the art of a culture of hope
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The future isn’t looking hopeful. Climate change, peak oil, mass migration, wars in the Arab world and beyond, destabilisation within Europe, financial instability, the rise of nationalism and the erosion of human rights. J & J feel that culture can play a significant role in changing this narrative. J & J will not define hope, but will ignite a nation wide conversation around what fear does to you, what hope may be and what a culture of hope can do for us. This is a long-term conversation about the values of our society.
Tender Provocations of Hope and Fear
An evening of performance, presentations and music by people that work with, think about and have experienced both hope and fear: with for example Kim Noble, Katherine Araniello, Touretteshero, Kate McIntosh, Noëmi Lakmaier or Jeremy Wade and many more! (entire list will follow)
"Among the 16 guest performances invited to the "Politik im Freies Theater" festival, there are at least two that one would wish for as a permanent fixture in Munich. One of them is "Tender Provocations Of Hope And Fear" by the Swiss-British duo J&J, a long-term project that presented funny and daring artists as a curated platform and could therefore always offer something new: The bitter kitsch of the severely disabled Katherine Araniello, the merciless self-abandonment of Noëmi Lakmaier in the financial district of London, the strange and bone-dry humor of Kim Noble and his little stuffed squirrel, all these are experiences that have a lasting effect." Egbert Toll, Süddeutsche Zeitung
A Space for Hope
The seconde day event is called “A Space for Hope“. We will do workshops with a selection of local groups, artist & school kids to discuss hope and fear and share what we have found with each other and the audience.
Archive of Hope
All of these discussions, performances, drawings and propositions will go into the Archive of Hope & Fear (online January 2021)
“Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well, it is rather the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.“ Vaclav Havel
Dates
Dates
Archive of Hope & Fear
13. - 15.06.2019, b-sides Festival, Luzern
15. - 29.02.2019, wpZimmer, Antwerp (B)
Tender Provocations of Hope and Fear & Space for Hope
03.11.2018, Festival Politik im Freien Theater, Kammerspiele, München (D)
02.11.2018, Festival Politik im Freien Theater, Kammerspiele, München (D)
11.09.2018, Short Theatre Festival, Rome (I)
09.09.2018, Short Theatre Festival, Rome (I)
08.09.2018, Short Theatre Festival, Rome (I)
07.09.2018, Short Theatre Festival, Rome (I)
25.04.2018, Théâtre Vidy, Lausanne (CH)
Tender Provocations of Hope and Fear & Space for Hope
11. - 25.11.2017, Vooruit/Dr Guislain Hospital, Ghent
07.11. - 11.11.2017, No Limits Festival/HAU, Berlin
28.09. - 01.10.2017, Steirischer Herbst, Graz
A Sharing & Space for Hope
07.09. - 09.09.2017, Homo Novus, Riga
10.08. - 13.08.2017, Far Festival, Nyon
Space for Hope
27.06. - 30.6.2017, Cesis, Latvia
01. - 07.2017, Tate Modern/Britain (weekly workshops)
the art of a culture of hope
Collaboration, Identify, Theme, Performances, Space and Interventions
17.06.2017, B-Sides Festival, Luzern
16.06.2017, B-Sides Festival, Luzern
15.06.2017, B-Sides Festival, Luzern
Tender Provocations of Hope and Fear & Space for Hope
01.06.2017, Wildwuch/Roxy Theater, Basel
02.06.2017, Wildwuch/Roxy Theater, Basel
The Archive of Hope and Fear – A research sharing
10.05.2017, Gessnerallee, Zurich
The art of a culture of hope – A Sharing
08.02.2017, IBT, Bristol, UK
05.02.2017, Keine Disziplin Festival, Gessnerallee, Zürich
Tender Provocations of Hope and Fear & Space for Hope
20.01.2017, Südpol Luzern
16.12.2016, MirFestival Athens, Greece
14.12.2016, MirFestival Athens, Greece
13.12.2016, MirFestival Athens, Greece
18.06.2016, Zürcher Festspiele, Gessnerallee Zürich
17.06.2016, Zürcher Festspiele, Gessnerallee Zürich
Team
Team
Idea, Concept, Artistic direction: Jessica Huber & James Leadbitter (aka the vacuum cleaner)
Space & artistic collaboration: Gabriela Rutz in collaboration with Ramin Mosayebi
Performances/art/talks so far by: Jeremy Wade, Kim Noble, Sarah Vanhee, Alina Dheere Babaletsos, Janet Hephzibah Ashton, Nikos & Luca, Tzeni Argyriou, Artemis Lampiri, Elpida Orfanidou, Kostas Tsioukas, Timo Krsten, Miriam Walter Kohn, Jess Thom/Tourettes Hero, Mondkalb, Boris Nikitin, Kate McIntosh & Caroline Lamb, Maria Lucia Cruz Correia, Neve B, Lucie Tuma, Marie-Caroline Hominal, Noemi Lakmaier, Katherine Araniello, Lucy Hutson, Fai Baba & Domi Chansorn, Long Tall Jefferson, My Friend Peter, Station 17, Milian Otto, Vassilis Gerodimos
A production by J & J in co-production with Gessnerallee Zürich, Festspiele Zürich, Südpol Lucerne, Roxy Theater Basel and Théâtre de L’Usine Geneva.
Supported by Fachstelle Kultur Kanton Zürich, Stadt Zürich Kultur, Schweizer Kulturstiftung Pro Helvetia, Migros-Kulturprozent/Prairie
