MARTIN ZIMMERMANN

Theatre, circus and dance: Martin Zimmermann is a movement artist, an extraordinary contortionist and a great exponent of deadpan humour. For the first time he has created a solo piece in which he tries to placate his fascinations, giving life to characters that only exist in his imagination.

For this new show Martin Zimmermann has designed a space that suggests the window of a department store, where he appears onstage with his tragicomic double to cope with the desire to become the person he believes he really is. The actor has to grapple with gravity, the objects round about him get in the way, and magic puts in an appearance.

This Swiss artist has created numerous internationally acclaimed shows, most of them with composer Dimitri de Perrot. His work is a kind of theatre without words, displaying great attention to detail and full of absurd humour.

Concept, stage production, scenery, choreography and performance Martin Zimmermann / Dramaturgy Sabine Geistlich / Set development, technical coordination Ingo Groher / Music Colin Vallon / Stage production and choreography assistant Eugénie Rebetez / Artistic direction Dimitri de Perrot, Martin Zimmermann
Production Verein Zimmermann & de Perrot / Co-production Châteauvallon –National Centre for Cultural Creation and Diffusion (Centre National de Création et Diffusion Culturelles) • Espace Jean Legendre, Compiègne – L’Oise national stage during preliminary work • KVS – Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg • La Filature, Mulhouse national stage • Le Merlan, Marseille national stage with the Mediterranean Circus Centre (Pôle Cirque Méditerranée – CREAC de Marseille, Théâtre Europe, La Seyne sur Mer) • Le Volcan, Le Havre national stage• Les Théâtres de la Ville, Luxembourg • Maillon – Théâtre de Strasbourg – European stage • Pour-cent culturel Migros • Theater Casino Zug • Théâtre de la Ville, Paris • Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne • Zürcher Theater Spektakel / Supported by Foundation Ernst Göhner • Thanks to Schauspielhaus Zürich • Final rehearsals residency at Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne, premiered on 4 November 2014

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