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, 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. 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 Milan Hutter graduated as maestro (master), being also her so-called Clownsgesellenzeit (literally: apprenticeship as a clown) of three years to become an approved member of the Clown community. She 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, 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, Hutter acted as co-writer. In the winter season 1997/98 she was starring in Romulus der Grosse at the Schauspielhaus Zürich. 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 (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