Ha ha ha

The piece is created for the dancer and performer Tarek Halaby who, with his large adult body, rather hairy and very sensual, embodies a character a bit out of place and full of grace. His path is punctuated by experiences that touch, affect and transform him. It is by adapting that the protagonist of Ha ha ha will reveal all his strength and beauty. Can laughter move us forward? Eugénie Rebetez proposes a choreography combining lightness and gravity, where humor can be tender and fierce.

Choreography and Direction: Eugénie Rebetez
Creation and Performance: Tarek Halaby
Cover songs: I love you – Billie Eilish, Oh Life - Des’ree, Ça va ça vient –Vitaa & Slimane
Music soundtrack: Gangster Trippin – Fat Boy Slim, Campari Soda – Taxi
Sound design: Pascale Schaer
Light design and technical direction: Léa Beloin
Dramaturgical and production support: Simon Froehling (Tanzhaus Zürich)
Dramaturgical support and diffusion: Léonore Guy
Costume maker: Susanne Boner
Artistic collaboration: Alain Borek
Photo: Andrea Zahler

Creation for a young audience – from 6 years old on

Premiere:
November 4th, 2021
Tanzhaus Zürich

Tour:
2021–2024
Switzerland, France, Belgium

Production:
Verein Eugénie Rebetez

Coproduction:
Tanzhaus Zürich
Charleroi danse / Centre chorégraphique de Wallonie-Bruxelles
Théâtre du Jura
Fonds Young Audience from RESO – Dance Network Switzerland

Partnership for the creation:
Théâtre l’Echandole Yverdon

Supported by:
Stadt Zürich Kultur
Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council
Fachstelle Kultur Kanton Zürich

Duration: 50 minutes
Photo: Nelly Rodriguez

Ha ha ha – as something out of control coming from the belly and resonating throughout the body.
Ha ha ha – as emotions that become objects and play partners.
Ha ha ha – as stories about learning and the search for autonomy.
Ha ha ha – as a reflection on the growth of children, and also of adults.
Ha ha ha – as the ease to move forward even in the most difficult situations.
Ha ha ha – as laughter becoming music and dance.

Photo: Andrea Zahler
Photo: Paola Caputo

Calendrier

Yverdon (CH)Ha ha ha28.05–05.06.2024L’Echandole
FrouardHa ha ha04–05.04.2024Théâtre Gérard Philipe
LausanneHa ha ha06–10.03.2024Le Petit Théâtre
SionHa ha ha23–26.01.2024Le Spot
SierreHa ha ha11–13.11.2023Théâtre Les Halles
NeuchâtelHa ha ha18–19.03.2023Le Pommier / Théâtre CNN
Bar-le-Duc (F)Ha ha ha11–12.01.2023ACB Scène nationale
BernHa ha ha07–08.01.2023Schlachthaus Theater
ZürichHa ha ha23–25.11.2022GZ Buchegg
MoutierHa ha ha06.11.2022Chantermerle / CCPM
LuganoHa ha ha07.10.2022FIT Festival
GeneveHa ha ha03–05.09.2022Festival de La Bâtie
BadenHa ha ha05.03.2022Theater im Kornhaus
NyonHa ha ha02–03.03.2022L’Usine à Gaz
Charleroi (B)Ha ha ha25–26.02.2022Les Ecuries / Charleroi Danse
Bruxelles (B)Ha ha ha22–23.02.2022La Raffinerie / Charleroi Danse
Kingersheim (F)Ha ha ha30–31.01.2022Festival MOMIX
BaselHa ha ha27–29.01.2022Vorstadttheater
DelemontHa ha ha13–14.11.2021Théâtre du Jura
ZürichHa ha ha04–08.11.2021Tanzhaus
YverdonHa ha ha08.05.2021L’Echandole