Dimitri de Perrot
IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING | BROEK 2024
In an unusual spot in Vrijbroek Park, there is a fascinating installation, a giant balloon of soft fabric formed by air pressure. The thin material exposes the dynamics and interconnectedness of all those present at that moment. Even a simple breeze has an impact on the shape of the changing space, where everything revolves around listening and observing. Every half hour, you can enter the space with a handful of others, without shoes, smartphones or other distracting gadgets, to fully experience the magic of the moment.
IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING plays continuously each time from 17:45 to 22:45. Book your time slot via the ticket button.
idea, set and artistic direction: Dimitri de Perrot - dramaturgy: Anna Papst - lighting design: Tina Bleuler, Patrik Rimann - set - material research: Franziska Born - set development and construction: Leo Hoffmann - communication and Thinktank Studio DdP: Christoph Meier - research and collaboration: Jessica Huber, Max Molling, Julian Sartorius - production direction and tour: Studio DdP Production: Studio DdP - co-production: arts centre nona / BROEK 2024
Partner theater: Le Centquatre Paris, Gessnerallee Zürich, Festival Archipel Genève, Zürcher Theater Spektake • This work is part of a broader research episode for the installative theatre project UNTER UNS on the subject of soil, premiering on 7 November 2024 at the Gessnerallee Zurich and is supported by: Stadt Zürich Kultur, Fachstelle Kultur Kanton Zürich, Pro Helvetia Schweizer Kulturstiftung, Stiftung Corymbo, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Else v. Sick Stiftung. Thanks to: Dampfzentrale Bern, Lydia Kluge, Urs Meier/Luft & Laune, Peter Sauter/Nullachtsechzehn, Schroeder fire balloons, ZAZ Bellerive - Zentrum Architektur Zürich.
The city of Zürich and Kanton Zürich support the projects by Dimitri de Perrot/Studio DdP with multi-year grants. The new support period will run until the end of 2027 (concept grant / multi-year group grant 2024-2027). Dimitri de Perrot is «Artist in Residence» at Le Centquatre – Paris and «house artist» at the Gessnerallee Zürich.