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A playful game with everything found on stage—balls, ropes, packing paper, and a ladder. The crystal ball opens up the universe, and then the jumpsuit, miraculously brought to life, joins in the dance. A paper monster devours the rope, and the ladder serves more as a means to gain height.
Acrobatics expand the play: a ball rolls over the juggler’s head, neck, and arms and is balanced in every conceivable position; floor acrobatics flow in with a dance-like quality, and suddenly the focus is clearly and tangibly on balance.
Jeanine Ebnöther Trott creates connections between her artistic skills and the objects around her in an unpretentious and exceedingly elegant way. And when she suddenly transforms into a clownish character with a great need to communicate, you suddenly find yourself playing along with her!
Duration: approx. 60 min.
The Kaserne Basel presents dance me to the ball – A balancing act as part of ZIRKA ZIRKUS in collaboration with Station Circus
Biografie
Jeanine Ebnöther Trott
Overall Direction, Performance, Administration
Born in 1981, raised and currently living in Switzerland. Graduated from the “Ecole Supérieure des Arts du Cirque” (ESAC) in Brussels. Since 2005, she has been touring with a wide variety of projects in Switzerland, Europe, India, and Australia. As a dancer and juggler with “Critical Mess,” in opera houses, and with Circus Chnopf. 2016/17 Co-director of Zirkusquartier Zürich. Shortlisted at CircusNext Platforms with “décorps d’intérieur.” 2019/2020 Creation of “dance me to the ball” with Delia Dahinden. Occasional jury member for ProCirque/SSA/FARS. Currently on tour with, among others, the street performance “Voilà la Jeanine!” and Panorama Kinotheatre. Production team member at Festival cirqu’Aarau.
Delia Dahinden
Direction and Dramaturgy
Born in 1959, trained as an actress at the Ilg Mime School in Zurich. Has been working as a freelance actress and director since 1982. Studied German and Spanish literature at the University of Zurich and worked as a lecturer in theater improvisation. In 1990, she founded her own flamenco school. In 2014, she teamed up with Anna Karger and Lukas Roth to form “DAKAR Produktion”; since then, they have been successfully touring with eight full-length plays for puppets and humans. Additionally: Ensemble member of Ring-Theater Zurich, co-founder of Theater RosaLena; directing work with “Zapzarap,” “Duo MeierMoser & der Huber,” “Singfrauen Winterthur,” and many others.
Bruno Altermatt
Music composition, production, and multi-instrumentalist
Born in 1982; graduated with a degree in rhythmics from the HKB in Biel in 2007. Has performed in a wide variety of music and street theater projects (Cie. Alptraumtheater, Trottvoir Strassentheater, Betty Blue, Aktion 10% Rabatt). 2015–2017: Tour with BROADWAY VARIÉTÉ. 2018–2022: Team member at Theater Szene Bern (productions “Camping” and “Heidi”). Participated in various school, children’s, and youth theater productions in Switzerland and Croatia. Bruno currently teaches “Music and Movement” at public elementary schools in the city of Zurich and performs as “lizard & the deer” in a duo with Lila Lisi.
Credits
Concept & Performance: Jeanine Ebnöther Trott
Co-writer, Director & Dramaturgy: Delia Dahinden
Music (Composition, Production, Multi-instrumentalist): Bruno Altermatt
Outside Eye: Laura Vogel
Choreographic Consultation: Flouer Evelyn, Sina Nikolaus
Juggling Consultation: Denis Paumier
Set Design: Didi Berger, Jeanine Ebnöther Trott, Markus Herrmann
Lighting Design: Felix Zenker
Costumes: Mariann Amstutz, Recha Eliezer König, Olivia Grandy
Technical support: Manuel Lindt
Guest musicians (recording): Lila Lisi (vocals, guitar), Claudia Kienzler (violin), Jonas Eger (drums, electric bass), Stephan Schnidrig (clarinets)
Photography: Josef Brunner, Urs Ottiger
Trailer: Chris Pettersen/Manuel Lindt
Graphic Design: Katrin von Niederhäusern, Cyrille Massaux
Web: Benjamin Sunarjo
Production Support
Zirkusquartier Zürich
Fabrique de jonglage Tournai
LeZartiCirque Ste-Croix
City of Dietikon
filacro Uster
Takatuka Däniken
Schöntal Rikon
Content Notes
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