teatro san materno - ascona - programmazione teatrale e danza - teatro san materno

23.10
Sunday
at 17.00

CHF 25.– / CHF 20.– *

Mario Batkovic

introspectio

Based on an unmistakable reference to minimal music, Mario Bratkovic seeks new musical possibilities for the accordion, in a blend of classic and contemporary experimental sounds.

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30.10
Sunday
at 17.00

CHF 25.– / CHF 20.– *

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Building Bridges

seven bridges

Every year, seven musicians from different musical genres and different cultures meet at the Centro Incontri Umani in Ascona to develop a joint programme.

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Throughout this research, they develop a music which is fascinating, deeply authentic and unexpectedly harmonious.

Sanne Huijbregts (Netherlands): vocals, percussion
Gaurav Mazumdar (India): sitar
Oscar Antoli (Spain): clarinet
Bo Wiget (Switzerland): cello
Simone Bottasso (Italy): accordion
Nicolò Bottasso (Italy): trumpet, violin
Fan-Qi Wu (Taiwan): pipa, vocals

In collaboration with Migros Ticino Percento and Angela Hobart and Fondazione Centro Incontri Umani

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13.11
Sunday
at 17.00

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La vita comincia ogni giorno (Life begins every day)

Compagnia Tiziana Arnaboldi

Letters from the Prague poet Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926)

On stage: a pianist, two dancers, an actor

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The reason for bringing the private life of Rainer Maria Rilke to the stage is his close friendship with the sacred dancer Charlotte Bara.
"Life begins every day" consists of letters which propel us into the visible world,
to talk about life, death, existence and imagination, in a hypnotic, concrete and radically experimental manner.

In collaboration with Migros Ticino Percento Culturale and the Foundation Pende

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19.11
Saturday
at 15.00

free entry

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A Conversation – the Soundtracks of Zeno Gabaglio

Gabaglio's Cosmos - Three Dates with Zeno Gabaglio

An afternoon of presentation and debate on the work of Zeno Gabaglio for cinema and theatre. The specific composition requirements for movie and theatre soundtracks will be discussed.

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19.11
Saturday
at 20.30

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Trio Niton con Giuliana Altamura e Roberto Mucchiut

Gabaglio's Cosmos - Three Dates with Zeno Gabaglio

«Charlotte»
A concert reminiscent of Charlotte Bara, in which a lot is tied up. "Cemento" is the title of the new album by Zeno Gabaglio's Trio Niton, an experimental electronic music project.

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The music takes us into the sound cosmos of Zeno Gabaglio: for the first time, playing a part, are the lyrics of Giuliana Altamura, introduced in its texture by the writer herself. Roberto Mucchiut's graphic visuals, featuring historical images of Charlotte Bara and Monte Verità, complete this 'Gesamtkunstwerk'.

Zeno Gabaglio: electric cello, electronic music
El Toxyque: strings, woodwinds, sound materials, electronic music
Luca Xelius Martegani: electronic music, sound direction
Giuliana Altamura: texts, reading
Roberto Mucchiut: visuals

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20.11
Sunday
at 17.00

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Mattia Zappa meets Zeno Gabaglio

Gabaglio's Cosmos - Three Dates with Zeno Gabaglio

The two renowned Ticino cellists could not be more different. On the one hand, the virtuous performer of classical works, on the other, the electro-acoustic cello with no stylistic boundaries and no possibilities for exploring new sounds.

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This unique encounter precisely feeds on this difference and on the awareness of the potential of mutual empowerment.

Zeno Gabaglio: Electro-acoustic cello
Mattia Zappa: Cello

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18.12
Sunday
at 17.00

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Andreas Gabriel Ensemble

Verändler - A Little Popular Music Symphony

With "Verändler", Andreas Gabriel created a modern popular music symphony. His work gathers an exceptional ensemble including well-known representatives of the "Neue Volksmusik" of German-speaking Switzerland.

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The somewhat alpine music gets pushed toward unexpected boundaries with minimal music, jazz and classical music. Andreas Gabriel, with no fear and with imagination, prepares the ground for the alpine music of the twenty-first century.

Andreas Gabriel: Violin
Martin Korrodi: Violin
Sabina Curti: Violin
Kristina Brunner: Cello
Pirmin Huber: Double bass, Büchel
Fränggi Gehrig: Accordion
Balthasar Streit: Trumpet
Roger Konrad: Trombone, Tenor horn, Alpine horn
Albin Brun: Tenor and soprano saxophone
Jürg Nietlispach: Guitar, Cittern

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22.01
Sunday
at 14.00

22.01
Sunday
at 17.00

CHF 15.– (limited places)

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Cenere (Ash)

Poetic Ritual 1 – For an Actress in an Empty Space

At 2 pm and replica 5 pm.

The audience watches and takes part in a performance: a listening space – an example of future 'gymnastics', increasingly requiring the experiencing of reality (or the enhancement of reality) and involving the materiality of the body in action.

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This piece, based on traces of memory, is the result of a process embedded in it, in which the personal, the autobiographical and the collective levels merge together, with no separation between the process and the doing, between the public and the private. Resonance requires proximity. Proximity, however, is not the absence of distance: indeed, the roles are and remain clearly separated.
the performer on one side, the audience on the other.

Anahì Traversi: performer
Fabio Pusterla: texts
Nadir Vassena: music and direction

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05.02
Sunday
at 17.00

CHF 15.-

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Sul Ciglio (On the Edge)

with Mathilde Vischer, Pierre Lepori and Manolis Mourtzakis

La performance bilingue, muovendosi tra poesia e musica, si basa sulla raccolta di poesie in prosa Lisières di Mathilde Vischer, tradotta dal francese per le Edizioni Sottoscala di Bellinzona (dicembre 2022). Al centro di questo percorso, il corpo e la natura (il bosco), l’infanzia e la differenza, la solitudine e la morte.

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Drifting from French to Italian (based on the translation by Pierre Lepori), Mathilde Vischer's words interact with Manolis Mourtzakis' accordion.
In the theatre, some works by Muriel Zeender, the illustrator of the book, will be on display.

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