Zürich
Edition 2024
Splintered glass, a falling cup, a tear in a pair of jeans. We all know the noises things make when breaking. But how does something sound that has been saved from being broken? With «Zer-Brech-Lich» (approximately: Fra-Gi-Le), the choreographer Alessandro Schiattarella creates a musical theatre piece that deals with the fragility, the vulnerability and differences between bodies. On stage, the three disabled performers Victoria Antonova, Alice Giuliani and Laila White explore their own and others’ identities through various elements such as dance, text, sounds and objects. They try out sounds as if trying on clothes, transforming themselves and searching for pop moments. «Zer-Brech-Lich» asks how dealing with our own fragility can become a political message, and encourages us to have new sensual experiences.
TRIGGER WARNING: Loud sounds at the end and fog machine.