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Adapted from the film by Ali Abbasi
Staging: Christopher Rüping

By Fatima Moumouni und Laurin Buser
Staging: Suna Gürler

Based on the opera by George Bizet
Inspired by the novella by Prosper Mérimée
Staging: Moved by the Motion with Sophia Al-Maria and Andrew Yee

By: Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Staging: Nicolas Stemann

By Juan Mayorga
Staging: Christiane Jatahy
Translation: Stefanie Gerhold

A visual poem after Max Frisch
Staging: Alexander Giesche

*** ​3sat award winner: 57. Berliner Theatertreffen ***
*** Nestroy Prize Winner: Best German Performance ***
*** Swiss Theatre Production 2020 ***

By William Shakespeare
Adapted by Sophia Al-Maria
Staging: Moved by the Motion

By Anton Tschechow
Staging: Christopher Rüping
Translation by Thomas Brasch

By Fatima Moumouni and Laurin Buser
Staging: Suna Gürler

By Yunus Ersoy, Suna Gürler, Lucien Haug, Alina Immoos & Ensemble
Staging: Suna Gürler

By Bertolt Brecht
Music by Hanns Eisler
Staging: Nicolas Stemann

By Virginie Despentes
Staging: Yana Ross

After: Euripides
Staging: Leonie Böhm

Based on the novel by Tennessee Williams
Staging: Alexander Giesche

By Lucien Haug
Staging: Suna Gürler

By Sophokles
Staging: Nicolas Stemann

Sketches based on the verse romance by Wolfram von Eschenbach
A season-spanning play with the ensemble
Staging: Leonie Böhm

After Wolfram von Eschenbach
Staging: Leonie Böhm

Sketches based on the verse romance by Wolfram von Eschenbach
A season-spanning play with the ensemble
Staging: Leonie Böhm

Sketches based on the verse romance by Wolfram von Eschenbach
A season-spanning play with the ensemble
Staging: Leonie Böhm

After Wolfram von Eschenbach
Staging: Leonie Böhm

After The Lord of the Rings™ by J.R.R. Tolkien
An accessible installation of Theater HORA, Das Helmi Puppentheater and Schauspielhaus Zürich
Based on an initial idea by the HORA Ensemble and Stephan Stock
Staging: Nicolas Stemann, Stephan Stock, Florian Loycke & Der Cora Frost

By Elfriede Jelinek
Staging: Nicolas Stemann

After: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Staging: Nicolas Stemann

Adapted from Friedrich Schiller
Staging: Milo Rau

Gastspiel des Left Bank Theatre
Von Natalia Vorozhbyt
​Inszenierung: Tamara Trunova

The Théâtre de Vidy from Lausanne is coming to the Schiffbau with selected productions

After Macbeth by William Shakespeare using the translation by Angela Schanelec
Staging: Christiane Jatahy

Concept & Staging: Anina Jendreyko

The Théâtre de Vidy from Lausanne is coming to the Schiffbau with selected productions

After the novel Der Fall Meursault by Kamel Daoud
Staging: Nicolas Stemann

by Trajal Harrell / Schauspielhaus Zürich Dance Ensemble
Adapted from the play by Federico García Lorca
Staging and Choreography: Trajal Harrell

“Where do we go from here”

Freely adapted after Dante Alighieri, Meat Loaf & Britney Spears
Based on a translation by Thomas Vormbaum
Staging: Christopher Rüping

Based on texts by Dieter Roth
Staging: Christoph Marthaler

Recollections of My Nonexistence – eine Spurensuche

Inspiriert von Edgar Allan Poe, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, William Shakespeare, Elisabeth Bronfen, Rebecca Solnit, Gebrüdern Grimm, Virginia Woolf, Ovid und anderen

After the book Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Júnior
Staging: Christiane Jatahy

By Necati Öziri
Staging: Christopher Rüping
 

After: August Strindberg
Staging: Nicolas Stemann

The Théâtre de Vidy from Lausanne is coming to the Schiffbau with selected productions

Family trilogy I

After Jean-Luc Lagarce
Staging: Christopher Rüping

enterspaces invites you to the second series of lectures in this season. This time we are talking about "Protest and Art"

BIPOC-viewer-group visits the production The House of Bernarda Alba

BIPOC*-viewer-group visits the production Monkey off My Back or the Cat´s Meow

BIPoC*-Zuschauer:innen Gruppe besucht die Inszenierung Pinocchio

The Théâtre de Vidy from Lausanne is coming to the Schiffbau with selected productions

By Daniel Lommatzsch

A visual poem based on the novel by Michael Ende
Staging: Alexander Giesche

Solo-Performances by Josh Johnson & Tosh Basco
Club Night with Asma Maroof & Guests

Audience discussion & hang out after the performance

Podium for a school culture critical of racism

Abschlussprojekt des Theaterjahrs 22/23

Staging: Laura Weibel

A collaboration of Samuel Braun, Gabriel Subaga Zimmerer & Jasmin Kruezi

Idee von Leila Vidal-Sephiha

Nach Ronald M. Schernikau
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste

