Thanks to:

Thank you to all the collaborators and the cast of OBVIAM EST –
without their faith, support and untiring work, OBVIAM EST would never have become what it is today ……….……….

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and moreover:

Agathe Meyer-Henn – for her energetic support of the guest performance of “Courage…” in Berne

Agnese Z’raggen – for her tasty vegetarian buffet after the first night of “Binari - …”

Alecs Meier – for his “Binari - …” photos at the RATS 2003

Alex Bugmann - for his sketches of the men’s skirts of „Binari - ...“

Alicia – who has shown us around Sarajevo and made us discover the best Halva-Shop. She has helped us to sense the characteristics of a city in 2002 on which the war has left its marks

Andreas Hofmann – for his emergency computer action

Angela Neimann and Martin Läuchli – for Valérie’s room in January 2004 and moreover their good mood www.pumcliks.ch

Anita Hofmann – for sewing the costumes of „Binari - ...“, her public relations in Baden and her delicious pumpkin soup

Anna von der Lohe – for leaving us her apartment in Cavigliano in the summer 2003

Anne Hirth – for spontaneously being the second camera woman for the documentation of „Courage...“

Anne-Käthi Mahler – for her hospitality during our guest performances 2002 and 2003 in Lucerne

Ariane Fischer – for her efforts trying to find places to stay for the company in Lausanne and for her translations on the web-site

Barbara Leuenberger – for her hospitality during the production of “Courage…”

Béatrice Gautschi – for having made available her house Rii Secc 3 in January 2004

Brigitte Grunder and Stefan Dällenbach - for her hospitality and for accommodating Claudia and Martin in April 2004 in Thun

Carola Ettenreich – for the revision of the project files of „Binari - ...“

Caspar Guyer – for his music

Cathrine Foo – for her sketches of the women’s skirts for „Binari - ...“

Charles and Qing Thiessoz – for making an application for a special concession for their restaurant La Channe in Sion, to feed us after our second show in Sierre

Charlotte Friedli - for supporting “Courage…” and her open house in Zurich

Charlotte Madörin – for her wonderful reception in Baden

Christoph Siegenthaler – for his assistance beyond the lighting design
www.christoph-tecnico.ch

Claudia Belotti – for the energetic support for the Italian texts for “Courage…”

Claudio A. Tirelli – for his support and pragmatism

Cornelia Griehl – for her support of „Courage...“and „Binari - ...“and her “globuli”

Cornelia Schinzilarz - for coaching and supervising in difficult situations, for friendship and sense of reality as well as for sponsoring the tour-iron and for leaving us two chairs of the „Binari - ...“décor www.kick.dich.ch

Cristina dal Bò – for her support of „Courage...“and „Binari - ...“and her PR work

Cristina Galbiati, Trickster Teatro – who keeps standing by with great ideas and important telephone numbers and who untiringly translates Martin’s Italian into Italian www.tricksterteatro.ch

Daniela Bertossa – who has offered Sachi a bed in Geneva when her plane was to leave at 6am in the morning

David Lathion – who has found a bus which drove us to Sarajevo

Dominik Huber – for accommodating Marisa und Patrick in autumn 2002 in Luzern

Dominik Hunn – for putting the „Filzplöppel“beneath the chairs of „Binari - ...“

Dominique Martinoli – for accommodating Christoph in Delémont

Dorothea Hufnagel - for her hospitality in Tübingen in June 2005

Edmée-Jane Merçay – in a large house in Courgenay – for her kind hospitality towards her children’s friends

Elena Urfer – of the STOP AIDS campaign – “Bundesamt für Gesundheit”

Emanuel Rosenberg – for his translations to “Courage…”

Eva Antonini – for her translations of the subtitles of the interviews of „Binari - ...“

Fabio Invernizzi – for correcting the Italian texts in „Binari - ...“

Federico Dimitri – for making available his room during summer 2002

Floriano Tamagni – for the bed sheets and therefore the screen in „Binari - ...“

Frédéric Gonseth Productions, Archimob - for making available their video material www.archimob.ch

Gillian McLeod – for the administrative support during OBVIAM EST’s first months

Giuseppe Poncetti – for the bed he organized for Jaques in Amir’s room in Zürich 2002

Giuseppe Spina – who has made available his room during summer 2002

Guillaume Morard – for patching up a desperate choreographer in February 2004 and Sachi during the first night of „Binari - ...“

Hans and Ingeborg Mäder – for her hospitality in Berne and a pleasant evening in March 2003 and again in January 2005

Harald Lutz – for his critical judgment while checking the concept and content of the website

Interface – for making available their studios in Sion in which we were able to cut the Binari-Interviews www.theatreinterface.ch

Ioana Demarais – for her room in Lucerne in autumn

Isabelle Fischer – for her hospitality during the guest performance in 2003 in Zurich

Isabelle Siebold and Simone Fassari – for hosting Tommy - 2 weeks in July 2003

Jacqueline Haeusler – who has accommodating René at our guest performance 2003 in Zurich

Jacques Morard - moreover for his numerous translations into French and for his organizational support of our guest performances in Sion and Sierre www.tactus.ch

Jean-Marc Heim – for his initiative in Lausanne

Jean Martin – for translations into English

Jean Siegenthaler - for his support

Jenni Arne – for leaving her apartment to us in Bern in March 2003

John Geissler – for his encouragements and for indicating that towels are not to be thrown

