Creature Comforts
Welcome to the microcosmos of Creature Comforts, where we learn about Gullibilius, a giant creature living in symbiosis with its six tiny inhabitants. The performers Edwin Ramirez, Nina Mühlemann, Paloma Ayala supported by Jenn Unfug, Kamran Behrouz, V Pierzyński and Alessandro Schiattarella will be your guides and hosts, inviting you to explore and perceive sensuality in new and unexpected ways.
Being aware that we all experience our surroundings very differently, Creature Comforts imagines a world of access, comfort and wonder for many different creatures and bodyminds. Be guided through an individually tailored experience and celebrate the Joy of Missing Out in a multilayered, immersive performance.
Picture description
A detailed pastel blue, lavender, and pastel green drawing of Gullibilius on a beige-brown coffee-tinted background. Gullibilius is a creature Kamran Behrouz called into being by mapping their autism. On the right side of its body, Gullibilius has two lavender tentacles emerging and functioning as some sort of legs, studded with suction cups. Next to the tentacles, its two muscular blue legs, which have hands instead of feet, softly prop its body up. The blue hands as feet belong to a body with a bald blue human head, eyes and mouth closed, but a third open eye on its forehead. The centre of the body consists of a large brain, in which a sleeping mint-green cat is nestled alongside a shimmering jellyfish. Next to the brain is a large open eyeball, facing outwards, and on top of that is the aforementioned bald blue head. All these parts of Gullibilius, the tentacles, brain, legs etc. are labelled like a diagram. Next to Gullibilius' body is a small drawing of a winged blue creature with a bald human head and the body of a bird along with two hands instead of legs, which has Gullibilius’ original form. Next to the tentacles is a small drawing of a white octopus pointing to Gullibilius tentacle legs to show where tentacles originate from. The image suggests Gullibilius is a hybrid creature.
- Bühne 1
Tanzhaus Zürich
Wasserwerkstrasse 127a
8037 Zürich
GZ Schindlergut
Tramhaltestelle Triemli
Hardplatz
Online Event
The dates marked as "Online Event" take place exclusively via livestream on the internet and not on-site.
Wipkingerpark
Festival site Zürcher Theater Spektakel / Saffainsel
Kulturama
Museum der Anthropologie
Tanzhaus Zürich
Tanzhaus Zürich
- Wheelchair accessible
- With audio description
- With sign language translation
- Relaxed Performance
- Three performances in English (the first the), two performances in German (the last two), texts are partially available in writing in both languages.
- Only partial subtitles.
- The performance on October 9 will be translated into Swiss-German Sign Language (DSGS).
- Retreat possibilities in the space.
- Access/touch tour before the performance.
There will be an access and touch tour one hour before each performance. The access and touch tour is free of charge and can be taken without registration by showing your event ticket. The tour allows visitors to familiarise themselves with the space before the show and ask for additional accessibility information. People from the Criptonite Creature Comforts team will be available. The Access and Touch Tour includes:
- Pre-show meeting with the Criptonite Creature Comforts team.
- Access to the space, props and set (including tactile)
- Further preliminary clarification of the content (triggers)
- Palpation of various elements of the costumes and stage set
- Testing/experiencing the brightest lighting mood
- Testing/experiencing the loudest moment in the piece
- Testing of possible seating options at the individual stations - For people for whom wearing an FFP2 mask is not a barrier, wearing a mask to protect vulnerable people is recommended. In parts of the show, part of the audience eats and drinks at a designated place in the room, for which the masks are briefly removed.
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Performances in English: October 4 / 6 / 7
Performances in German: October 8 / 9
Artistic direction and performance Nina Mühlemann, Edwin Ramirez
Performance V Pierzyński, Alessandro Schiattarella, Paloma Ayala, Kamran Behrouz, Jenn Unfug
Dramaturgy Nele Solf
Dramaturgical advisor audiodescription Noah Mundinger
Light Iris Rohr
Technical direction and video Marek Lamprecht
Sound design Susanne Affolter
Scenography Theres Indermaur
Costume Nicole Frei
Costume assistant Anna-Thea Jäger
Production Laeticia Blättler (Moin Moin Productions)
Production assistant Jenn Unfug
Outside Eye Kathrin Veser
Internship Maria Kattner
Dramaturgical advisor Tanzhaus Zürich Simon Froehling
Illustration Kamran Behrouz
Coproduction Tanzhaus Zürich
Supported byStadt Zürich, Migros Cultural Percentage, Ernst Göhner Foundation, Dr. Hedwig Stauffer Founder, Swiss Interpreters' Foundation SIS, Anne-Marie Schindler Foundation, Cassinelli-Vogel Foundation