Gardi Hutter - Clown Theatre
Tournée - Booking
Switzerland (until spring 2020)
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Since 1981, Gardi Hutter has taken her clown theatre halfway round the world, putting over 3600 shows in 33 countries so far. She has created 8 theatre and 1 circus productions and been awarded 17 prizes for her art. Gardi Hutter produziert autonom. She performs in theatres and barns, concert halls and culture factories, festivals and favelas – greeted with enthusiasm by public and press wherever she goes.
Whether she appears as washerwoman, mouse, prompter or tailor, her almost wordless solos uncover tiny, absurd universes in which the characters put up a brave but forlorn fight for happiness. The tragicomedy is remorselessly carried to the limit, to the delight of the audience.
Gardi Hutter’s stories are tragicomic parables of the today world, with moll and without moralizing. Her characters show all facets of female non-virtues: tousled, fury, nasty, crazy, touching and poetic.
The press calls her a “comic phenomena”.
Facts
RESUME GARDI HUTTER 2019
Education by Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zurich 1974-1977
Collaboration with CRT - Centro di ricerca per il teatro, Milano and with the "maestros"
- Nani Colombaioni - from “I Colombaioni”, known of the Fellini Film : “I Clowns”
- Mario Gonzales - Pantalone of the “Théâtre du soleil”, Paris
- Ferruccio Cainero -Teatro Ingenuo, Italian clowngroup 1978 - 1981
Actor in comic theatre productions
Aristophanes: "The knighters" directed by Mario Gonzales 1979
Aristophanes: "Pluto" directed by Teatro Ingenuo 1980
Produced by "CRT - Centro di ricerca teatrale - Milano" - Tour throughout Italy
Since 1981 is Gardi with her whole productions in tour:
More than 3700 performances in 35 countries and 5 continents, including Sweden, Switzerland, Slovakia, Germany, Russia, Brazil, China, Spain, France, Italy, Tunis, USA, Argentine…..
Recordings on TV in 17 countries - Creation of sketches for TV and films - Countless radio programs - 26 boxes full of critics and reviews
SOLO SHOWS (author & performer)
- "Joan of ArPpo" (a laundry comedy) by Cainero+Hutter - Dir.: F. Cainero 1981
- "Cheese" (a mouse comedy) by Cainero+Hutter+M.Wetter - Dir.: F. Cainero 1988
- "The prompter" (a theatre underground comedy)
by & with G. Hutter - Dir. Fritzi Bisenz + Ueli Bichsel 2003.
- "The tailor" (a survival comedy) by G. Hutter+M. Vogel
Dir.: Michael Vogel (Familie Flötz) 2010
SHOWS IN COMPANY
- "Abra Catastrophe" by/with Minnie Marx - Dir: F. Cainero 1984
- "Cercasi segretaria" by FC+ GH + Barbara Frey - with Eric A. Rohner - Dir.: FC 1994
- "RISATE NOTTurne" by/with Ueli Bichsel + Gardi Hutter 1998
- « Gaia Gaudi » - by/with: Neda Cainero, Beatriz Navarro, Juri Cainero, Gardi Hutter.
Direction: Michael Vogel (Artistic Director of Family Floez) 2018
Circus clown
"Hanna & Knill" at the Swiss National Circus Knie - Dir: F. Cainero 2000
6 numbers by/with Ueli Bichsel + Gardi Hutter + Neda + Maite
Musicals
- "The brides" 2005/6
Musical by/with Gardi Hutter + Sandra Studer + Sue Mathys
Dir.: Dominik Flaschka - Production: Casinotheater Winterthur
- "Honkystonky by Huttystucky" 2006
Musical for children by/with GH + Erika Stucky + Shirley Hoffmann
Dir.: Ueli Bichsel - Production: Brothers&Sisters
- „Wanderful – There’s no Piz, like Show Piz“ 2014
Musical by/with Gardi Hutter + Sandra Studer + Michael von der Heide
Dir.: Dominik Flaschka - Production: Just4fun/ Theater am Hechtplatz, Zürich
Specials
- As fool charwoman, performance in the Swiss National Parliament
for the 700 year celebration of Switzerland 1991
- Actress at the Theater of Zurich in "Romolo the Great" (Rea) di F. Dürrenmatt 1997/98
- Court jester at Festspiel "700 years of Altstätten" 1998
Cultural awards
- "Schweizer Kleinkunstpreis" (Swiss theatre Award) (CH) 2005
- "Hans Reinhart Ring" (The ring of Hans Reinhart) (CH) 1990
- St.Galler Kulturpreis (CH) 1996
- Narrenkappe von Frauenfeld (CH) 2001
- Lolipop-Children's Swiss Music Award (CH) 2007
- Price ARTISTIKA , Artistikfestival, Visp (CH) 2013
- Oberschwäbischer Kleinkunstpreis - Ravensburg (D) 1991
- Kleinkunstigel - Buxtehude (D) 1989
- Knurrhahn - Wilhelmshaven (D) 1987
- Prix Blanc et Noir - St.Gervais (F) 1988
- Prix de la Presse - Cannes (F) 1987
- Overall Excellence Award – Outstanding Actor - FringeNYC - New York (USA) 2007
- Premio Fipa al millor espectacle - Festival Internacional de Pallasses d’ Andorra (AD) 2007
-"La Stella de l’Arlecchino errante" "Festival de l’Arlecchino errante", Pordenone (I) 2013
- Member of ACADEMY OF FOOLS – Dir: Slava Polunin – Moscow (RU) 2015
- Honory companion ZHdK – The Zurich University of the Arts honors outstanding achievements of a long-standing career. (CH) 2019
Teacher
Workshop, Seminar, Masterclass in: „Physical theatre – Clown theatre“ at University of Zurich (ZHdK), University of Leipzig (Theatre Institute) and in festivals all over the world.
Books about GH
- "Gardi Hutter – die CLOWNerin" - by S+H Moser-Ehinger - Panorama Ed. 1985
- Jahresspiegel aus der Schweizer Prominenz - L. Wiedmer-Zingg - Ed. Hallwag AG 1990
- "Les Suisses qui font rire" - by Cathrine Prélaz - Ed.: Promoéditions SA 1991
- "Unter vier Augen" by Benita Cantieni - Ed.: Orell Füssli 1994
Writer
3 books for children - Illustration: Cathrine Louis - Ed: Nord-Süd
Translations in german, french, dutch, korean, thai, chinese
- Mamma mia! lass das Zaubern 1997
- Mamma mia! was haben wir geweint 1999
- Mamma mia! geh nicht weg 2001
1 book for adults
- Der kleine See und das Meer - Ed: Sauerländer (in german) 2001
Movies
- Gardi - the infinity of the game by Kuno Bont - Production: Tukan Film 2012
-.Hanna & Rocky Dir.: Beat Kuert - Buch: Hutter/Kuert - Prod: al Castello 1993
- Fata Morgana Prod.:Cinégroupe, Dir.: M. Schillig -1989 1989
- Alles bleibt anders Dir.: Güzin Kar - 2006 (Maria) 2006 (Maria)
- Tell Regie: Mike Eschmann - 2007 (Helvetia)
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