Where does the sound go when I no longer hear it? Sounds come and go, emerge and then fade away. Why collect something I cannot hold on to? With MYOUSIC, I was able to develop a piece in which sounds play the leading role. The material I use originates from what is on hand during a performance: the sound of silent concentration and its reverberation, memories of previous performances, noises, sounds and the hush of the audience...
Dimitri de Perrot
Imagine that you go to a concert and neither hear nor see a thing – even though the performance has already begun. For the time being, the backdrop of sound is simply the empty space, celebrating the pause before the onset, playing with the tension before the explosion, and playing with you, with your expectations and your reactions. The performance and the audience itself are the focus of MYOUSIC, the first solo production by Dimitri de Perrot. And you, the audience, are the fundamental component of the evening. You generate the sound; you are at once the instrument and soundbox.
You are the orchestra and the audience all in one. For MYOUSIC, the artist took a seat in the audience and asked himself: Who is actually making the music here? Playfully, tenderly, humorously and discerningly, the artist fine-combs the relationship between the performance and the audience, their mutual expectations, promises and disappointments. In this fashion, an image of a relationship is drawn, an affectionate yet challenging liaison. As both the sound artist and director, he also explores the formal possibilities of performance and challenges the audience not only to hear but also to see the sounds; indeed, even thoughts can be rendered audible. The drummer Julian Sartorius and a sound sculpture by Dimitri de Perrot tell the story of a performance, a piece, a concert, listening to everything that surrounds them. The result is an extraordinary stage moment, without actors, composed simply of sounds and rhythms.
Imagine that you look inwardly to become a concert.
Imagine that you are the music.
Koncepció, rendezés, színpad és zene / Concept, direction, stage design, music: Dimitri de Perrot
Dob és zene / Drums and music: Julian Sartorius
Dramaturgia / Dramaturgy: Sabine Geistlich
Színpad fejlesztés és összeállítás / Development and construction stage design: Ingo Groher
Hangtervezés és elektronika / Sound design and electronics: Andy Neresheimer
Külső szem / Oeil extérieur: Phil Hayes
Fényterv / Light design: Tina Bleuler
Jelmezterv / Costume design: Franziska Born
Hangok / With the voices of: Lara Barsacq, Laslo de Perrot, Tarek Halaby, Laurence Mayor, Gaël Santisteva, Fred Ulysse
Hangszerek / Instruments: Hyazintha Andrej (cselló / cello), Jonas Ehrler (vonós hangmester / conductor strings), Michael Flury (harsona / trombone), Johanneschor Kriens (kórusvezető / choir conductor: Christov Rolla) Ephrem Lüchinger (zongora / piano), Melina Murray (hegedű / violin), Maria Scheidegger (hegedű / violin)
Zenei minta vágás / Assistance Sample Editing: Peter Bräker, Dong Liu, Martin Scheuter
Színpadépítés asszisztencia / Assistance building of stage: Jorge Bompadre, Sarah Büchel, Maxim Komarov Wim Kolb, Nino de Perrot
Fénytechnika / Light direction: Karl Egli, Pablo Weber, Barbara Widmer
Hangtechnika / Sound direction: Felix Lämmli, Andy Neresheimer, Jay Schütz
Berendező / Stage manager: Jorge Bompadre, Pablo Weber
Technikai vezető / Technical production: Pablo Weber
Adminisztráció és kommunikáció / Administration, communication: Jlien Dütschler
Művészeti vezető és forgalmazó / Artistic direction, distribution: Dimitri de Perrot
Produkció / Executive production:
Verein Studio DdP • Production: Zimmermann & de Perrot •
Coproduction: Maillon, Théâtre de Strasbourg / Scène européenne • Migros
Kulturprozent • La Bâtie - Festival de Genève • Les Théâtres de la
Ville de Luxembourg • Südpol Luzern • Theater Chur • Zürcher Hochschule
der Künste ZHdK
Burgergemeinde Bern • Cassinelli-Vogel Stiftung • Corymbo Stiftung • Ernst Göhner Stiftung • Kultur Stadt Bern • Landis & Gyr Stiftung • Pro Helvetia, Schweizer Kulturstiftung. Köszönet / Thank to: Aroma, Schauspielhaus Zürich, Theater Neumarkt, Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology ICST. Külön köszönet / Special thanks to: Thierry Coduys, Olivier de Perrot, Jlien Dütschler, Willy Dütschler, Karen Smith, Peter Tillessen, Reeto Von Gunten.
The projects of Dimitri de Perrot / Verein Studio DdP are supported by: Zurich department of cultural afaires, Department of cultural afairs Canton Zurich, Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council, Stiftung Corymbo, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Landis & Gyr Stiftung.
Dimitri de Perrot created MYOUSIC as Artist-in-Residence at Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK • Final Rehearsal at Südpol Luzern, Premiere on 8th June 2016.
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