Achievements in science and technology promote the idea of nature being subject to our control. At the same time, the limits of what can be scientifically understood confront us with a feeling of powerlessness. Human-made disasters promise a bleak future full of fear. This attitude toward life does not stop at the doorstep of a well-off Swiss family. The Stüdeli family has settled in nicely and shielded themselves from the outside world. But at the inauguration of their visionary indoor garden, a crack suddenly appears in the perfect surface. Through spatial, visual, and musical borderline experiences, this musical theater evening approaches the diffuse feeling of horror and tentatively explores a world-without-us. But what does the cute hamster fibsi have to do with all this?
Sarah Brusis: direction
Viviane Hasler: soprano, acting
Katharina Heißenhuber: soprano, acting
Christoph Waltle: tenor, acting
Vokalensemble OTTO: choir
Deborah Züger: choir conducting
Jasmin Kiranoglu: performance, acting
Stefan Kägi: piano, composition
Christian Wolfarth: percussion
Rita Maria Jurt: composition
Isabelle Simmen: scenography, costumes
Chi Him Chik: sound technique
Viktoras Žemeckas: light technique
Pätz Häusli: instrument making
This project was made possible by:
Stadt Zürich Kultur
Fachstelle Kultur Kanton Zürich
Aargauer Kuratorium
Ernst Göhner Stiftung
Kulturförderung Stadt Winterthur
Kulturförderung Graubünden
Graubündner Kantonalbank
Stiftung Thomas Dubs