Gisèle Vienne
The Pond / Der Teich
France
This piece will not leave you indifferent: In «The Pond / Der Teich», Gisèle Vienne tells the story of a family – based on a play by Robert Walser.
In 1902, the author wrote his only known text in Swiss German: «Der Teich» – or «The Pond». The play is a bitter drama, in which, supposedly, Walser contemplates his life as a young man. Its protagonist, Fritz, tries to attract the attention of his seemingly uninterested family and feigns his death by drowning in a pond. Vienne has staged the ensuing power dynamics with actresses Adèle Haenel and Julie Shanahan with disturbing precision. The light design by Yves Godin and the music by Stephen O’Malley – frontman of the doom metal band Sunn O))) – and François Bonnet congenially form this intense work into a claustrophobic whole.
Vienne, who has tackled social taboo issues in her choreographic works since 1999, has created a theatrical event which impresses with audio visual perfection and aesthetic rigour. (se)
Simple words
«Der Teich» is German and means «The Pond» in English. It is the title of a story by the Swiss author Robert Walser. The story is about Fritz, who pretends to be dead. He does that to make his family love him. In this theatre piece, there is scary music and special light effects.
Artistic direction and cast
| Text | Robert Walser |
|---|---|
| Konzept, Regie, Szenografie & Dramaturgie | Gisèle Vienne |
| Mit | Adèle Haenel, Julie Shanahan |
| Adaption Text | Adèle Haenel, Julie Shanahan, Henrietta Wallberg in Zusammenarbeit mit Gisèle Vienne |
| Licht | Yves Godin |
| Tondesign | Adrien Michel |
| Musikalische Leitung | Stephen O’Malley |
| Musik | Stephen O’Malley, François J. Bonnet |
| Tourassistenz | Sophie Demeyer |
| Œil extérieur | Dennis Cooper, Anja Rottgerkamp |
| Szenografische Mitarbeit | Maroussia Vaes |
| Konzeption Puppen | Gisèle Vienne |
| Herstellung Puppen | Raphaël Rubbens, Dorothéa Vienne-Pollak, Gisèle Vienne in Zusammenarbeit mit Théâtre National de Bretagne |
| Herstellung Bühnenbild | Nanterre Amandiers CDN |
| Bühne & Requisite | Gisèle Vienne, Camille Queval, Guillaume Dumont |
| Kostüme | Gisèle Vienne, Camille Queval |
| Perücken & Maske | Mélanie Gerbeaux |
| Technische Leitung | Erik Houllier |
| Tontechnik | Mareike Trillhaasl |
| Lichttechnik | Iannis Japiot |
| Inspizienz | Jack McWeeny |
| Künstlerische Mitarbeit | Kerstin Daley-Baradel, Ruth Vega Fernandez |
| Produktionsleitung & Vertrieb | Alma Office (Anne-Lise Gobin, Alix Sarrade, Camille Queval, Andrea Kerr) |
| Administration | Étienne Hunsinger, Giovanna Rua |
| Dank an | Étienne Bideau Rey, Nelson Canart, Zac Farley, Pauline Jakobiak, Tristan Lahoz, Richard Pierre, César Van Looy, Jean-Paul Vienne, Point Ephémère (für den Proberaum), SMEM Playroom (für das Tonstudio) |
| Foto | Estelle Hanania |
Production
| Produktion | DACM / Company Gisèle Vienne |
|---|---|
| Koproduktion | Nanterre-Amandiers CDN, Théâtre National de Bretagne, Maillon Théâtre de Strasbourg – Scène européenne, Holland Festival (Amsterdam), Fonds Transfabrik – Fonds franco-allemand pour le spectacle vivant, Centre Culturel André Malraux (Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy), Comédie de Genève, La Filature – Scène nationale de Mulhouse, Le Manège – Scène nationale de Reims, MC2 (Grenoble), Ruhrtriennale, Tandem Scène nationale, Kaserne Basel, Internationales Sommerfestival Kampnagel (Hamburg), Festival d’Automne à Paris, Théâtre Garonne, CCN2 – Centre chorégraphique national de Grenoble, BIT Teatergarasjen (Bergen), Black Box teater (Oslo) |
| Unterstützung | Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication – DRAC Grand Est, Région Grand Est, Ville de Strasbourg, CN D Centre national de la danse, La Colline – théâtre national, Théâtre VidyLausanne. Gisèle Vienne ist assoziierte Künstlerin am CN D Centre national de la danse und am Théâtre National de Bretagne |
| Unterstützung Internationale Tourneen | Institut Français |
| Residenz | «The Pond / Der Teich» ist im November 2020 im Théâtre National de Bretagne (Rennes) entstanden |
| Premiere | 4. Mai 2021, Théâtre Vidy Lausanne (Schweiz) |
Nord
Theatre, Intense Family Drama
Duration
1:20 hrs.
Language
English
Surtitles
German
Age
14 years plus
An inclusive event
Sound inductively amplified, descriptive surtitles for people with hearing impairment
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