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Ein als Gespenst verkleideter Mensch steht auf einer Bühne und hält ein Schild mit der Aufschrift "Tour" in der Hand.
Merthe Wulf

A Beginner’s Guide
to Sightseeing

Theaterperformance von
Florence Ruckstuhl & Nora Schneider

Relaxed Performance
DGS
4.12.
Fr
20:00
5.12.
Sa
19:00
Afterwards: a post-show discussion with German Sign Language (DGS) interpretation.

Solidarity price system:
€8 / €12 / €18 ( free choice)
Bremen Pass: €3
Children and young people aged 5-17: €5

Culture semester ticket: free of charge

Advance booking online only. Remaining tickets from 1 hour before the start of the event at the box office (phone: (tel: 0421 520 80 70)).

Alternatively, you can reserve tickets by phone or email:
0421 520 80 70 (Mon, Wed—Fri 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., also answering machine) or ticket@schwankhalle.de

Please note: Our ticket hotline is not operated on weekends or in the evenings. We therefore ask you to make your reservations in advance.

Reserved tickets must be picked up at the box office at least 30 minutes before the start of the performance—after that, the reservation will expire.
The box office can be reached by phone 1 hour before the start of the event at 0421 520 80 70.

The performance will take place
as a relaxed performance. This means:

You can leave the hall and
re-enter at any time.

There is a supervised quiet space
available if you need a break.

The hall will never be completely
dark at any point.

You are allowed to make noise and react
to what you’re experiencing during the performance.

Duration
70 minutes without intermission.

Language
The performance contains very little spoken language. It is performed in spoken German with English surtitles and includes written text in German and English. The performance on Saturday, 5 December will include German Sign Language (DGS) interpretation.

Lighting & Sound
The performance includes occasional flashing lights and mildly dazzling spotlights. We recommend seats in the middle of the seating area for audience members who are sensitive to light. Flashes are announced in advance. Stage fog is used on stage. Metallic machinery sounds can also be heard repeatedly throughout the performance.

Venue
All public areas of the Schwankhalle are at ground level and accessible without steps.

There are three different restrooms: one barrier-free restroom that is also accessible to wheelchair users, one restroom with three toilet stalls, and one restroom with urinals and one toilet stall.

Audience area
The audience area is usually seated.
Wheelchair spaces are located in the front row and can be reserved in advance by phone 0421 520 80 70, by email ticket@schwankhalle.de, or by entering your details in the ticket shop.

Individual access requirements
Individual access requirements, such as specific seats, early boarding, or an additional ticket for an accompanying person, can be specified when purchasing or reserving tickets.

For more information on the accessibility of our venues, please visit: accessibility ↗. If you have any questions, please contact us at ticket@schwankhalle.de or 0421 520 80 70.

Cardboard is cut on stage using an electric knife. In addition, one scene includes a description of a mild panic attack.

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.