Calixto Neto
Bruits Marrons
Paris
Around a black piano, bodies, music and light intertwine in an abstract space, giving rise to personal stories about everyday experiences of racism. The performers share intimate stories in which vulnerability, resistance and collective solidarity take shape. Brazilian choreographer Calixto Neto returns to the Zürcher Theater Spektakel with «Bruits Marrons», a subtle tribute to composer Julius Eastman. The piece offers an insight into the many voices and realities of Black queer life – as lived presence and collective strength.
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Around a black piano, an abstract space emerges – centring Afrodiasporic perspectives within a European context. In an intimate scene, the performers share stories from their everyday lives – encounters with subtle and overt forms of racism. These are narratives of both personal and structural experiences, quiet yet insistent.
Language, light, dance and music inter-twine as the performers bring Black queer pasts, presents and futures into view – a shimmering, almost invisible yet palpable web. Complexities become visible. Vulnerability meets selfassertion, fatigue meets resistance.
The Europe-based Brazilian choreographer Calixto Neto returns to the Zürcher Theater Spektakel, where he presented his dance solo «oh!rage» in 2019 as part of the Short Pieces programme.
As a subtle tribute to the life of minimalist artist Julius Eastman, shaped by racist and homophobic exclusion, «Bruits Marrons» brings together multiple voices and bodies to form a multilayered constellation of Black queer experiences.
Dates and Tickets
shows from today- Tu 18.08. 19:00 - 20:15 CHF 45.–/25.–
- We 19.08. 19:00 - 20:15 CHF 45.–/25.–
- Th 20.08. 19:00 - 20:15 CHF 45.–/25.–
Support programme
Public Warm Up
with Calixto Neto
Mon 17.8., 18.00
Kids in Dance Workshop
with Calixto Neto
Mi 19.8., 14.00
Accessibility
Artistic direction and cast
| Choreografie Calixto Neto Performance Shereya, Andrège Bidiamambu, Stanley Ollivier, Isabela Fernandes Santana, Ndoho Ange Komposition Julius Eastman Live-Musik Omar Gabriel Delnevo Musikalische Leitung Mackenzy Bergile Assistenz Choreografie Carolina Campos Bühne Morgana Machado Marques Kostüme Suelem de Oliveira da Silva Licht Eduardo Abdala Technische Leitung Marie Predour Tontechnik Marie Mouslouhouddine Produktionsleitung, Administration & Distribution Julie Le Gall, Lili Vincent Übersetzung Deutsch Dorá Kapusta Foto Jean David Lemarié |
Production
| Produktion | VOA |
|---|---|
| Koproduktion | Points Communs – Nouvelle Scène Nationale de Cergy Pontoise Val d’Oise, Festival d’Automne à Paris, Centre National de la Danse, Charleroi Danse, Mille Plateaux CCN de la Rochelle, CCN de Grenoble im Rahmen des Accueil Studio 2025, Accueil Studio CNDC Angers |
| Unterstützung | Adami, Kunstencentrum BUDA, Ménagerie de Verre, Moving in November Festival, Drac Île-de-France – das französische Kulturministerium im Rahmen der Vereinbarung des Sponsorings der Caisse des Dépôts, Region Île-de-France, Institut français |
| Premiere | Oktober 2025, Festival d’Automne, Paris |
Nord
Dance. Piano. Polyphony. Resistance. Community. Solidarity
Swiss Première. Nominated for the ZKB Partronage Prize
Duration
75 min.
Language
French, English
Surtitles
German, English
Age
16 years plus