Stammtisch
Let us talk
Sitting at a big table and coming together in conversation: The Stammtisch has become an established meeting point during the Theater Spektakel to share ideas and insights. Every evening, the table is chaired by one or more hosts. They come from different local and international backgrounds: artists, activists, scientists or members of NGOs. Their thoughts on current social issues are the starting point for the table talks and expand the topics and questions the international artists bring to Zurich with their works. Our hosts kick off the discussion, everything else is up to the table. The Stammtisch is a place of respectful and solidary togetherness where there is no place for discrimination. (zts)
BORDER FORENSICS & MALEK OSSI
FRONTEX and the European border regime
Fri 18.8.
Language: German and English
Together with Malek Ossi, the group Border Forensics gives an insight into the work of the agency FRONTEX at the European external borders, the related human rights violations and what this means for migration and migration routes to Europe.
Border Forensics at the Zürcher Theater Spektakel: «From the Sea to the River – Border Violence Across Illegalised Migrants’ Trajectories»
BORDER FORENSICS
Racism and the European border regime
Sat 19.8.
Language: German and English
How do national borders relate to the divisions created by racism in our society? And how can the resultant violence be documented and combatted? The activists of Border Forensics share thoughts and ideas on alliances between migrant solidarity and anti-racist initiatives.
Border Forensics at the Zürcher Theater Spektakel: «From the Sea to the River – Border Violence Across Illegalised Migrants’ Trajectories»
FINTA+ BAUEN
Laying down the foundations: Structural inequality – how can we build together?ries
Sun 20.8.
Language: German and English
At the beginning of their work on the Saffainsel during the Theater Spektakel, members of the inclusive and cooperative self-construction project, Finta*Bauen, invite you to take part in a conversation about structural inequalities in the construction and event industry.
Finta+ bauen at the Zürcher Theater Spektakel: «Bauen, Kochen und Körper»
JUAN ONOFRI BARBATO
On the value of a thing: A binational perspective on inflation
Mon 21.8.
Language: Spanish and English
Last year, inflation and loss of value were on everyone's lips, even in stable currency zones. In his piece «Vendo Humo», Argentine artist Juan Onofri deals with this economic phenomenon and explores the global entanglements of capital and consequences of inflation for the life of people in Argentinia.
Informationen on the piece «Vendo Humo» by Juan Onofri Barbato
AMANDA PIÑA
Water as a fundamental right and privilege
Tue 22.8.
Language: German, English and Spanish
The work of the Mexican-Chilean-Austrian choreographer Amanda Piña deals with the use and exploitation of natural resources from different perspectives. This discussion focuses on water as a fundamental right and privilege – an urgent topic concerning all of us.
Amanda Piña at the Zürcher Theater Spektakel: «The School of Mountains and Water – Mountains in Resistance» / «The School of Mountains and Water – Mountain Talks»
INITIATIVE JUSTICE4NZOY
A stand against racism and police violence in Switzerland Initiative Justice4Nzoy
Wed 23.8.
Language: German and English
In Morges on 30 August 2021, the police shot Nzoy Roger Wilhelm, a Black man from Zurich. His relatives are still fighting for a legal investigation of the case. Supporters of the Initiative Justice4Nzoy discuss the various aspects of their activist work.
Information on the «Justice4Nzoy» initiative
FREIPLATZAKTION ZÜRICH
Towards a right to rights in Switzerland
Thu 24.8.
Language: German
After arriving in Switzerland, refugees encounter many legal obstacles. This is where the work of Freiplatzaktion Zürich comes in. At the Theater Spektakel, two active legal advisors and board members share the specifics and challenges of their work.
Information on Freiplatzaktion Zürich
WOMEN IN EXILE
Breaking Borders to Build Bridges
Fri 25.8.
Language: German and English
Women in Exile is an initiative of women with refugee experience. Since 2002, they have been campaigning for political demands from a feminist perspective. At the Stammtisch, they talk about their work, including their efforts to abolish all discriminatory laws against asylum seekers and migrants.
Information on Women in Exile
MOVING INTO DANCE MOPHATHONG & ROBYN ORLIN
Dance as Resistance - Perspectives on History in (Post-)Apartheid South Africa
Sat 26.8.
Language: German and English
The company Moving Into Dance Mophathong was founded during apartheid as one of the few mixed-race dance companies in South Africa and, together with the white choreographer Robyn Orlin, who grew up in South Africa, is dedicated to the (im)possibilities of collective memory and the question of the power of the gaze in a racially structured society.
Information on the piece «we wear our wheels with pride and slap your streets with color … we said «bonjour» to satan in 1820 …» by Robyn Orlin & Moving Into Dance Mophatong
Note The Stammtisch on Sat 26 August starts at 21.15 hrs.
JELENA JUREŠA
(Im)possibilities of an image
Sun 27.8.