In Zusammenarbeit mit Kyiv Art Week during Zurich Art Weekend

After the novel by Carlo Collodi
Staging: Moved by the Motion

Am 24. September öffnen wir die Tore des Schiffbaus. Kommen Sie vorbei!

after Drei Schwestern by Anton Tschechow
Staging: Leonie Böhm

Stand-Up Comedy by Thelma Buabeng

Ein Podium im Rahmen vom Schiffbau-Tag

Ein literarischer Theaterabend zu Reigen auf der Bühne des sphères

Szenische Abende mit Gästen & Freund*innen

Szenische Abende mit Gästen & Freund*innen

Szenische Abende mit Gäst*innen und Freund*innen

Scenic evenings with guests and friends

A musical evening at the Pfauen

Benefiz-Matinée SOS MEDITERRANEE

Reading of Schwestern by Oksana Zabuzhko

Diary of Survival—a staged reading with Ukrainian author Pavlo Arie and Thomas Wodianka

Begleitend zum Stück von Suna Gürler

A classroom piece by Lucien Haug

By: Sebastian Nübling, Ives Thuwis-De Leeuw & Ensemble
Staging: Sebastian Nübling & Ives Thuwis-De Leeuw

By Trajal Harrell

With Trajal Harrell & Members of the Ensemble

By: Trajal Harrell / Schauspielhaus Zürich Dance Ensemble
Staging & Choreography: Trajal Harrell
 

After Die Räuber by Friedrich Schiller
Staging: Leonie Böhm and Ensemble

Eine Produktion der Jugendclubs

Staging: Matthias Nüesch, Nina Tshomba, Anina Steiner

By Cie Focus & Compagnie Chaliwaté; Buch & Regie / Script & Staging: Julie Tenret, Sicaire Durieux, Sandrine Heyraud

A production at the Blickfelder Festival

Mit: Donatella Di Cesare, Hannah Domes und Stefan Schlegel.
​Moderation: Anna Jikhareva und Malek Ossi

Podium #4: Exit Moria / Afghanistan 
Discussion with Navid Majidi, Samira Marti, Emran Feroz and Theresa Breuer;
presented by Anna Jikhareva & Malek Ossi. 

With Anna Jikhareva, Malek Ossi (Moderation) and guests

With Thelma Buabeng, Suna Gürler, Laura Paetau and Mandy Abou Shoak

Inspired by texts by Laurie Penny and many others
Staging: Suna Gürler 

Kali Malone presents "Does Spring Hide Its Joy", featuring Lucy Railton and Stephen O’Malley

A Classroom Play by Lucien Haug & Suna Gürler
Staging: Suna Gürler

Nachgespräch mit Gästen

Staging: Marta Piras, Julia Skof

A production by Theaterjahr 2021/22

By: Nicolas Stemann
After the fairytale Der Froschkönig of Gebrüder Grimm

After David Foster Wallace
Staging: Yana Ross

After: Georg Büchner
Staging: Leonie Böhm

14 years as an actress at the Schauspielhaus Zürich, now Miriam Maertens is back at Pfauen

Audience discussion after Bullestress

By: Moved by the Motion
 

Detours to the Record Launch

By Renzo Spotti
 

By Sultan Çoban
Staging: Sultan Çoban

By: Titilayo Adebayo

Staging: Maximilian Reichert

Ein Abend nach einer Idee von Rita von Horváth

Moderation: Patti Basler

Rahmenprogramm zu «Before the Sky Falls»

Mit Prof. Dr. Nada Boškovska, Anna Jikhareva und Yana Ross. Moderiert von Nicola Forster.
Mittwoch, 2.März, 20 Uhr, Schiffbau-Box
Eintritt frei. Bitte Plätze via Ticket-Link reservieren.

Staging: Maja Renn, Kay Kysela

A Live-Talk online on Zoom

Workshop on Intersectional Activism

By NIE Theatre; Co-Leitung / Co-Direction: Kjell Moberg & Elisabet Topp

A production at the Blickfelder Festival

By BRONKS; Choreography & Direction: Randi De

A production at Blickfelder Festival

Staging: Melanie Guntern, Alina Immoos, Enno Rennenkampff

A workshop from Theaterjahr to set the mood for the Open Stage:
sex positivity, consent and representation of sex on stage and in film

Mit: Empathie Stadt Zürich

Begleitende Veranstaltung zur Produktion

Mit: mannebüro züri

By: Lucien Haug
Staging: Suna Gürler

With: Trajal Harrell
Moderation: Christine Standfest

By and with: Moved by the Motion (Wu Tsang & Tosh Basco mit Josh Johnson, Asma Maroof and guests)

Winter edition

Spring edition

Ein Distanzkonzert von Nicolas Stemann & Ensemble

Abschlusskonzert im Pfauen von Nicolas Stemann & Ensemble

Summary of the Court Hearing and Debate

A Theatre Production for Digital Space by Christopher Rüping and Ensemble After Krzysztof Kieślowski

