«Words decompose in my mouth like mouldy mushrooms. Constantly, someone is using a gesture as a
sledge-hammer to crack a nut. Constantly, someone is taking a phrase and is hitting someone else
with it in the face, so hard that it hurts. Don’t you know what I mean? Don’t you understand? You should hold your hands over your ears, if my body is speaking to you too loudly. Stante pede I claim:
Hips don’t lie!»
Words turn into beats; normativity turns into a soundtrack. Body and language are no longer considered
as separate: Spoken language is generated in the body — and our bodies are defined by language. The piece CTRL-V (LP) reconsiders the relationship between spoken language and its physicality. With
persistent repetition, the two performers deal with the power relations between language and body.
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DATES
15./16./17./18./22./23./24./25.09.16 TLH Sierre
15./16./17./18./22./23./24./25.09.16 TLH Sierre
27./29./30.10.16 Tanzhaus Zürich
16./18.02.17 Dampfzentrale Bern
03.06.17 Festival JUNE EVENTS, CDC Atelier de Paris-Carolyn Carlson Paris
23.06.17 Südpol Luzern
09.08.17 Untimely Festival Teheran
30.09.17 Zeughaus Kultur Brig
01./02.12.17 ROXY Birsfelden
12.07.18 Festival Territori Bellinzona
18./19.11.20 Lokremise St.Gallen, TPO
27.11.20 Tanzhaus Zürich, TPO
25.06.22 Ludwigforum, Aachen
PRESS
Regard sur..., Annabelle Pirlot
Concept, Choreography and Performance: Cosima Grand Co-Choreography and Performance: Milena Keller Audio: Aldir Polymeris Music: Julian Sartorius Light Design: Pablo Weber Scenography: Jasmin Wiesli Costumes: Anne-Sophie Raemy Dramaturgy: Désirée Meul, Oliver Roth Production: Rabea Grand Outside Eye: Johanna Hilari Co-production: TLH — Sierre, Tanzhaus Zürich
Supported by: TheaterPro Wallis, Loterie Romand, Kulturförderung Kanton Wallis, Stadt Zürich Kultur, Fachstelle Kultur Kanton Zürich, Schweizer Kulturstiftung Pro Helvetia, Migros-Kulturprozent und Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Burgergemeinde Bern Gastaufenthalt im Rahmen des Residenzprogramms: schloss bröllin e.V., gefördert durch das Ministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur des Landes Mecklenburg-Vorpommern und den Landkreis Vorpommern-Greifswald With thanks to: Dampfzentrale Bern
Photos: Valérie Giger, Marc Andereggen Video: Michelle Ettlin
Regard sur..., Annabelle Pirlot
Danser—canal historique, Gérard Mayen
The ARTchemists, Nicolas Villodre
Der Bund, KulturStattBern, Roland Fischer
P.S., Thierry Frochaux
NZZ, Lilo Weber
Züritipp, Eva Hediger
Concept, Choreography and Performance: Cosima Grand Co-Choreography and Performance: Milena Keller Audio: Aldir Polymeris Music: Julian Sartorius Light Design: Pablo Weber Scenography: Jasmin Wiesli Costumes: Anne-Sophie Raemy Dramaturgy: Désirée Meul, Oliver Roth Production: Rabea Grand Outside Eye: Johanna Hilari Co-production: TLH — Sierre, Tanzhaus Zürich
Photos: Valérie Giger, Marc Andereggen Video: Michelle Ettlin