Dimitri de Perrot
Into the Dirt
Zurich
For children and families
What stories does the ground we walk on tell us? And what would happen if we started to listen? The Swiss theatre director and sound artist Dimitri de Perrot is known for his poetic, expansive sound installations, which emphasise what is otherwise ignored: the unspectacular, the supposed silence, the background noise.
Take a moment for yourself. Lie down on the ground and concentrate on what you hear. And then let a story of sound be told to you.
When we focus our ears on what is happening at ground level, we gain a whole new focus on the goings-on around us. This is about a change of perspective, about engaging with the present moment and sharpening our senses to perceive our immediatesurroundings.
A first version of «Into the Dirt» was presented in Geneva in 2023 as part of a larger re- search project for the installationtheatre piece «Unter Uns», which will premiere at the Gessnerallee Zurich in autumn 2024.
De Perrot, a renowned sound inventor who has been touring Europe with his projects for over twenty years, has created for the Zürcher Theater Spektakel a work that opens itself up to questions of togetherness and creates a space for contemplation, a space of subtle shades of sound. (se)
Simple words
«Into the Dirt» is an installation.
You sit or lie down on the ground and listen carefully.
The sounds of the earth become a story.
Maybe it’s even a carpet of sound.
What does the ground have to tell us?
It is worth listening.
Artistic direction and cast
| Idee, Komposition & Künstlerische Leitung | Dimitri de Perrot |
|---|---|
| Sounddesign | Max Molling |
| Konstruktion | Leo Hoffmann |
| Farbdesign | Franziska Born |
| Kommunikation & Think Tank | Christoph Meier |
| Recherchen & Kollaboration | Tina Bleuler, Jessica Huber, Anna Papst, Patrik Rimann, Julian Sartorius |
| Fotomontage | Dimitri de Perrot |
Production
| Koproduktion | Festival Archipel Genève, Verein Studio DdP |
|---|---|
| Partnertheater | Le Centquatre Paris, Gessnerallee Zürich, Broek Festival/NoNa – Mechelen |
| Residenzen | «Artist in Residence» im Le Centquatre – Paris, «Hauskünstler» an der Gessnerallee Zürich |
| Unterstützung | Stadt Zürich Kultur, Fachstelle Kultur Kanton Zürich, Pro Helvetia Schweizer Kulturstiftung, Stiftung Corymbo, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Else v. Sick Stiftung, Migros-Kulturprozent, Konzeptförderung/mehrjährige Gruppenförderung der Stadt Zürich und des Kantons Zürich 2024–2027 |
Saffainsel
Sound installation. A space for what is otherwise overheard.
Duration
20 Min., Loop
An inclusive event
Dates
shows from today- Th 15.08. from 17:00 - 23:00 Admission free
- Fr 16.08. from 17:00 - 23:00 Admission free
- Sa 17.08. from 14:00 - 23:00 Admission free
- Su 18.08. from 14:00 - 23:00 Admission free
- Mo 19.08. from 17:00 - 23:00 Admission free
- Tu 20.08. from 17:00 - 23:00 Admission free
- We 21.08. from 14:00 - 23:00 Admission free
- Th 22.08. from 17:00 - 23:00 Admission free
- Fr 23.08. from 17:00 - 23:00 Admission free
- Sa 24.08. from 14:00 - 23:00 Admission free
- Su 25.08. from 14:00 - 23:00 Admission free
- Mo 26.08. from 17:00 - 23:00 Admission free
- Tu 27.08. from 17:00 - 23:00 Admission free
- We 28.08. from 14:00 - 23:00 Admission free
- Th 29.08. from 17:00 - 23:00 Admission free
- Fr 30.08. from 17:00 - 23:00 Admission free
- Sa 31.08. from 14:00 - 23:00 Admission free
- Su 01.09. from 14:00 - 23:00 Admission free