Surviving You, Always

Treppenwitz Collective / Simon Waldvogel

Right of First Refusal

1 hour 10 minutes

!

LAC+ members have first refusal starting December 1.
Sales open to the general public starting December 8.

Strobe lights and a smoke machine will be used.
The volume may be loud; earplugs are available. 

Palco Sala Teatro

25.-

Tue 20.04

20:00

Wed 21.04

20:00

Surviving You, Always

Treppenwitz Collective / Simon Waldvogel

Right of First Refusal

1 hour 10 minutes

!

LAC+ members have first refusal starting December 1.
Sales open to the general public starting December 8.

Strobe lights and a smoke machine will be used.
The volume may be loud; earplugs are available. 

Palco Sala Teatro

25.-

Tue 20.04

20:00

Wed 21.04

20:00

Having debuted in the 2024/25 season, *Surviving You, Always* by Simon Waldvogel returns to the stage. The production is the result of an artistic research project by the Treppenwitz Collective —one of the most innovative groups on the independent scene in Ticino—and conceived as an immersion into the emotional realm of grief. A multidisciplinary exploration that weaves together the visual nostalgia of images from the past with the energy of live music and the power of performance.  

*Surviving You, Always* is a hybrid performance that combines a live set, a visual installation, and poetry. It began as an exploration of the theme of loss, but also of memory and remembrance of the people with whom we have spent part of our lives and who are no longer with us. The bodies on stage become the canvas upon which to paint the emotional landscape of grief. The use of artistic techniques such as collage, layering, and multiplication helps create a visual space that represents the complexity of this emotion. Original musical compositions and live performances shape the soundscapes to reflect the emotional flow of the projected images, uniting past and present. The audience is immersed in a realm that traverses the various thresholds that mark the lives of those left behind: the survivors. The performance thus becomes an opportunity to participate in a process of processing and sharing, with the aim of transforming grief into a collective experience.  
By projecting memories onto the stage, *Surviving you, always* seeks to weave a narrative that celebrates the past, honors the present, and offers a moment of reconciliation with the future. 

Concept and Implementation 

Simon Waldvogel  

with 

Giacomo Toccaceli, Francesca Sproccati, Simon Waldvogel 

Visual and Spatial Design 

Daniele Spanò 

costumes 

Francesca M. De Giorgio 

lighting design 

Savino Caruso 

musical composition and live music

Magda Drozd 

collaboration on the play's script 

Ilaria Boffa 

outer eye 

Carla Valente 

assistant directors 

Camilla Parini, Giacomo Toccaceli  

production 

Treppenwitz Collective, LAC Lugano Art and Culture 

in co-production with 

Südpol Lucerne 

in collaboration with 

Le Grütli – Center for the Production and Presentation of the Performing Arts, Geneva; Kaserne Basel 

with the support of 

DECS Republic and Canton of Ticino – Swisslos Fund, Pro Helvetia – Swiss Cultural Foundation, City of Lugano, Events and Conferences Division, SIS - Swiss Performers' Foundation, Ernst Göhner Foundation 

artist residencies 

LAC Lugano Art and Culture, Kaserne Basel, Südpol Kriens