Mats Staub

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Mats Staub was born in Muri near Berne in 1972. He lives and works in Berlin and Zurich. Since 2004 he has been developing long-term projects at the intersections between theatre and exhibitions and between science and literature.
(Photo by Jörg Baumann)

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06 Jun -
08 Jun 2019

Premiere

Death and Birth in My Life

by Mats Staub

Mats Staub’s new long-term project questions existential experiences. Which deaths or births have shaped and transformed my life so far? Who have I welcomed, to whom have I said goodbye? What have I become?

Kaserne Basel • Basel, Switzerland

Past events

17 Aug -
22 Sep 2018

Premiere

21 – Erinnerungen ans Erwachsenwerden

The German version of Mats Staub’s long-term project. He interviewed a large group of people of all ages and origins about what happened when they turned 21 and recorded their stories. Three months later, he filmed them listening to their own answers.

Kunstfest Weimar • Weimar, Germany

28 Jun -
07 Jul 2018

Premiere

21 – Souvenirs du passage à l’âge adulte

The French and German version of Mats Staub’s long-term project. He interviewed a large group of people of all ages and origins about what happened when they turned 21 and recorded their stories. Three months later, he filmed them listening to their own answers.

Belluard Bollwerk International • Fribourg, Switzerland

14 Mar -
25 Mar 2018

Festival

Programme Commun 2018

Performances, films, exhibitions, conferences, parties, workshop and a salon of artists. Circulate between various venues and different artistic disciplines to discover the work of both renowned and emerging artists from the different regions of Switzerland and Europe.

Different Locations • Lausanne, Switzerland

08 Feb -
10 Feb 2018

Special Event

Crossroads

What impact do cultural exchange and international networks have? What roles do art and culture play in the process of social change? The Festival Crossroads by Pro Helvetia and DEZA offers a platform for discussion along with a conference and a cultural programme on these core questions.

Different Locations • Geneva, Basel, Switzerland

15 Nov -
26 Nov 2017

Special Event

Offshore – Swiss showcase in Berlin

A Berlin audience gets to look at Swiss productions, with a choice of various shows and aesthetic positions from different regions of Switzerland. With Emilie Charriot, Géraldine Chollet, Julia Perazzini, Nora Gomringer, Denise Wintsch, Laura de Weck, Mats Staub, Anna Papst and others.

Theaterdiscounter • Berlin, Germany

05 Oct -
21 Oct 2017

Festival

Festival Internacional de Buenos Aires

Three superb Swiss productions have been invited to this year's Festival Internacional de Buenos Aires (FIBA): Rimini Protokoll/Stefan Kaegi with «Remote Buenos Aires», Mats Staub with «Diez momentos en mi vida» and IIPM/Milo Rau with «Five Easy Pieces».

City of Buenos Aires • Buenos Aires, Argentina

19 May -
25 Jun 2017

Premiere

21 – Memories of Growing Up

The South African version of Mats Staub’s long-term project. He interviewed a large group of people of all ages and origins about what happened when they turned 21 and recorded their stories. Three months later, he filmed them listening to their own answers.

District Six Museum • Cape Town, South Africa

Mats Staub_21-Erinnerungen ans Erwachsenwerden_© Benno Seidel

Special Ambience at Belluard Festival

From 28 June to 7 July 2018, the Belluard Festival will celebrate its 35th edition. With its central theme of «loneliness», the festival will present concerts, shows, installations, performances and participatory projects from Fribourg and from around the world.

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Circulate Freely at Programme Commun

The fourth edition of the joint programme in Lausanne's renowned venues takes place from 14 to 25 March, making this an invitation to circulate freely between different spaces and artistic fields and to discover the originality of the Swiss performing arts scene.

Crossroads

The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) have jointly organised «Crossroads – international perspectives on culture art and society», an event to be held in Basel and Geneva from 8 to 10 February.

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Celebrations and performance features in South America

There are plenty of exciting events ahead in South America, with a strong focus on Swiss performing arts.

Marco Berrettini

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Berrettini's company has created about 30 shows, installations and performances, initially in France and later in Switzerland and the rest of Europe. More Details

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Jessica Huber

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Recent productions have concentrated on darkness and light, exchange and sharing, as the current long-term project about concepts of fear and hope. More Details

Boris Nikitin

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Boris Nikitin is a director, author and installation artist, who focuses on the construction of reality and the borders between illusion and fact. More Details

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Circulate Freely at Programme Commun

Crossroads

Celebrations and performance features in South America

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