A Beginner’s Guide
to Sightseeing
Theaterperformance von
Florence Ruckstuhl & Nora Schneider
3 different observations. 2 ghosts. 1 small house. Plus: carpet machines and cable pulleys, unspectacular stunts, absent tourists, a glance through binoculars, a falling spotlight, an orca stranded on stage, homemade special effects, and the world’s biggest peanut. Perhaps.
What is worth seeing? What do I want to see and when do I look away? What is looking at whom? And what if nobody’s there to watch? »A Beginner’s Guide to Sightseeing« brings together observations of looking and watching, performative, real, and fantastic sights worth seeing.
No prior knowledge required. Popcorn is included in the admission fee.
About the Artists
Florence Ruckstuhl and Nora Schneider met at the Institute for Applied Theatre Studies in Gießen. They share an artistic affinity rooted in friendship and collaborative practice, expressed through a shared fondness for machines, handicrafts and popcorn.
In 2021, they co-directed their first joint project, »How not to be spectacular«, as part of the Treibstoff-Theatertage Basel. For »A Beginners Guide to Sightseeing«, Merthe Wulf, Amélie Haller and Levin Eichert joined the team. Together, they ventured into the black box and wrote their own beginners’ guide to sightseeing. The team shares an interest in visual approaches to making work and the role of storytelling in performance theatre.
Instagram Florence Ruckstuhl @machines.with.florence ↗
Instagram Nora Schneider @norars1 ↗
Credits
Artistic concept: Florence Ruckstuhl, Nora Schneider, Merthe Wulf
Artistic collaborators: Levin Eichert, Amélie Haller
Tour technical director: Patrick Faurot
Swiss German Sign Language (DSGS) concept, translation & performance: Annemarie Meier-Buchli
German Sign Language (DGS) translation & performance: Emil Leske
Production management: Bernhard la Dous
Administration: Juliana Simonetti
Co-production: ROXY Birsfelden
Co-produced by ROXY Birsfelden.
Supported by Fachausschuss Darstellende Künste BS/BL and Ernst-Göhner-Stiftung. The revival and guest performances are supported by Fachausschuss Darstellende Künste BS/BL and Pro Helvetia.