Tue 27.08. Wed 28.08. Thu 29.08. FRi 30.08. SAt 31.08. Sun 01.09.Stefan Kaegi (Rimini Protokoll)18.30–20.30V8 26.–18.30–20.30V9 26.–Glaser/Kunz19.30–21.00E1 46.–18.30–20.30V10 26.–KVS & Les ballets C de la B19.30–21.00E2 46.–18.30–20.30V11 26.–19.30–21.00E3 46.–Boyzie CekwanaFleischlin, Schupp, Ismaili, Rexhepi21.00S10 32.–Nominated for the Zürcher Kantonalbank Patronage Prize 2013 or the Zürcher Kantonalbank Acknowledgement Prize 2013Short Pieces: 13.– (Sonya Levin 5.–) | Duration and codes > page 24—27Post-Performance TalkIn case of bad weather, call infoline 0848 000 414