Bunkern

Whether it's security apps for smartphones, bicycle helmets, surveillance cameras in public spaces, alarm systems for houses and apartments, safe deposit boxes, dog insurance, protective fences or safes for gold bars - people in affluent societies in particular seem to live more securely today than ever before. And Switzerland has also prepared itself perfectly for the worst-case scenario. Nowhere else have civil defense facilities been built as extensively as here. You'd think there were more bunkers than Swiss people. But can we ever feel completely safe?

Together with actors from the Lucerne Theater, Basel director Corinne Maier sets out in search of the reasons for and depths of human security: based on personal experience reports, interviews with experts and research material, the "Box" becomes a temporary bunker. Just a few minutes' walk away is the Sonnenberg Tunnel, once one of the largest civil defense facilities in the world. In an emergency, there would be room for more than 20,000 people here. You might laugh at that - but he who laughs last, laughs best.

What I did:

  • Designing the miking and speaker setup

  • Designing soundscapes and sound effects

  • Creating an easy to control Go-Button-Show for Ableton and the Yamaha QL1

  • 05. - 14. Juni 2019 in the Box of Theatre Lucerne

  • Direction: Corinne Maier

    Set Design: Nicole Henning

    Sound Design: Rupert Jaud

    Dramaturgy: Nicolai Ulbricht

    Cast: Sofia Elena Borsani, Adrian Furrer, Julian-Nico Tzschentke

  • A production by the Theatre Lucerne

About the sound design

The sound design in this research theater production fulfills a structuring atmospheric function and divides the piece through three 'interludes', which separate thematic focuses (everyday life, health, bunker) of the performance from each other. Based on thematically related sound materials, abstract sound textures have emerged, which atmospherically reflect the theme of security. In a small live radio play sequence, the exploration of the Lucerne Sonnenbergtunnel is illustrated.

The sound system follows a 5.1 setup, with the surround channels reflecting indirectly onto the audience seating through the rear wall of the theater space. This was necessary due to the lack of hanging points, but surprisingly produced remarkably good effects in terms of envelopment.

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