Language: German and English
What does the context of an image reveal and what remains impossible to convey? What does it mean to be complicit to an image? At this Stammtisch the artist Jelena Jureša takes a photography as an entrance point to explore the complex relationship between memory and violence and its representation in language and image.
Information on the piece «Aphasia» by Jelena Jureša
ALARMPHONE
Fähren statt Frontex
Mo 28.8.
Sprache: Deutsch und Englisch
Mit dem Projekt Watch the Med Alarmphone werden Rettungsaktionen für Flüchtende initiiert, die auf dem Mittelmeer in Seenot geraten. Wie das funktioniert, wie Menschenrechtsverletzungen verhindert werden können und wie man Teil der Organisation wird, erklären Aktivist*innen der Lokalgruppe aus Zürich.
Informationen zum Projekt Alarmphone
RENATA CARVALHO
Beyond the limits of the body – a dialogue
Tue 29.8.
Language: German and English and Portuguese
The Brazilian artist Renata Carvalho invites you to a conversation about bodies: about prescribed boundaries and what it means to cross them; about gender and categories, about sex and recognition. All questions are welcome.
Renata Carvalho at the Zürcher Theater Spektakel: «Manifesto Transpofágico» / «Corpo sua autobiografia» at Filmpodium Zürich
PANKAJ TIWARI & TENT
New structures, new institutions – TENT
Wed 30.8.
Language: English
The Stammtisch and «TENT» have much in common: they are open and temporary structures, they invite dialogue, and, as institutions, they rely on togetherness. During this Stammtisch discussion, artist Pankaj Tiwari invites us to find out how belonging and listening can function under the roof of a non-white institution.
Pankaj Tiwari’s «TENT» at the Zürcher Theater Spektakel
KAFI Q
Pop, heavy metal and the search for an inclusive theatre practice
Thu 31.8.
Language: German and Swiss German sign language
The team members of Kafi Q make it clear: queerness needs to be part of an inclusive society! What would that look like? Together, they picture a future society which includes disability and queerness – both quiet and hectic, neon and pastel.
Information on KAFi Q at the Zürcher Theater Spekakel
TALEO STÜWE
Prenatal diagnostics and the way to an inclusive society Taleo Stüwe
Fri 1.9.
Sprache: Deutsch, Englisch und Französisch
Since 2015, health insurances have been covering prenatal blood tests for trisomy 21. This means that parents can find out whether their child will be born with Down syndrome. Medical expert Taleo Stüwe discusses the social implications of the test with regard to an inclusive society.
RADIO LORA
40 years of resistant radio: LoRa
Sat 2.9.
Language: Spanish and English
Radio LoRa is a Zurich platform for migrant communities and related political groups. Irene and Alejandra – two of the 300 moderators broadcasting in 20 different languages 24 hours a day – talk about their inter-generational experiences working for a leftist, activist community radio.
Information on Radio LoRa
Simple words
You can meet people every evening at a large table on the Landiwiese.
At the table, people talk about different topics of the festival.
Artists, scientists or activists tell stories and news.
Artistic direction and cast
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Stammtisch
Hosted discussions
Language
As indicated on this site
An inclusive event
The Stammtisch with KAFi Q on Thu 31.8. is translated into sign language DSGS.
Thanks
The Stammtisch at the Zürcher Theater Spektakel is supported by the Ernst Göhner Stiftung
Dates
shows from today-
Fr
18.08.
21:00
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22:00
with Border Forensics & Malek Ossi Admission free -
Sa
19.08.
21:00
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22:00
with Border Forensics Admission free -
Su
20.08.
21:00
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22:00
with Finta+ bauen Admission free -
Mo
21.08.
21:00
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22:00
with Juan Onofri Barbato Admission free -
Tu
22.08.
21:00
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22:00
with Amanda Piña Admission free -
We
23.08.
21:00
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22:00
with Initiative Justice4Nzoy Admission free -
Th
24.08.
21:00
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22:00
with Freiplatzaktion Zürich Admission free -
Fr
25.08.
21:00
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22:00
with Women in Exile Admission free -
Sa
26.08.
21:15
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22:15
with Moving Into Dance Mophatong & Robyn Orlin Admission free -
Su
27.08.
21:00
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22:00
with Jelena Jureša Admission free -
Mo
28.08.
21:00
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22:00
with Alarm Phone Admission free -
Tu
29.08.
21:00
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22:00
with Renata Carvalho Admission free -
We
30.08.
21:00
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22:00
with Pankaj Tiwari & TENT Admission free -
Th
31.08.
21:00
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22:00
with KAFi Q Admission free -
Fr
01.09.
21:00
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22:00
with Taleo Stüwe Admission free -
Sa
02.09.
21:00
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22:00
with Radio LoRa Admission free