Days of the Dead
Happy End Company
Dance Performance
07.01. - 09.01.2016 Schlachthaus Bern (CH)
03.09. - 06.09.2015 Treibstoff Theatertage Basel, Roxy Birsfelden (CH)
TRAILER
The idea of meeting dead people one day a year sounds macabre at first. And it sounds impossible too. Not for people in Mexico. On the day when fir branches are usually spread over graves as frost protection for the early bloomers in Germany or Switzerland, the Mexicans celebrate a colorful festival with and for the dead.
Fascinated by this way of dealing with death and dissatisfied with the lonely approach to it in our own society, Happy End Company uses the idea of the Mexican cult to design a ritual performance for our deceased.
Credits
Artistic Direction and Performance: Noëmi Steffen, Anne Welenc, Annina Machaz, Annika Meier, Annalena Fröhlich, Michel Wagenschütz, Mirjam Berger
Set Design/ Constumes: Mona Ulrich
Lighting/ Tech: Mirjam Berger Musical
Direction/ Choreography: Annalena Fröhlich in close cooperation with the team Œil Extérieur: Nicolette Kretz, Annina Machaz, Yves Regenass, Michael Röhrenbach Graphic Design: Captns & Partner Production: Michael Röhrenbach
A production by Happy End Company in Koproduktion von Treibstoff Theatertage Basel 2015 und Schlachthaus Theater Bern.
Residenz: Tanzhaus Zürich
Supported by Kultur Stadt Bern, Amt für Kultur Kanton Bern, Burgergemeinde Bern, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Migros Kulturprozent, Schweizerische Interpretenstiftung