Theatre
Stefan Kaegi with Shanjulab
Temple of the present. Solo for an octopus
7 - 10 Apr 2021
The event is over
Stefan Kaegi, Judith Zagury and Nathalie Küttel have invented a theatrical aquarium to present an octopus, a curious and playful animal. The relationship with the animal is the basis of the show, to the point of reversing the roles: who is playing with who? Who is watching who? This theatrical reflection, in which people are no longer at the centre, plays with our tendency to see ourselves and our likeness mirrored in the behaviour of animals.
The show was created after a process of mutual understanding and communication with the octopus. In partnership with ShanjuLab, an artistic collective based in Gimel whose members live and work with animals with a constant focus on ethical issues, Stefan Kaegi sets up a theatrical, musical, cinematographic and documentary device in which the one observing is not necessarily the one you would think. This time, it is the animal who is the expert!
Designed and directed by: Stefan Kaegi, in collaboration with Judith Zagury and Nathalie Küttel (ShanjuLab)
Scientific support: Graziano Fiorito
Staging development: Katja Hagedorn
Assistant Director: Jeanne Kleinman
Music: Stéphane Vecchione with Brice Catherin
Set design and construction: Vidy-Lausanne Theatre
Lighting and stage management: Pierre Nicolas Moulin
Video: Oliver Vulliamy
Production: Anouk Luthier
With an octopus, Nathalie Küttel, Stéphane Vecchione and Judith Zagury
Production: Vidy-Lausanne Theatre - ShanjuLab Gimel (Laboratory for theatrical research on animal presence) - République Éphémère*, Geneva - Saint-Gervais Theatre, Geneva
Coproduction: Berliner Festspiele, Berlin - Rimini Apparat GbR - Centre Pompidou, Paris, Printemps des Comédiens, Montpellier 2021
Broadcasting and touring: Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne
When
8pm - 9pm
7pm - 8pm
9pm - 10pm
Event postponed
Where
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