Tickets
| Prices: | CHF 20.- / 30.- / 50.- |
| Price category freely selectable | |
| U18: | CHF 10.- |
| Kulturlegi: | 16.- (box office only) |
| Further ticket information (U18, cultural GA, wheelchair spaces) |
Duration: approx. 70 minutes
Language: Minimal spoken text in an unfamiliar language
Subtitles: German/English
Content notes: This performance contains scenes and elements that may be distressing for some viewers. It addresses themes such as conflict and violence.
Sensory notes: Many Blackouts, loud noises, recordings of gun shots and uncomfortable smells are used.
Accessibility: During the performance of «The Manual», the front rows of the Turbinenaal auditorium will remain closed. We provide accessible seating for visitors with impaired mobility. Please contact us at kasse@dampfzentrale.ch.
Premiere party: Friday, 3 October, following the performance. Sounds by DJ Nilednew .
Childcare:
On Sunday, 5.10.25, free childcare will be provided by a professional from Gioia Cares from 17:30 to 19:30.
Here you will find further events at which Dampfzentrale and Schlachthaus Theatre provide childcare.
«The Manual» is a non-verbal performance that traces how invisible beliefs shape bodies, bind communities, and spark collapse. Structured in three movements—Paradise, Purgatory, and Inferno—the piece unfolds through choreography, sound, light, and scenographic composition, following the transformation of a community from harmony to disintegration. Eschewing linear narrative, the work speaks in a visual and emotional language that transcends linguistic and cultural boundaries. Created in collaboration with a diverse group of artists, «The Manual» offers a quiet reflection on the tensions of our time and invites the audience to consider their place within systems of belief and control.
Credits
Concept / Direction: Omar Ghayatt
Choreographic consultation: Emma Murray
Dramaturge: Noëmi Steffen
From & with: Emma Murray, Giulin Stäubli, Maria Rebecca Sautter, Maria Demandt, Sofia Zambrano Olivares, Shebli Albau
Scenography: Omar Ghayatt
Construction objects: Pius Bacher
Costume: Ernestyna Orlowska
Soundscape / Music: Wendelin Schmidt-Ott
Light: Demian Jakob
Assistant director: Aline Bissig
Exterior Eye: Magdalena Nadolska
Production: Studio Moroni
Production Management: Das Theater Kolleg
Co-production: Dampfzentrale Bern & Festival D-CAF, Cairo.
With special thanks to Jon Batiste, whose music appears in the performance with his kind awareness.
