Gardi Hutter

Gardi Hutter (born 5 March 1953 in Altstätten) is a Swiss Clown-comedian, author, actress and Cabaret artist and a clown of the classical rule.

Life and career

Born on 5 March 1953 in Altstätten, Canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland, Gardi Hutter graduated at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zürich (''Schauspiel-Akademie Zürich'') from 1974 to 1977, where she absolved an induction and training in theatre education and theatre pedagogy. Gari Hutter gave lessons to the students, but she felt unhappy not to practice what she taught. At the ''Centro di ricerca per il teatro'' (CRT) in Milano Gardi Hutter graduated as ''maestros'' (master), being also her so-called ''Clownsgesellenzeit'' (literally: apprenticeship as a clown) of three years to become an approved member of the ''Clown community''. Gardi Hutter was taught by Mario Gonzales, ''Pantalone'' of the ''Théatre du Soleil'', Nani Colombaioni (''I Colombaioni'') and Ferruccio Cainero of the ''Teatro Ingenuo''.,

For the national "700-year anniversary" of Switzerland, Gardi Hutter played the women jester in the Federal Assembly Chamber of the Swiss Parliament in 1991. For the festival "700 years" of 1998 of her hometown, Gardi Hutter acted as co-writer. In the winter season 1997/98 she was starring in '' Romulus der Grosse'' at the Schauspielhaus Zürich.

Since 1981, Gardi Hutter had more than 3,300 performances in 30 countries and four continents, including Andorra, Brazil, China, Russia, Spain, Sweden, USA and Switzerland. There were also recordings on TV stations of 17 countries and auditions in numerous radio programs.

Clowneskes Theater

Since 1981, Gardi Hutter is touring with her so-called ''Clowneskes Theater'', so far in concert halls, playhouses, barns and culture houses, in festivals and also favelas in Latin America. Gardi Hutter designed a new segment of the Cabaret theater in Switzerland and in neighbouring countries. As her ''clown theatre'' bases not on linguistic mediation, live performances and recordings were also done in Eastern Europe, Southern and Northern America.

Children's literature

Gardi Hutter's wrote as of November 2014 four "mamma mia!" children's books, three of them illustrated by Catherine Louis, that are translated into several languages; one was produced exclusively as an audiobook.

Awards

Gardi Hutter was honoured since 1987 by numerous national, but also international awards, among them:
* 1987 Wilhelmshavener Knurrhahn (Germany)
* 1987 Prix de la Presse, Cannes (France)
* 1988 Prix Blanc et Noir, Saint-Gervais-les-Bains (France)
* 1989 Buxtehuder Kleinkunstigel (Germany)
* 1990 Hans Reinhart-Ring
* 1991 Oberschwäbischer Kleinkunstpreis, Ravensburg (Germany)
* 1995 Kulturpreis, St. Gallen (Switzerland)
* 2001 Narrenkappe, Frauenfeld (Switzerland)
* 2005 Schweizer KleinKunstPreis (Switzerland)
* 2007 LOLLIPOP-Children's Swiss Music Award (Switzerland)
* 2007 FringeNYC, New York, ''Overall excellence award'' (USA)
* 2007 Festival Internacional de Pallasses, Andorra, Premi Fipa: ''millor espectacle'' (Andorra)
* 2013 ''La Stella de l’Arlecchino errante'', Festival de l’Arlecchino errante, Pordenone (Italy)
* 2014: Prix Walo for „WANDERFUL“ (CH)
* 2015: Membre of Academy of fools – Dir.: Slava Polunin, Moskva (RU)
* 2017: Premio Publico – Festival Intern. payasos Gran Canari (E)
* 2019: Honorary companion ZHdK – University of the Arts Zurich (CH)
* 2020: Rheintaler Kulturpreis „Goldiga Törgga“ (CH)
* 2022: Großer Valentin-Karlstadt-Preis der Landeshauptstadt München (D)

