Show

m.a.d. – mutually affirmed deviance

m.a.d. explores the collective body of four performers and their deviance from the norm. Together they venture a shared vulnerability and, strengthened by this newfound unity, they set out to disrupt the vicious cycle of discrimination, hatred and violence. Through choreography and sound the four protagonists attempt to transform the martial meaning of m.a.d. ("mutually assured destruction") into “mutually affirmed deviance” – into a daring "yes!" in celebration of the body and of their common breakout from its alienating socializations.

Oil Productions, Nora Smith – Live-Video
The artist Nora Smith from the collective Oil Productions will create a live video experience based on the performance piece „m.a.d.“
Using video captures and the soundscape from the live shows of „m.a.d.“ at Tanzhaus Zürich, Smith’s multilayered video performance proposes to reach distorted views of the body and its interactions, merging the real and the virtual into a landscape made of physical contact, organic shapes and fantasy.
The live video performances will be streamed on November 3 / 5 / 6 / 7 at 20:00 and on November 2020 at 18:00 – see the m.a.d. Link Tree.
Nora Smith, norasmith.ch
Oil Productions, oilproductions.ch

m.a.d. Link Tree
Want more m.a.d.-ness? Watch Nora Smith’s live video performance, listen to music and lectures that helped create m.a.d., learn more about the team involved in the process and check out some other related links here: m.a.d. Link Tree

  • Bühne 1
    Tanzhaus Zürich
    Wasserwerkstrasse 127a
    8037 Zürich
  • Wheelchair accessible

  • Wheelchair accessible

  • On Thursday, November 5 there will be an embodied introduction to the piece at 19:00. After the performance we invite the audience to a discussion. Both formats are free of charge, without registration. No dance experience is necessary.

    Corona measures
    • When entering the building, masks must be worn. It is valid for the entire duration of the event.
    • The seating on the main stage is arranged in a checkerboard pattern. There is free choice of seats.
    • During admission, a minimum distance of 1.5 metres must be maintained in the outside area and crowds must be avoided. No late admission and no breaks.
    • Tickets can be purchased in advance online. When buying a ticket (including at the box office) we will collect your personal data for the officially required contact tracing. Your data will be kept for 14 days and will then be deleted.

Concept, artistic direction Valerie Reding
Performance, choreography Bastien Hippocrate, Rafał Pierzyński, Valerie Reding
Sound design, Performance Ivy Monteiro
Dramaturgy Marc Streit
Sculpture Christopher Füllemann
Light design Thomas Giger
Technical support David Baumgartner
Vocal Coach Marcel Fässler
Oeil extérieur Simone Mousset
Production REDart, Valerie Reding
Dramaturgical production advisor Tanzhaus Zürich Simon Froehling
Production assistance Nico Dubosson
Photography, flyer Valerie Reding
Video teaser Oil Productions

Co-production Tanzhaus Zürich
Partners Dampfzentrale, Grand Studio, Queer Little Lies Festival, Réseau Grand Luxe, TROIS C-L Centre de Création Chorégraphique Luxembourgeois
Financial support Dance from Luxembourg, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Fondation Indépendance, Fondation Nestlé pour l’Art, Fondation SUISA, FONDS RESPECT by Pink Cross, LOS (Lesbian Organisation Switzerland) and TGNS (Transgender Network Switzerland), Migros Kulturprozent, Ministère de la Culture Luxembourgeois, Pro Helvetia, Société Suisse des Auteurs SSA, Stadt Zürich Kultur, t. Theaterschaffende Schweiz, TROIS C-L Centre de Création Chorégraphique Luxembourgeois, Corymbo Stiftung