Premiere on May 4th, 2021 in Théâtre de Vidy-Lausanne (Switzerland)
L’Étang was created in residency at Théâtre National de Bretagne in November 2020.
Based on the original work Der Teich (The Pond) by Robert Walser
To Kerstin
Concept, direction, scenography and dramaturgy Gisèle Vienne
Performed by Adèle Haenel and Ruth Vega Fernandez
Lights Yves Godin
Sound design Adrien Michel
Music direction Stephen F. O’Malley
Original music Stephen F. O’Malley and François J. Bonnet
Tour assistant Sophie Demeyer
Outside view Dennis Cooper and Anja Röttgerkamp
French translation Lucie Taïeb
From the German translation by Händl Klaus and Raphael Urweider (éd. Suhrkamp Verlag, 2014)
Collaboration to the scenography Maroussia Vaes
Conception of puppets Gisèle Vienne
Creation of puppets Raphaël Rubbens, Dorothéa Vienne-Pollak and Gisèle Vienne in collaboration with Théâtre National de Bretagne
Stage set production Nanterre-Amandiers CDN
Set and accessories Gisèle Vienne, Camille Queval and Guillaume Dumont
Costumes Gisèle Vienne et Camille Queval
Wig and make-up artist Mélanie Gerbeaux
Technical manager Richard Pierre
Sound engineer Adrien Michel and Mareike Trillhaas
Light manager Iannis Japiot and Samuel Dosière
Stage manager Antoine Hordé
Performance created in collaboration with Kerstin Daley-Baradel
Special thanks to Etienne Bideau-Rey, Nelson Canart, Patric Chiha, Zac Farley, Pauline Jakobiak, Jean-Paul
Vienne, César Van Looy
Production and touring Alma Office: Anne-Lise Gobin, Alix Sarrade, Camille Queval and Andrea Kerr
Administration Etienne Hunsinger & Giovanna Rua
Production DACM
Coproductions Nanterre-Amandiers CDN / Théâtre National de Bretagne / Maillon, Théâtre de Strasbourg – Scène
européenne / Holland Festival, Amsterdam / Fonds Transfabrik – Fonds franco-allemand pour le spectacle vivant / Centre Culturel André Malraux, Scène nationale de Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy / Comédie de Genève / La Filature, Scène nationale de Mulhouse / Le Manège, scène nationale – Reims / MC2: Grenoble / Ruhrtriennale / TANDEM Scène nationale / Kaserne Basel / International Summer Festival Kampnagel Hamburg / Festival d’Automne à Paris / théâtre Garonne, scène européenne – Toulouse / CCN2–Centre chorégraphique national de Grenoble / BIT Teatergarasjen, Bergen / Black Box teater, Oslo
With the support of CN D Centre national de la danse, La Colline – théâtre national and Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne
Thanks to Point Ephémère for putting their rehearsal space at our disposal and to Playroom, SMEM, Fribourg for their sound studio