Kipppunkte — Into the Void

Kipppunkte — Into the Void

music — choreography — happening

  • idea | concept

    commissioned by Ensemble Tzara, by Léo Collin, in collaboration with Jörg Köppl
    choreography and script: Dorothea Rust
    sound composition and interactive objects: Jörg Köppl

  • material for the happening

    sound-compositional score and text-libretto on extinction and tipping points, the environment and related themes
    performance: fishing boots | drone
    park installation: two tubes fitted with microphones | 7 music stands with 7 round mirrors | approx. 30 emergency blankets arranged into a gold and silver pile | approx. 50 rubber bands for interaction with the audience (inspired by Lygia Clark)

  • film

    'Der Stummel'
    concept: Dorothea Rust & Jörg Köppl with Heidi Hiltebrand
    performance and text: Dorothea Rust
    film-team with drone and camera: Heidi Hiltebrand & Jörg Köppl
    editing: Heidi Hiltebrand & Jörg Köppl with Dorothea Rust

  • technical material

    5 wireless microphones and 1 standard microphone | overhead microphones on stands | 4 PA systems | keyboard | mixing desk | 50 pairs of headphones for the audience, musicians and performers | computer station for playing the film | two party marquees

  • performers and collaborators

    Dorothea Rust, performance
    Jörg Köppl, voice
    Saadet Türköz, voice-improvisation
    Christina Aiko Mayer, violin
    Murat Cevik, flute 
    Martin Sonderegger, clarinets 
    Samuel Stoll, horn
    Lino Hiltebrand drone flight
    Heidi Hildebrand video

  • sound engineering

    Leandro Gianini & Jörg Köppl

  • duration per happening

    approx. 75–90 min.

  • place | date

    Ensemble Tzara AUSSTERBEN — KIPPPUNKTE – INTO THE VOID
    Sihlhölzlipark Zurich
    Saturday, 30 May 2026, final rehearsal 11 h and happening 16 h
    Sunday, 31 May 2026, happening 15 h and 17.30 h

  • artistic direction and support

    Léo Collin

  • organisation and support

    Ensemble Tzara, Heidi Hiltebrand and Sebastian Hofmann