Round table and film for Christoph Schlingensief

A live conversation online with Leonie Böhm, Alexander Giesche, Suna Gürler, Trajal Harrell, Yana Ross, Christopher Rüping, Nicolas Stemann, Wu Tsang. Moderation: Tobi Müller, freelance writer (Berlin)

Discussion with Haydar Ahmadi, Malek Ossi, Lea Hungerbühler, Lucia Aguilar & Kathrin Berg/Lesvos Solidarity

Podium Nr. 2: Solidarität & Stadt
Online auf Zoom

Exit Racism 1

zoom-Podiumsdiskussion mit Brandy Butler, Mohammed wa Baile, Jovita dos Santos Pinto & Thelma Buabeng

Discussion with Brandy Butler, Mohammed wa Baile, Kandis Williams & Thelma Buabeng

Live-Stream: https://vimeo.com/489813422/875a08a5ab 

After: John Steinbeck 
Staging: Christopher Rüping 

By & with: Thomas Kürstner, Nicolas Stemann & Sebastian Vogel

(Safe Space maybe guaranteed)

Theologische Gedanken zu Ayn Rands Der Streik

Staging & Choreography: Trajal Harrell
 

By William Shakespeare
Staging: Johan Simons

Some Kind of Opening

Based on the novel by Ottessa Moshfegh
Staging: Yana Ross

Angelehnt an E.T.A Hoffmann
Inszenierung: Christopher Rüping

«The house is empty or an experiment on silence»

With: Suna Gürler & Guests

Accompanying event to the production

A video walk through the Pfauen

Ein Liederabend mit Ensemblemitglied Gottfried Breitfuss und Peter Weilacher

By Maja Renn

Livestreams from 24 to 27 February 2021

With in-house director Christopher Rüping on Miranda Julys The first bad man

Until we can open our stage for visitors again,
we will stream the Open House productions live from the Pfauen.

Bis wir unsere Bühne wieder für Besucher öffnen können, zeigen wir die Auftritte des Open Haus als Stream. Der Vorverkauf startet am 9. April 2021.

Bis wir unsere Bühne wieder für Besucher*innen öffnen können, streamen wir die Open Haus Produktionen live aus dem Pfauen.

A Live-Talk online on Zoom

A Live-Talk online on Zoom

A Live-Talk online on Zoom

A Live-Talk online on Zoom

A Live-Talk online on Zoom

Lecture performance after: Jean Baudrillard
By: Trajal Harrell & Perle Palombe

Installed by: Trajal Harrell

Videoinstallation by Wu Tsang, Tosh Basco & Moved by the Motion

It does not get dark in the belly of the beast

Eine Lesung mit Musik für Jung und Alt am Lagerfeuer

Kino im Schiffbau-Garten

Kino im Schiffbau-Garten

Kino im Schiffbau-Garten

Ausstellung in der Wasserkirche in der Zürcher Altstadt

By and with: Trajall Harrell

After the novel Moby Dick by Herman Melville
and the book Mariners, Renegades, and Castaways by CLR James. 

Setting: Wu Tsang

A Series by Asma Maroof

By: Nicolas Stemann, after: Gebrüder Grimm

Staging: Nicolas Stemann

By and with: Moved by the Motion (Wu Tsang & Tosh Basco with Josh Johnson, Asma Maroof, Patrick Belaga and guests)

By and with: Moved by the Motion (Wu Tsang & Tosh Basco with Josh Johnson, Asma Maroof and guests)

A sunlight installation
By GIESCHEand
Staging: Alexander Giesche

After: Anton Tschechow
Staging: Yana Ross

A Musical by Nicolas Stemann after Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

By & with: Thomas Kürstner, Sebastian Vogel & Nicolas Stemann

A Classroom Play by Lucien Haug & Suna Gürler
Staging: Suna Gürler

Hiroshima Monster Girl + Hiroshima Salon

Steiner & Tingler debate

History of the United States of America

By: Ödön von Horváth
Staging: Leonie Böhm

The ensemble introduces itself

After the novel by Miranda July
Staging: Christopher Rüping

Futureproject Pfauen

Freundschaft – Glück und Wahl

Staging: Milo Rau & Ensemble

After: Aischylos

A European echo

With: Alicia Aumüller
After: Swetlana Alexijewitsch

Ein Abend von und mit Jenny Schily, Thomas Kürstner, Sebastian Vogel, echten und erdichteten Gästen.

Mit u.a. Martina Hügi, Tanasgol Sabbah, Kilian Ziegler und Remo Zumstein

Panel discussion

By: Moved by the Motion (Wu Tsang & boychild with Patrick Belaga, Josh Johnson, Asma Maroof)

After the novel by Michel Houellebecq
Staging: Johan Simons

Der Tanz der Zuckerpflaumenfähre

Daniel Binswanger im Gespräch mit Robert Habeck

Into a Space of Love (2019) and Duilian (2016)

By: Franz Xaver Kroetz
Staging: Yana Ross

Moderation: Tomáš Glanc (Slavic seminar, university of Zurich)