PFAUEN
SCHIFFBAU
During ZURICH ART WEEKEND, the city transforms into an epicenter for the local and international art scene—and the Schauspielhaus Zürich is right in the thick of it.
With the major OPENING NIGHT PARTY in the Schiffbau Foyer—hosted by Mohamed Bourouissa in connection with his new exhibition POUR NOUBIA at the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst—alongside performances of ARE YOU READY TO DIE? and MONSTER, we are exploring the intersection of art and theater.
Through artist talks and a workshop, we will introduce the creative minds behind these productions. Furthermore, in the panel discussion STIMMEN AUS DEM IRAN, hosted in cooperation with Free Iran Switzerland following Saturday’s performance of ARE YOU READY TO DIE?, we bridge the gap to politics and shed light on the current situation of the civilian population in Iran.
FRIDAY, 12.06.2026
ARE YOU READY TO DIE?
LIMINAL STATES BEFORE EXECUTION
based on a gap in Friedrich Schiller's «The Maid of Orleans»
DIRECTED BY: Marie Schleef
SCHIFFBAU BOX, 8.30 pm
Followed by a discussion with director Marie Schleef
OPENING NIGHT PARTY
HOSTED BY MOHAMED BOUROUISSA
In collaboration with the Migros Museum of Contemporary Art
to mark the opening of the exhibition POUR NOUBIA by Mohamed Bourouissa
SCHIFFBAU FOYER, 10.00 pm–3.00 am
Free admission
SATURDAY, 13.06.2026
OFFENES SCHAUSPIELTRAINING
SLOW-MOTION SPECIAL EDITION
WITH: Marie Schleef
SCHIFFBAU PROBEBÜHNE 3, 5.00 pm
ARE YOU READY TO DIE?
LIMINAL STATES BEFORE EXECUTION
based on a gap in Friedrich Schiller's «The Maid of Orleans»
DIRECTED BY: Marie Schleef
SCHIFFBAU BOX, 7.00 pm
STIMMEN AUS DEM IRAN – ZWISCHEN REPRESSION UND WIDERSTAND
A panel discussion in collaboration with Free Iran Switzerland and Amnesty International Switzerland
WITH: Shahrzad Antenna, Mariam Claren, Solmaz Khorsand
MODERATION: Zarina Tadjibaeva
SCHIFFBAU BOX, 9.00 pm
Free admission
MONSTER
EINE VISUELLE ALBTRAUMANALYSE
by Recke/Lehmann/Froelicher
DIRECTED BY: Anta Helena Recke, Maxi Menja Lehmann, Anna Froelicher
PFAUEN, 8.00 pm
Followed by a discussion with co-director Anna Froelicher
