Data leaks with political implications

Dear visitors to Gessnerallee, dear artists

With the songs from ‘Hate it or Love it Love Karaoke’ still on repeat in our ears, and the nuances of the intense, uncertain conversation between Fatima Moumouni and Kübra Sekin at ‘Neue Unsicherheit – Love Edition’ still fresh in our minds, we are looking forward to tomorrow’s premiere of ‘Uniform’ by LAB Junges Theater Zürich (28 May to 2 June).

In the annual project by LAB Junges Theater Zürich, the performers have shared stories of their favourite plays, written texts on how others see them, squeezed themselves into a pair of trousers together and adopted the perspective of an undershirt. The result is a personal, spirited, sometimes funny and sometimes sad show about the uniforms of our everyday lives – with a potentially hopeful ending in the shadow of mountains of clothes. There are still a few tickets left. Book your seat now!

Afterwards, we look forward to another in-depth exploration of a controversial topic in our popular ‘Monthly Topics’ series, in which we collaborate with editorial teams.

Under the title ‘Data leaks with political explosive power and cross-border journalism’ , WOZ – Die Wochenzeitung will provide insights on 3 June into its investigation, which began with a massive data leak at the Israeli Ministry of Justice. Yossi Bartal, a journalist originally from Israel who lives in Berlin, has delved deep into the matter and brought a major story to light: for years, the Israeli Ministry of Justice has been pursuing a targeted strategy to protect its own (former) government officials from prosecution abroad. In this context, the term lawfare is used – the use of the law as a weapon.

Together with the ‘European Investigative Collaborations’ (EIC) network, Bartal then set in motion the Europe-wide dissemination of the #IsraelFiles – and brought the Swiss publication WOZ – ‘Die Wochenzeitung’ on board for the Swiss context. Tickets

Now for the weekly overview of programme highlights and everything we want to share with you:

Programme

27 May, 8 pm

‘Sue Ellen Bar’

The Sue Ellen Bar presents an evening of intense, experimental sounds at Stall6. The line-up: Sexuelle Abstinenz, I.C.H., Xeno Volcano, B.Anana and DJ Daniela Alleine. Free entry, with a collection. More information

28 May to 2 June

‘Uniform’ by LAB Junges Theater Zürich

Between fast fashion, favourite jumpers and the stares of others, 16 performers create a (non-)fashion show that is both personal and playful. There are very few tickets left. Tickets

3 June, 7.30 pm

‘Data leaks with political explosive power and cross-border journalism’ , WOZ – Die Wochenzeitung

A series of talks organised by the Gessnerallee in cooperation with various editorial teams: once a month, an editorial team selects a key journalistic topic and discusses it live with the audience. This time, the focus is on the use of sensitive data leaks, as well as the advantages and challenges of international investigative collaborations. Tickets

We look forward to seeing you there.

The Gessnerallee team