Jonas Althaus – for his room in Zurich in summer 2002

Josiane Thiessoz – for convincing her brother to keep his restaurant open in Sion , for a culinary highlight in Lausanne, her hospitality in Sion and Lausanne not to be forgotten and her inputs in critical moments of life and production

Juliane Maurer – for moral support

Luisa Braga – for her emergency assistance during the last rehearsals for “Binari -…” and her hospitality

Katy Meyer - for her English translations

Manu – for his persistence

Marc and Réane Morard – for having allowed Sachi to live the feeling of the Valais’ snowy mountains and for hosting the whole company in 2002

Marcel Felder – for his hospitality in Lucerne in October 2002

Margit Huber – for her initiative for the dance in Lugano

Maria Lehmann – for supporting “Courage…”

Markus Kunz – for hospitality in Lucerne in October 2002, for phone numbers and e-mail addresses

Martial Chételat – for his initiatives in Delémont

Michael Perucchi – for securing the chairs of “Binari - …” – to prevent Mirjam from falling through

Michele Engeler – for his colored pictures of “Binari -…” in Ascona

Michele Tognetti - for la fabbrica und his generosity www.lafabbrica.ch

Mirjam Orlowsky – for her efforts to bring “Binari - …” to Germany

Monika Gurtner – for accommodating Martin and Jacques in March 2003 in Berne and her hosting in January 2005

Muriel de Grey - for translations of press-releases into English

Myriam Luisier - for her photos of "Binari - ..." in January 2005

Nadja Schweizer – for supporting „Binari - ...“

Natalie Müller – who has moved out of her room during summer 2002 to make it available to us

Nicole and Martin, Cie Nicole et Martin – for their red Jeep which served the transport to Sierre and Lausanne 2004 www.nicole-et-martin.ch

Paola Tedde - for her lullabies in "Childhood and other cruelties"

Paolo Vandoni – for his spontaneous and super professional emergency actions of the Binari - Interview dvd in different language versions www.movie-note.ch

Patricia Cattin – for accommodating Jacques and Martin in Delémont, fresh croissants included

Patrick Jackson – for translations into English

Penny Chan – for procuring spontaneously her sister as an interview partner

Peter Helling – for his support while OBVIAM EST was founded

Piera Gianotti – for sewing the costumes of “Courage…”

Raimund Wurzwallner - for computer advice

Réane Morard – for organizing a wonderful buffet after our first performance of “Courage…” in Sion

Rebekka Büter – for organizing our housing in Lucerne 2003

Regno Anima-le, Locarno – for being ready to let us film her fish on a Saturday; the shots were never used…

René Fourés – for his translations into Spanish

Reto Bernhard – for accommodating Thomas and René in Lucerne in September 2003

Rhea Sturm – for untiring improvements of the OBVIAM EST website www.moka.ch

Robert Gerritsma – for always having found the time to set „broken“ actors or rather for pressing the right bones

Ros Kummer – for supporting “Courage…” and her hospitality in Zurich

Rosario Ilardo – for giving a tip and many tasty meals during the "Courage..." rehearsals

Rosmarie Reber - for her hospitality in Bern in January 2005

Sachi Kimura – for her translations into Japanese

Salome Egger – for putting up the first night parties of „Courage...“and „ Binari - ...“ in Ascona and for accommodating Kotomi and Caroline in summer 2002

Samuel Vogel – for accommodating Valérie in Locarno

Sandro Santoro – for making available his Iva Formigoni video material and for accommodating Valérie in February 2004 in Lausanne

Santuzza Oberholzer – for her courage, her trust, her honesty and her critical eye and not to be forgotten: she untiringly converts Italian texts into „Italian“ www.teatrofauni.ch

Sara Bugmann – for her energetic support in creating the costumes of „Binari - ...“and her hospitality at our guest performance in Baden

Scuola Teatro Dimitri – because thanks are to be due to it www.scuolateatrodimitri.ch

Silvia Herdeg – for accommodating Valérie at our guest performance in ZH

Simone Fassari – for an emergency transport of the dance carpets to Ascona

Sophie Glutz – for sewing the costumes of “Courage…”

Stephanie Saner – for sewing the costumes of “Courage…”

Svetlana Illic – who has translated Valérie’s texts for our guest performance in Sarajevo

Tante Rosette – for the spaghetti battle at 11pm. in Sion, for accommodating Sachi, Mechu and Bastian and her wonderful pickled Zucchini; Rhea is especially thankful to the accommodation during “Courage…” in October 2002

Team of the Teatro del gatto: artistic direction: Santuzza Oberholzer; technique: Erez Abramovich; collaboration: Claudio Troise, Michaela Meier www.teatrogatto.ch

Thomas Beck – for the translations

Till Brinkmann – for his video action in Zurich 2003 und 2004

Urs Buchmann – for his layout of the OBVIAM EST logos as well as the posters and the flyers of „Courage...“and „Binari - ...“

Ursula and Jürg Sami Kräher – for supporting “Binari - …”

Valentina Uccelli – for her photos of the “Binari - …”

Verena Graf – for translated correspondence

Virginie Massy-Morard and Guillaume – for guest rooms in Morges

Ximena Roelli – for supporting our guest performances in Sarajevo and for accommodating Roland, Sachi, Thomas, Bastian and Mechu and for her humor

Zahida Soldati-Ebrahim – for the Indian buffet after the “Courage - …” first night

Zoo Adebar, Locarno – for her „zebra shoe” shots, which welcome the audience
in „ Binari - ...“

Certainly we have forgotten someone - who does not deserve to be forgotten,
............Thank you!

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