Theatre
Gesellschaft mit besonderer Hingabe (GmbH)
When the HORA Theater was founded in Zurich in 1993, a production directed by Christoph Marthaler titled “Murx den Europäer!” was staged for the first time at the (Volks-)Bühne in Berlin. A coincidence?
The HORA Theater and Christoph Marthaler Explore the Present
When the HORA Theater was founded in Zurich in 1993, a production directed by Christoph Marthaler titled “Murx den Europäer!” was premiering at the (Volks-)Bühne in Berlin. A coincidence? Or the famous law of meaningful coincidence?
Either way, at that very moment, two exceptional artistic phenomena—both with Zurich roots and a European reach—celebrated their premieres. Thirty-three years later, the paths of these two anniversary celebrants—both marked by repeating digits—are now crossing for the first time at Theater Basel. Clearly, the time has come to discover what connects these headstrong theater makers. Marthaler and Theater HORA are going all out, developing a business concept and founding a “Company with Special Dedication (GmbH)” for this purpose. Perhaps there are further meanings hidden behind this abbreviation, but the partners have remained tight-lipped on the matter so far. Less of a mystery, however, is the task all those involved have set for themselves: they want to test the present! The realities of the present, the ideas of the present, the state of mind of the people living in this present. No small undertaking. But who else should do this if not this brand-new “Company with Special Dedication”?
Cast and Additional Information:
Artistic Team
- Direction – Christoph Marthaler
- Set Design – Lex Hymer
- Costume Design – Sophie Reble
- Lighting Design – Vassilios Chassapakis
- Head of Film – Lisa Böffgen
- Concertmaster – Raphael Clamer
- Theater Education, Theater HORA – Anna Fierz, Svenja Koch
- Dramaturgy – Angela Osthoff, Yanna Rüger, Malte Ubenauf
- Production Manager – Jennifer Muangsiri
- Assistant Director / Stage Manager – Elisa Alge
- Set Design Assistant – Kim Surkus
- Costume Design Assistant – Katharina Kraatz
- Concept Developer – Gianni Blumer
Cast
- Raphael Clamer
- Bärbel Schwarz
- Martin Hug
- Marie Löcker
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
When the HORA Theater was founded in Zurich in 1993, a production directed by Christoph Marthaler titled “Murx den Europäer!” was premiering at the (Volks-)Bühne in Berlin. A coincidence? Or the famous law of meaningful coincidence?
Either way, at that very moment, two exceptional artistic phenomena—both with Zurich roots and a European reach—celebrated their premieres. Thirty-three years later, the paths of these two anniversary celebrants—both marked by repeating digits—are now crossing for the first time at Theater Basel. Clearly, the time has come to discover what connects these headstrong theater makers. Marthaler and Theater HORA are going all out, developing a business concept and founding a “Company with Special Dedication (GmbH)” for this purpose. Perhaps there are further meanings hidden behind this abbreviation, but the partners have remained tight-lipped on the matter so far. Less of a mystery, however, is the task all those involved have set for themselves: they want to test the present! The realities of the present, the ideas of the present, the state of mind of the people living in this present. No small undertaking. But who else should do this if not this brand-new “Company with Special Dedication”?
Cast and Additional Information:
Artistic Team
- Direction – Christoph Marthaler
- Set Design – Lex Hymer
- Costume Design – Sophie Reble
- Lighting Design – Vassilios Chassapakis
- Head of Film – Lisa Böffgen
- Concertmaster – Raphael Clamer
- Theater Education, Theater HORA – Anna Fierz, Svenja Koch
- Dramaturgy – Angela Osthoff, Yanna Rüger, Malte Ubenauf
- Production Manager – Jennifer Muangsiri
- Assistant Director / Stage Manager – Elisa Alge
- Set Design Assistant – Kim Surkus
- Costume Design Assistant – Katharina Kraatz
- Concept Developer – Gianni Blumer
Cast
- Raphael Clamer
- Bärbel Schwarz
- Martin Hug
- Marie Löcker
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.