Five people in black clothing sit very straight on stools on a stage with a black floor. In the foreground, one person dances barefoot in a black dress with a serious look.
© Reto Schmid
Five people in black clothing sit very straight on stools on a stage with a black floor. In the foreground, one person dances barefoot in a black dress with a serious look.
© Reto Schmid
Dance

Trajal Harrell / Zürich Dance Ensemble

The Köln Concert

Tickets:

24/14 (conc. from 9 Euro, [k]-Karte from 7,50 Euro)

Info

For ages 16 and up

Past dates

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Friday

10/18/24

8:00 PM

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Saturday

10/19/24

8:00 PM

In THE KÖLN CONCERT, choreographer Trajal Harrell brings together one of the most famous solo piano recordings of all time, the “Cologne Concert“ by American jazz pianist Keith Jarrett, and songs by Canadian musician Joni Mitchell, two icons of music history who have not only shaped his own artistic practice but also generations with their music. Seven dancers from the Zurich Dance Ensemble, influenced by different dance traditions and styles, join their music in a tender way, devoting themselves to the intimate and vulnerable moment of encounter. THE KÖLN CONCERT was the first production by Trajal Harrell and the dance ensemble at Schauspielhaus Zürich in 2020. This summer, Trajal Harrell was awarded the Silver Lion at the Biennale Danza in Venice.

Three performers sit on a stage. The person up front wears an orange t-shirt and a skirt with flowers on it. Their arms are raised above their head like they are about to clap.  The two behind them also have their arms raised or to the side.
© Reto Schmid
Three performers on a stage. They are sitting on black chairs. The person up front has their arms stretched to their sides and their head turned to the left, their eyes are closed. They are wearing a patterned fur coat.
© Reto Schmid
A person with short white hair and a black stubbly beard sits on a chair on a stage. They are wearing a black skirt and a white shirt with nonreadable black font on it. In the background a second person is walking across the stage.
© Reto Schmid
Performers sit on stools on a stage and look in different directions. They are wearing different black dresses. In front of them a person is dancing, their right arm pointed upwards. They are also wearing a black dress.
© Reto Schmid
A person in a long black dress dances with closed eyes. Their right arm is spread out to the side, the left held in front of their torso. In the background more people sit on stools.
© Reto Schmid
Five people in black clothing sit very straight on stools on a stage with a black floor. In the foreground, one person dances barefoot in a black dress with a serious look.
© Reto Schmid
Four performers in black garments on a stage. Three of them sit upright and look straight ahead. The fourth person is standing in front of them and turned to the left. Their arms are half-raised.
© Reto Schmid
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Direction, choreography, stage, soundtrack, costume Trajal Harrell Music Keith Jarrett, Joni Mitchell Performance Vânia Doutel, Vaz, Perle Palombe, Trajal Harrell, Rob Fordeyn, Stephen Thompson, Songhay Toldon, Ondrej Vidlar Lighting Sylvain Rausa Dramaturgy Katinka Deecke Audience Development Mathis Neuhaus Theater Pedagogy Manuela Runge Production Assistance Camille Roduit, Maja Renn Assistance Stage Design Ann-Kathrin Bernstetter, Natascha Leonie Simons Assistance Costume Design Ulf Brauner, Miriam Schliehe Stage Management Michael Durrer Assistant Production Moritz Lienhard Assistant Stage Design Reina Guyer Technology on Tour Petra Kenneth, Ulrich Kellermann, Stephan Wöhrmann Tour Management and International Relations Björn Pätz, ART HAPPENS

Supported by the Alliance of International Production Houses with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media as well as Pro Helvetia and the Schweizer Kulturstiftung.