TELL by Joachim B. Schmidt

Why only another William Tell – and why does he have to go on stage? Because Schmidt's "Tell" not only looks into the characters, but almost out of them! Wilhelm, Walter, Gertrud, Gessler, Harras: they all tell from their perspective the episode of their lives that has occupied Switzerland for 800 years now. It's so immediate and strong that you root for and sympathize with every character. Even Gessler – if the sensitive Habsburg finds it difficult to stand it in the foehn-plagued Uri region with its coarse freedom trychlers, then we sympathize. How to implement the whole thing? With strong, drawn images, with 3-D masquerading shadow play, with Uri and Habsburg voices, with large Central Swiss masks, with non-dancing dancers, with music that transcends epochs!


With: Angela Collenberg, Riikka Lässer, Ivo Bärtsch, Thomas Beck

Voices: Ivana Martinovic, Anita Schenardi, Jordana Bär, Thesi Sommer, Tim Hedinger, Walter Sigi Arnold, Rolf Sommer, Hanspeter Müller-Drossaart, Christoph Rath, Josef Mohamed, Martin Ostermeier, Franziska Peterlik

Direction & Stage Version: René Schnoz

Stage & Drawings: Angela Wüst

Music: Andi Schnoz

Masks: Hugo Stadelmann, Sandra Stadelmann

Costumes & Props: Marlis Roth

Production: The Collaborators/ Klibühni, The Theatre

Producer: Iris Peng



Comments on the performance:


'Enriched by Wüst's miraculously constantly renewing live painting, pictures are created in cooperation with all those involved that are likely to be remembered by the audience for a long time. Standing Ovations!‘ Carsten Michels, Southeastern Switzerland


'It was fantastic – definitely go!' Christian Ruch, Journalist Southeast Switzerland


'A performance worth seeing' Andreas Klaeui, SRF 2 Kultur


'We were completely thrilled!' Magdalena Stotter, Diogenes Verlag Zurich


'Touching, tangible, violent, poetic, human, quaint, humorous, fine, subtle, cruel, simply very good!' Maria Riccarda Wesseling, soprano