The Zirkusquartier is Zurich's place for contemporary circus, theater and dance...and the home of Zirkus Chnopf. It is a place for artists, young and old, professionals and amateurs. Since the occupation of the current interim use in 2014, the ...
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FLACES
ZirQus Festival
85 people lie in the centre of Zurich and look up at the sky. Nothing is happening. Are they sleeping? Are they resting? Are they thinking? Are they getting ready for something? Are they acting?
Compagnie Trottvoir spreads out large mattress beds in Swiss city centres. It invites the audience to make themselves really cosy and do nothing together. By pausing in the midst of hectic city life, the performance FLÄZEN creates a space of calm, community and intimacy. This is where performative reflection on doing nothing takes place: Who can afford to take breaks at all? What could happen if everyone who does nothing did something? Where does doing nothing become political? Is it even possible to do nothing?
The performance collective examines the political dimension of doing nothing and raises questions about social justice and privilege. It uses live radio plays, circus, theatre and music.
FLÄZEN is a co-production of Zirkusquartier Zürich and celebrates its premiere at the ZirQus 2025 festival!
Audience information
This show is part of the ZirQus 2025 festival. You can find all information about the festival here.
- Hat collection: The show is based on hat collection. This means there will be a collection after the show and you decide your ticket price (cash or twint).
- Free seating: please be there 10 minutes before.
- Wheelchair accessibility: The circus centre is wheelchair accessible. You can find more information here.
- Age: Please note the age information.
To this organizer's website
Compagnie Trottvoir
Zirkusquartier
Hohlstrasse 256
8004 Zürich
kontakt@zirkusquartier.ch
Opening hours:
Das Zirkusquartier ist ausserhalb der Schulferien täglich ab 15 Uhr für die Kurse geöffnet. An Vorstellungstagen öffnet die Tür 60 Minuten vor Beginn und die Bar ist geöffnet.
Accessibility:
Infos Zugänglichkeit:
The auditorium is wheelchair accessible. The box office and bar are unfortunately on the 1st floor. The Circus Quarter does not have an elevator.