Work

Cabaret

* 1981 ''Jeanne d’ArPpo – Die tapfere Hanna'' - solo program, written by Cainero + Hutter, directed by Ferruccio Cainero
* 1984 ''Abra Catastrofe – Eine Hexenkomödie'' - with Minnie Marx, written by Cainero + Hutter, directed by Ferruccio Cainero
* 1988 ''So ein Käse'' - solo program, written by Cainero + Hutter, directed by Ferruccio Cainero
* 1994 ''Sekretärin gesucht'' - with Eric Amton Rohnerwritten by Cainero + Hutter, directed by Ferruccio Cainero
* 1998 ''Das Leben ist schon lustig genug'' - with Ueli Bichsel, written by Ueli Bichsel and Gardi Hutter
* 2000 ''Hanna & Knill'', Circus Knie, 6 clown cabarets with Ueli Bichsel, Neda und Maite
* 2003 ''Die Souffleuse'' - solo program, directed by Fritzi Bisenz and Ueli Bichsel
* 2010 ''Die Schneiderin'' - solo program, written (by Gardi Hutter and Michael Vogel, directed by Michael Vogel (''Familie Flöz'')
* 2018 ''Gaia Gaudi'' by Gardi Hutter and Michael Vogel, Juri Cainero, Neda Cainero, Beatriz Navarro.

Musicals

* 2005 ''The bride'', by/with Gardi Hutter, Sandra Studer, Sue Mathys, directed by Dominik Flaschka and produced for Casinotheater Winterthur;
* 2006 ''Honkystonky by Huttystucky'', musical for children, by/with Gardi Hutter, Erika Stucky, Shirley Hoffmann, directed by Ueli Bichsel and produced for Brothers & Sisters;
* 2014 ''WANDERFUL - There's no Piz like Show Piz'', by/with Gardi Hutter, Sandra Studer, Michael von der Heide, directed by Dominik Flaschka and produced for Just4fun at the Theater am Hechtplatz in Zürich.

Books

* ''Mamma mia! Lass das Zaubern'', illustrations by Catherine Louis. Nord-Süd, Gossau/Zürich 1997, .
* ''Mamma mia! Was haben wir geweint'', illustrations by Catherine Louis. Nord-Süd, Zürich 1999, .
* ''Mamma mia! Geh nicht weg'', illustrations by Catherine Louis. Nord-Süd, Zürich 2001, .
* ''Mamma mia! Lass das Zaubern'' / ''Mamma mia! Was haben wir geweint'' (in Swiss-German), Audio-CD, Jumbo, Haumburg 2000, .
* ''Der kleine See und das Meer'', Sauerländer, Aarau 2001, .

Filmography (excerpt)

* 1989 ''Fata Morgana'' (actress)
* 1993 ''Hanna & Rocky'' (actress und co-writer)
* 2006 ''Alles bleibt anders'' (actress)
* 2007 ''Tell'' (actress)

Literature

* Susann und Hansueli Moser-Ehinger: ''Gardi Hutter – die Clownerin''. Panorama, Altstätten 1985/86, .
* Lys Wiedmer-Zingg: ''Jahresspiegel aus der Schweizer Prominenz''. Hallwag, Bern 1990, ISBN
* Catherine Prélaz: ''Les Suisses qui font rire'', Promoéditions S.A., Genf 1991, ISBN
* Benita Cantieni: ''Unter vier Augen'', Orell Füssli, Zürich 1994, ISBN

References

External links

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Gardi Hutter on the website of the Swiss televivion (SRF)

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1953 births
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20th-century Swiss actresses
21st-century Swiss actresses
Swiss clowns
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People from Altstätten
20th-century Swiss businesswomen
20th-century Swiss businesspeople
Swiss publishers (people)
Swiss television actresses
Swiss writers in German
Swiss children's writers
Swiss comedians
Swiss women comedians
Swiss women children's writers
20th-century Swiss women writers
20th-century Swiss writers
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