Programme - Zürcher Theater Spektakel

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