SHOWS
SHOWS
SHOWS
P A R T I T U R A Z E R O
performance | 2024

by and with | Elena Boillat
artistic collaboration | Laura Gaillard
external ear | Mathias Steinauer
technical assistance| Simona Gallo
coprodution | PREMIO Schweiz, LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura
support | DECS Repubblica e Cantone Ticino-Fondo Swisslos, SIS - Swiss Performing Artists Foundation, Lugano city
artistic residencies | Fondazione Claudia Lombardi per il teatro, Théâtre Sévelin 36, Fabriktheater-Rote Fabrik, Theater Roxy Birsfelden, LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura
work in progress presentation | Grütli Ginevra, Nouveau Monde Friburgo,
Kunstmuseum Winterthur for Tanz Fest 24, supported by RESO Danse Suisse
in collaboration with Arturo Prod
thanks | spazio culturale Spazio Inverso Tesserete, TanzHaus Zurigo,
Luca Congedo Silence&Light studios, Mjelma Shehu
PRESS
"PARTITURAZERO.The powerful breath of Elena Boillat"
“The Voice Can Strike, Silence Too: On Being a Medium”
“In praise of slowness and the charm of breathing”
P A R T I T U R A Z E R O is a performative act that explores the body-voice as a vibrating material, in search of languages free from the weight of meaning. By exploring her own vocal apparatus, Elena Boillat composes and performs a score drawn from the sonic reminiscences that inhabit her, transforming physical endurance and the flow of breath into an extreme vocal emission, in contrast with the slow unfolding and expansion of movements and moments of stillness.
Inspired by the structure of the sonata form and certain rituals, the performance moves between dysphonic singing, resonators, and moments of absolute silent contemplation, revealing a breathing, sonic physicality immersed in stage spaces that are always stripped and bare, where the environment is respected in everything it offers, including the quality of light. In these spaces, the body becomes both unique instrument and subject, establishing an intimate perceptual dialogue with the imagination and acoustic perception of those who witness it, leading the audience on a pre-linguistic journey with shifting boundaries.
Designed for various types of performance spaces, both conventional and unconventional, P A R T I T U R A Z E R Orejects traditional narrative, inviting deep listening, a transformation of gaze and presence, and a direct perception of the sonic experience, unmediated by any technical support.
" The voice can strike, lightly touch, push away, call or bring closer. And the body is the dark cave guarding its origin and secret. Holding on to their manifesting power, I felt that a made-up communication was possible: one that was independent from meaning, culture and norm, as well as free from any information frenzy. Like a cry in the void or a whisper in the midst of chaos, the message that this type of communication carries is no longer found in information, but rather within resonance itself, returning me to a primary ground where all defenses simply fail. "
artistic notes 2023
PH S.Varrani
9th february 2024 | Kick Off Premio | Stadttheater Langenthal (CH)
4th may 2024 | Sharing Work in progress Tanzfest | Nouveau Monde Friburgo | Maison des Arts du Grütli Ginevra (CH)
5th may 2024 | Sharing Work in progress TanzFest | Kunstmuseum Winterthur (CH)
4th-5th october 2024 | première FIT International Festival of Theater and contemporary scene LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura (CH)
19th-20th november 2024 | Teatro Sociale Bellinzona (CH)
8th december 2024 | NAO Performing Festival La Fabbrica del Vapore Milan (CH)
26th september 2025 | ATT International Meeting Rome (IT)
28th september | Le Alleanze dei Corpi Festival Milan (IT)
22th october 2025 | Ferrobedò Milan (IT)
26th november 2025 | Accademia Dimitri Verscio (CH)
5-6th december 2025 | Lac Lugano Arte e Cultura (CH)



