Zürcher Theater Spektakel – phasing out 2024 - 2025

Artists and theatre directors from Southern and Eastern developing countries get a better access to the Swiss culture market, international networks and to the Swiss and international audience.

The local cultural sectors in S/E, whose framework conditions often make artists' work very difficult, are strengthened as the ZTS offers the artists opportunities for co-productions, to generate knowledge, experience, networks and visibillity to benefit their countries of origin.

• The invited artists and theatre directors improve their network, knowledge, skills and visibility, and get better known and connected internationally and in their own countries
• The artists get access to international contacts, opening up additional opportunities for co-production or international tours
• The artistic, technical and strategic competencies of the artists are strengthened
• The income of the artists rise with the performances in Zürich, internationally and in their own countries
• Since the SDC wiII focus its portfolio to the field of film due to resource considerations, the partnership with ZTS will be phased out by thend of 2025. After 16 years of partnership, we assume that the established S/E format will nevertheless be uphold by ZTS. Beyond 2025, ZTS has the possibility to apply for funding to the SDC-financed South Cultural Fund, which supports all artistic disciplines

Risultati principali attesi:  

• 3-5 Short pieces/year and 3-5 watch and talk participants/year
• The festival is engaged in 2-3 co-productions S/E/year
• Participation of 3-8 artists S/E/year in a variety of discussion formats and meeting opportunities at the festival (e.g. Stammtisch, audience discussions, workshops)

Risultati fasi precedenti:  

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the ZTS was able to achieve impressive results (2020-2022): 

• 12'403 festival visitors attended a performance S/E
• 138 artists S/E performed (of which 84 women 60%)
• 6 Prizes amounting to a total of CHF 85’000 were awarded to artists S/E
• The ZTS was involved as co-producer in 5 productions S/E
• 2021-2022 CHF 326’177.- fees paid to artists S/E