Production: Georges Aperghis
Stage: Georges Aperghis, Daniel Levy
Conductor: Zsolt Nagy
Video, light and video technician:Daniel Levy, Wamidh Al-Ameri
Vocals:Salome Kammer,Pupeteer and voice: Christopher Widauer
Sound:Marcus Weiss,
bass clarinet:Ernesto Molinari,
accordion: Teodoro Anzellotti,
cymbal: Francoise Rivalland,
piano: Mathilde Hoursiangou,
assistant director: Patrick Hahn,
Puppet modifications: Students of the HKB, manager: Thomas Becker

Witness is a multimedia piece from Georges Aperghis, the most sought after composer of modern music today, with texts from Robert Walser and seven hand puppets from Paul Klee, puppeteer and voice, bass clarinet, saxophone, accordion, cymbal, piano and live video. The piece is a collaboration of the Bern college of art with the West German radio service and the theater of Bern. The piece “Witness” was first performed in April 2007 for the Witten chamber of modern music. Following this was a guest performance at the acclaimed “Warsaw Autumn” festival and the biannual film festival in venice. Consultation: Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, Set construction: Students of the HKB, Management: Urs Gehbauer, Video: assistants of the HKB, Management: Jürg Neuenschwander, technical manager: Christoph Gorge, video technician: Wamidh Al-Ameri, project organisation: Nina Grunder, project management: Roman Brottbeck, Harry Vogt