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.
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25 Oct -
09 Nov 2019

Festival

Spielart 2019

The biennial festival has been exploring and researching new trends and movements in the performing arts since 1995, aiming at unusual forms of expression and aesthetics, current topics and strong personalities. This year’s edition will feature Swiss artists Boris Nikitin, Jeremy Nedd and Mats Staub.

Gasteig • Munich, Germany

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31 Jul -
25 Aug 2019

Special Event

Swiss Selection Edinburgh

For the first time, Pro Helvetia is supporting the presence of Swiss performing arts productions at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with its Swiss Selection Edinburgh. The works featured this year are «21» by Mats Staub, «8:8» by Mercimax and «Traumboy/Traumgirl» by Daniel Hellmann & Anne Welenc.

Summerhall • Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

06 Jun -
08 Jun 2019

Premiere

Death and Birth in My Life

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

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

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Lea Moro

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A choreographer and performer, whose works have been performed in Switzerland and abroad. She has been nominated as a talented choreographer in "tanz" magazine. More Details

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Death and Birth in My Life

21 – Erinnerungen ans Erwachsenwerden

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Crossroads

Offshore – Swiss showcase in Berlin

Festival Internacional de Buenos Aires

21 – Memories of Growing Up

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Existential Questions about Life, Death and Birth

Swiss Selection Edinburgh

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