Dimitri de Perrot
NIEMANDSLAND – A Journey to What Lies Between Us
an installation originally designed for theatres and reconfigured for an exhibition space. It will be presented in exhibition mode from Tuesday to Thursday, and in exhibition mode with live sets from Friday to Sunday.
Live sets par Dimitri de Perrot (22.10, 24.10, 25.10, 16.11) and by artists proposed by the HEM : Thomas Gurin (26.10), Sam Alvarez (30.10), Yui Terada (2.11), Elouen Hermand (7.11), Jorge Care (8.11), and by Bongo Joe : Citron Citron (1.11), Cyril Yeterian (14.11), Simone Aubert (15.11)
Dimitri de Perrot began his artistic journey in the 1990s as a DJ and turntablist. Today, he is a sound artist, musician, scenographer and director, using sound as a central vehicle for theatrical storytelling. His productions invite audiences into deep, attentive listening – which he sees as a vital foundation for living together. Listening, he believes, must be practised and nurtured; it requires inner availability. By giving it time, we open ourselves to encounter and discovery. Listening, for him, is the beginning of understanding – and of change. Phrases like “What we hear belongs to us. What we do with it shapes the way we live”, and “The ear is a space of freedom – because it cannot be closed”, are central to his thinking.
NIEMANDSLAND – A Journey into What Lies Between Us is an immersive sound space, woven with an infectious music score made up of everyday noises and human murmurs. In this “discotheque of the everyday”, the audience moves freely. There are no seats, no stage, no actors – just space, sound and the public – us. NIEMANDSLAND seeks to inspire wonder, reflection and connection, offering a space at the crossroads of theatre, concert, installation and celebration.


Technical information
Idea, music, scenography & artistic direction: Dimitri de Perrot / Dramaturgy: Anna Papst / Co-composition: Balz Bachmann / Sound design: Max Molling / Lighting design: Karl Egli / Scenography – research and design: Franziska Born / Set design – plans and construction: Leo Hoffman / Additional music and voices: Lara Barsacq, Marc Bodnar, Miro Caltagirone, Jack Ellis, Laslo de Perrot, Nino de Perrot, Michael Fehr, Tarek Halaby, Laurence Mayor, Dimitri Jourde, Jeff Loiselette, Gaël Santisteva, Julian Sartorius, Michi Sauter, Fred Ulysse / Sound research: ICST / Peter Färber / Construction assistance: Ateliers Gessnerallee / Music assistant: Peter Tillessen / Dramaturgical think tank: Lukas Bärfuss, Imanuel Schipper / Tour management: Jorge Bompadre, Karl Egli, Max Molling, Pablo Weber / Technical direction Studio DdP: Pablo Weber / Communication & Think tank Studio DdP: Christoph Meier / Distribution: Studio DdP