Since 1981, Gardi Hutter has taken her clown theatre halfway round the world, putting over 3600 shows in 33 countries so far. She has created 8 theatre and 1 circus productions and been awarded 17 prizes for her art. Gardi Hutter produziert autonom. She performs in theatres and barns, concert halls and culture factories, festivals and favelas – greeted with enthusiasm by public and press wherever she goes.
Whether she appears as washerwoman, mouse, prompter or tailor, her almost wordless solos uncover tiny, absurd universes in which the characters put up a brave but forlorn fight for happiness. The tragicomedy is remorselessly carried to the limit, to the delight of the audience.

Gardi Hutter’s stories are tragicomic parables of the today world, with moll and without moralizing.  Her characters show all facets of female non-virtues: tousled, fury, nasty, crazy, touching and poetic. 
The press calls her a “comic phenomena”.

RESUME                                           GARDI HUTTER                                            2019

Education by Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zurich                       1974-1977

Collaboration with CRT - Centro di ricerca per il teatro, Milano and with the "maestros"

- Nani Colombaioni - from “I Colombaioni”, known of the Fellini Film : “I Clowns”

- Mario Gonzales - Pantalone of the “Théâtre du soleil”, Paris

- Ferruccio Cainero -Teatro Ingenuo, Italian clowngroup                          1978 - 1981

Actor in comic theatre productions

Aristophanes: "The knighters"      directed by  Mario Gonzales              1979

Aristophanes: "Pluto"                     directed by Teatro Ingenuo                1980

Produced by "CRT - Centro di ricerca teatrale - Milano"  -  Tour throughout Italy

Since 1981 is Gardi with her whole productions in tour:

More than 3700 performances in 35 countries and 5 continents, including Sweden, Switzerland, Slovakia, Germany, Russia, Brazil, China, Spain, France, Italy, Tunis, USA, Argentine…..

Recordings on TV in 17 countries - Creation of sketches for TV and films - Countless radio programs - 26 boxes full of critics and reviews

SOLO SHOWS (author & performer)

- "Joan of ArPpo" (a laundry comedy) by Cainero+Hutter - Dir.: F. Cainero                           1981

- "Cheese"              (a mouse comedy) by Cainero+Hutter+M.Wetter - Dir.: F. Cainero                        1988

- "The prompter"    (a theatre underground comedy)

                                 by & with G. Hutter - Dir. Fritzi Bisenz + Ueli Bichsel                                2003.

- "The tailor"           (a survival comedy) by G. Hutter+M. Vogel

                                 Dir.: Michael Vogel (Familie Flötz)                                                           2010

SHOWS IN COMPANY

- "Abra Catastrophe"    by/with Minnie Marx - Dir: F. Cainero                                             1984

- "Cercasi segretaria"    by FC+ GH + Barbara Frey - with Eric A. Rohner - Dir.: FC              1994

- "RISATE NOTTurne"  by/with Ueli Bichsel + Gardi Hutter                                                 1998
- « Gaia Gaudi » - by/with: Neda Cainero, Beatriz Navarro, Juri Cainero, Gardi Hutter.
                              Direction: Michael Vogel (Artistic Director of Family Floez)               2018

 

Circus clown

"Hanna & Knill" at the Swiss National Circus Knie - Dir: F. Cainero          2000

6 numbers by/with Ueli Bichsel + Gardi Hutter + Neda + Maite

Musicals

 

- "The brides"                                                                                                       2005/6

   Musical by/with Gardi Hutter + Sandra Studer + Sue Mathys

   Dir.: Dominik Flaschka - Production:  Casinotheater Winterthur

- "Honkystonky by Huttystucky"                                                                          2006

   Musical for children by/with GH + Erika Stucky + Shirley Hoffmann

   Dir.: Ueli Bichsel - Production: Brothers&Sisters

- „Wanderful – There’s no Piz, like Show Piz“                                                        2014

   Musical by/with Gardi Hutter + Sandra Studer + Michael von der Heide

   Dir.: Dominik Flaschka - Production: Just4fun/ Theater am Hechtplatz, Zürich

Specials

- As fool charwoman, performance in the Swiss National Parliament

  for the 700 year celebration of Switzerland                                                                       1991

- Actress at the Theater of Zurich in "Romolo the Great" (Rea) di F. Dürrenmatt           1997/98

- Court jester at Festspiel "700 years of Altstätten"                                                            1998

Cultural awards

- "Schweizer Kleinkunstpreis" (Swiss theatre Award)               (CH) 2005

- "Hans Reinhart Ring" (The ring of Hans Reinhart)                   (CH) 1990

- St.Galler Kulturpreis                                                                    (CH) 1996

- Narrenkappe von Frauenfeld                                                         (CH) 2001

- Lolipop-Children's Swiss Music Award                                         (CH) 2007

- Price ARTISTIKA , Artistikfestival, Visp                                        (CH) 2013

- Oberschwäbischer Kleinkunstpreis - Ravensburg                    (D) 1991

- Kleinkunstigel - Buxtehude                                                          (D) 1989

- Knurrhahn - Wilhelmshaven                                                          (D) 1987

- Prix Blanc et Noir - St.Gervais                                                     (F) 1988

- Prix de la Presse - Cannes                                                           (F) 1987

- Overall Excellence Award – Outstanding Actor - FringeNYC - New York                     (USA) 2007

- Premio Fipa al millor espectacle - Festival Internacional de Pallasses d’ Andorra      (AD)     2007

-"La Stella de l’Arlecchino errante" "Festival de l’Arlecchino errante", Pordenone        (I)         2013

- Member of ACADEMY OF FOOLS – Dir: Slava Polunin – Moscow                                (RU)    2015

- Honory companion ZHdK – The Zurich University of the Arts honors outstanding achievements of a long-standing career.                                                                                                   (CH) 2019

Teacher 

Workshop, Seminar, Masterclass in: „Physical theatre – Clown theatre“  at University of Zurich (ZHdK), University of Leipzig (Theatre Institute) and in festivals all over the world.

Books  about GH     

- "Gardi Hutter – die  CLOWNerin" - by S+H Moser-Ehinger - Panorama Ed.                1985

- Jahresspiegel aus der Schweizer Prominenz - L. Wiedmer-Zingg - Ed. Hallwag AG      1990

- "Les Suisses qui font rire" - by Cathrine Prélaz - Ed.: Promoéditions SA                        1991

- "Unter vier Augen" by Benita Cantieni - Ed.: Orell Füssli                                                  1994

Writer

3 books for children - Illustration: Cathrine Louis - Ed: Nord-Süd

Translations in german, french, dutch, korean, thai, chinese

- Mamma mia! lass das Zaubern                                                   1997

- Mamma mia! was haben wir geweint                                         1999

- Mamma mia!   geh nicht weg                                                      2001

1 book for adults

- Der kleine See und das Meer - Ed: Sauerländer (in german)     2001

Movies

- Gardi - the infinity of the game    by Kuno Bont - Production: Tukan Film                         2012

-.Hanna & Rocky                              Dir.: Beat Kuert - Buch: Hutter/Kuert - Prod: al Castello  1993

- Fata Morgana                                 Prod.:Cinégroupe, Dir.: M. Schillig -1989                       1989

- Alles bleibt anders                        Dir.: Güzin Kar - 2006 (Maria)                                       2006 (Maria)

- Tell                                                  Regie: Mike Eschmann -                                              2007 (Helvetia)