Eugénie Rebetez (*1984) grew up in the French-speaking Swiss countryside. She has been working as a freelance dancer and choreographer for more than a decade, creating three solo shows: Gina (2010), Encore (2013) and Bienvenue (2017) as well as several performances for art galleries and museums. Since 2018 she has been Artist in Residence at Théâtre La Grange de Dorigny, the University of Lausanne’s theatre, using this opportunity to explore new artistic territories. With a group of about thirty dancers and musicians from Jura, her native region, she choreographed Le défilé droit direct du Jura (2019), a parade that was presented as part of the mega-event La Fête des Vignerons in Vevey, Switzerland. Her latest work Nous trois (2019) is a piece for three performers that investigates the intensity and complexity of relationships amongst family members. She is currently working on a performance for zürich moves! (2020) as well as on a piece for young audiences (premiere in 2021). Eugénie Rebetez’s work has been presented throughout Switzerland and in Europe at many renowned venues and festivals. Since 2015 she has been teaching students of the Bachelor in Contemporary Dance at La Manufacture in Lausanne. Eugénie Rebetez lives and works in Zurich.
Show
Eugénie Rebetez
Rendez-vous
Welcome, Bienvenue, Welcome... A young dancer dreaming of a life as a prima ballerina. A storyteller and musician who is severely visually impaired from birth. A retired actress not willing to retire yet. For Rendez-vous, choreographer Eugénie Rebetez, who is well-known as a solo artist, invites six different stage performers to gather around her piano. Based on Rebetez' songs, they search for ways in which two bodies can coexist, listen, touch, support or carry each other without losing themselves. Oscillating between spectacle and poetry, Rebetez creates an intimate cabaret that harnesses the magic of the moment and draws its power from gentleness.
- Bühne 2
Tanzhaus Zürich
Wasserwerkstrasse 129
8037 Zürich - Wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair accessible
- Song lyrics in French, English and Swiss-German
Choreography, composition, direction Eugénie Rebetez
Creation and performance Plume Ducret, Michael Fehr, Marthe Krummenacher, Naïla Vasarino, Leslie Philbert, Eugénie Rebetez
Costumes Susanne Boner
Light design and technical direction Léa Beloin
Sound design Matthias Brunner
Artistic support Jessica Huber, Carmen Jaquier
Dramaturgical support Léonore Guy, Simon Froehling (Tanzhaus Zürich)
Production Lara Anderegg, Eugénie Rebetez
Diffusion Léonore Guy
Coproduction Tanzhaus Zürich, Théâtre du Jura, Le Grütli – Centre de production et de diffusion des Arts vivants
Supported by City of Zürich Culture, Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council, Department of Culture of the Canton of Zürich, SSA Cultural Fund, Ernst Göhner Foundation, Landis & Gyr Foundation, Migros Cultural Percentage
Many thanks for their contributions during the research phase Francine Acolas, Tanya Beyeler, Alain Borek, Thierry Court, Bertrand Kiefer, Eva Lambillon, Quentin Posva, Joséphine Rihs, Yvette Théraulaz, Pauline Vrolixs, Marika Buffat und Dominique Hauser, sowie Jules, Gaston, Matilda, Ramiro and Ciel
Photos Andrea Zahler
