«Crip Lab: Crip Joy & Disabled Futures» Criptonite

«Crip Lab: Crip Joy & Disabled Futures»
Criptonite

Criptonite is looking for artists with disabilities or chronic illnesses to take part in a workshop on the theme of ‘Crip Joy & Disabled Futures’.

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Sat 22/08 – Thu 27/08
Nordflügel
Free admission

The Criptonite Lab will enter its second round in 2026. The programme is aimed at artists from Switzerland with disabilities and/or chronic illnesses who work in the fields of theatre, dance, drag or performance art.

A total of 10 places are available, 8 of which will be allocated via an open call.

The Lab focuses on storytelling, humour and joy. The programme includes a multi-day workshop with the British artist collective Touretteshero. The Lab is complemented by group warm-ups, artistic input, and time and space for exchange, community-building and the further development of one’s own practice.

Extensive stage experience is not required; emerging artists are also expressly welcome.

Participants will receive a daily allowance of CHF 250. Travel expenses will be covered by Criptonite. Criptonite will cover accommodation on site for those not resident in Zurich if an overnight stay is necessary for accessibility reasons. A communal lunch will be provided for all participants. Upon agreement, Criptonite will cover fees for support staff.

Open call available for download

Open Call Application

The following documents are required for your application:

A brief text about yourself and your artistic work (max. half a page)
A brief explanation of why the theme ‘Crip Joy & Disabled Futures’ interests you artistically (max. half a page)
Details of your accessibility requirements

Applications must be sent by email to contact.criptonite@protonmail.com by 25 April 2026.

Please contact this email address if you have any queries or require further information about the lab.

Information on accessibility and language

Stepless access, wheelchair accessible
Language: Audio description available in German and English; translation into German Sign Language (DSGS) can be arranged if required
Audio description
Quiet area
Covid Safer Space: Participants are tested daily or wear a mask (Criptonite provides everything)

Artistic Director:
Edwin Ramirez, Nina Mühlemann
Production management:
Laeticia Blättler (Moin Moin Productions)
Criptonite is a crip-queer theatre project founded in 2020 by Zurich-based artists Edwin Ramirez (they/them, none) and Nina Mühlemann (they/them, none). Criptonite's plays work with aesthetics of access and focus on the perceptual styles and experiences of disabled people. Criptonite’s latest production, ‘Bioluminescence’, premiered at the Tanzhaus Zürich in the summer of 2025, whilst the production ‘Pleasure’ was on an international tour. In addition to stage work, Criptonite also organizes community events such as labs, workshops, and other events. Criptonite has received multi-year concept funding from the City of Zurich for the years 2024–2027.
Stadt Zürich Kultur, Kanton Zürich Fachstelle Kultur