Zer-Brech-Lich by Alessandro Schiattarella and Ensemble
A compelling mix of dance, spoken word and original songs that transforms vulnerability into a source of strength
Asia Premiere
A playful and poignant musical dance theatre production by Italian-born-Swiss-based choreographer Alessandro Schiattarella.
At the heart of Zer-Brech-Lich, German for “fragile”, are three talented disabled performers – Alice Giuliani, Victoria Antonova and Laila White – who bring to life songs by Swiss musician Gina Ete. Performing with a blend of direct and poetic expression and humour, they explore questions around fragility from personal and political perspectives, and invite the audience to rethink perceptions of weakness and strength: Can fragility be powerful? Can fragility unite people? Can it act as a catalyst to challenge false ideals of beauty and success?
As the performers voice their vulnerabilities and dance, they care for and support each other while playfully constructing and deconstructing images and sets. Slowly revealing the mechanisms behind the creation of illusions, they spark reflections on a future where diversity replaces “the norm”, and remind us that true power and beauty lie in embracing and celebrating our differences. Zer-Brech-Lich premiered at Festival Theaterformen in 2023.
Alessandro Schiattarella
Alessandro Schiattarella is a dancer, choreographer and videographer based in Switzerland. Since the age of fifteen, he has been affected by Hirayama disease, a neuromuscular disability, which slowly reduced the strength in his hands. This didn’t stop him from dancing in international and renowned dance companies such as the Bejart Ballet Lausanne, the Ballet Du Grand Theatre de Geneve, the Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, the Konzerttheater Bern, and the Ballett Basel. From 2015 up to now, Schiattarella has been supported by the Cultural Commission of the City of Basel. His latest production “Altrove” and auto-biographical work “Tell me where it is” was performed in international festivals. Schiattarella has been awarded the Cinema Prize of the Choreographic Captures Competition for the video-choreography “Mani-Cure” (2015).
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