Luftstation

The imposing 17 meter high Luftstation stands there, like an iron insect from another world,
fallen from the sky. Luftstation is the new artistic challenge of öff öff productions. It is an
impressive metal construction in which many exciting oppositions unite. Its symmetry tips
into asymmetry through the impact of the weight of a human body climbing on it. Despite
its huge mass of several tons of metal, it gives a peculiarly light impression and although
the stories that happen upon it play up in the heights, the power of gravity is ever present.
At the Luftstation the space between the ground and the heights will be worked on by the
artists searching and finding the balance on the big, gracious metal wings. The balance will
be found, skilfully kept a moment only to be lost or consciously let go of again. The artists
will climb throughout the structures listening to the metal, accommodating it or struggling
to impose their wills and precision onto the Luftstation through the use of their body weight.
Their partners are centrifugal force, turning points, swing, dead points and weight. With
these forces, each other and the metal, the artists will agree or struggle to tame the heavy
dynamics of the metal monster.

Premiere: 9th of June 2008, Bern, Gurtenpark

Tour CH: Nidau, Schaffhausen, Burgdorf, Solothurn, Fribourg, Emmen, Basel, Zürich, Arbon,
Rapperswil, Rüschlikon, Bern, Brugg

Artistic Team
Artistic Director: Heidi Aemisegger, Jenni Arne (Co-Director)
Choreographer: Heidi Aemisegger in collaboration with the performers
Performers: Jenni Arne, Lucie Pasquier, Patrick Jackson, Fiona Hirzel,
Pascal Siegrist, Bo Rønnow Andersen
Lighting Designer: Brigitte Dubach
Composer, Live Musician: Markus Gfeller
Dramatic Advisor: Reto Finger
Assistant: Carmen Rossi
Costume Designer: Eva Wandeler

Production Team
General Director: Heidi Aemisegger
Production Director, Tour Manager: Thomas Keller
PR and media: Annette Rutsch
Assistants: Brigitte Menzi, Kathrina von Wartburg, Sarah Uwer
Technician: Bastian Schiess
Bar-Restaurant: Maya Schumacher, Thomas Casalegno
Development and construction Luftstation: Motorsänger GmbH

Support of the production
City of Berne, Canton of Berne, Foundation Standley Thomas Johnson, Migros Kulturprozent,
Brugg Drahtseil, Klein+Hummel, Sennheiser, Music Base, Bank EEK, Die Mobiliar, Sarnafil
AG, APG, Ernst und Olga Gubler-Hablützel Foundation, Foundation Dr. Heinrich Mezger,
SUISA Foundation

Support of the Tour
Gurten Rail, BernMobil, Gurten Park, APG Berne, City of Burgdorf, Kulturraum Schaffhausen,
City of Solothurn, Canton of Solothurn, Community of Emmen, Canton of Luzern, Cultural
Departement of the Canton of Basel, Kulturelles BL, UBS Arbon, City of Arbon, Lotteriefonds
Canton of Thurgau, Park im Grüene Rüschlikon, City of Rapperswil, Kulturförderung Canton
of St. Gallen, Kuhn & Palais Odeon Brugg

Media Partnerships
Der Bund, Radio extrabern, Schaffhauser Nachrichten, Solothurner Tagblatt, Neue Luzerner
Zeitung, St. Galler Tagblatt, Tele Ostschweiz

Local Partnerships
Arbon: Incognito, Christof Huber
Bern: Gurtenpark, Roli Röthlisberger
Biel: Groovesound, Daniel Schneider
Brugg: Miotti/Humbel/Lang, Luc Humbel; Andreas Rösli
Emmen/Luzern: TheaterszeneCH, Adi Blum; Kulturkonzept, Hansruedi Hitz
Rüeschlikon: Park im Grünen, Petra Kübler
Schaffhausen: Schauwerk, Katharina Furrer; Stadttheater Schaffhausen
Zürich: Zürcher Theater Spektakel


Catering in collaboration with: eventmakers