nightrace in zürich

a post-alpine ski piece with a fall by fynn malte schmidt

this cannot end well. (...) he drifts (...) from the ideal track, rowing with his arms, his upper body. and then, (...) he somehow saves himself because he (...) always presses his skis into the snow in such a way that they pull him swiftly downhill, even when all seems lost. (...) this could not end well, and yet in the end it did.

a sports studio becomes a showcase for winter sports enthusiasts, but also a space for reflecting on the performance paradigm. ski waxing, mental training, material science – rituals of a tight-knit community that is currently losing its foundation. can it work? it's about performance and passion, technique and training, victory or fall, and the inevitable question: how much longer can we do this?

fynn malte schmidt and his team create a new immersive theater work, half re-enactment, half exercise in saying goodbye, humorous, playful, and full of love for the material.