L’Etang

Premiere at the TNB Festival from November 10th to 14th and November 17th to 21st 2020 at the Théâtre National de Bretagne, Rennes

Based on the original story Der Teich (The Pond) by Robert Walser

To Kerstin

Concept, direction, scenography Gisèle Vienne

Performed by Ruth Vega Fernandez & Adèle Haenel

Original music composed by Stephen O’Malley orchestration with Owen Roberts

Lights Patrick Riou

Dramaturgy Dennis Cooper & Gisèle Vienne

Outside view Anja Rottgerkamp

Translation from Swiss German to German Händl Klaus & Raphael Urweider

Translation from German to French for the subtitles Lucie Taïeb

Collaboration to the scenography Maroussia Vaes

Conception of puppets Gisèle Vienne

Creation of puppets Raphaël Rubbens, Dorothéa Vienne-Pollak & Gisèle Vienne in collaboration with Théâtre National de Bretagne

Stage Set Production Nanterre-Amandiers CDN

Set and accessories Gisèle Vienne, Camille Queval & Guillaume Dumont

Costumes Gisèle Vienne, Camille Queval & Pauline Jakobiak

Wig and make-up artist Mélanie Gerbeaux

Technical manager Richard Pierre

Sound engineer Adrien Michel & Mareike Trillhaas

Light manager Arnaud Lavisse

Stage manager Antoine Hordé

Production and distribution Alma Office: Anne-Lise Gobin, Alix Sarrade, Camille Queval & Andrea Kerr

Administration Etienne Hunsinger & Giovanna Rua

Created in collaboration with Kerstin Daley-Baradel

Production DACM

Coproductions (in progress) Nanterre-Amandiers CDN // Théâtre National de Bretagne, Direction Arthur Nauzyciel // Le Maillon, Théâtre de Strasbourg – Scène européenne // Holland Festival // Transfabrik – Franco-German funds for performing arts // MC2 – Scène nationale de Grenoble // Comédie de Genève // Kaserne Basel // Fidena Festival – Bochum // Le Manège – Scène national de Reims // Centre Culturel André Malraux – Scène nationale de Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy // La Filature – Scène nationale de Mulhouse // Festival d’Automne à Paris // CCN2 – Centre Chorégraphique national de Grenoble // théâtre Garonne, scène européenne – Toulouse // Internationales Sommerfestival Kampnagel, Hamburg…

Thanks to Point Ephémère for putting their rehearsal space at our disposal and to Playroom, SMEM, Fribourg for their sound studio.

• 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 December 2020
  Theater Nanterre-Amandiers, for the Festival d'Automne à Paris, Nanterre (FR)
• 06, 07 January 2021
  TANDEM - Scène nationale | Hippodrome de Douai, Douai (FR)
• 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 January 2021
  Le Maillon, Théâtre de Strasbourg, scène européenne, Strasbourg (FR)
• 26, 27 January 2021
  Manège, scène nationale de Reims, Reims (FR)