The New Uncertainty – Disco Edition

Discussion series

«The New Uncertainty – Disco Edition»
Fatima Moumouni

Uncertainty is not hidden here: a format seeks out the ‘um,’ shares doubts – far removed from the eternal, annoying ‘WHAT IS STILL ALLOWED?

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Fri 27/03 20:00 – 22:00
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In this series, the aim is not to train people out of saying ‘um...’ – it is actively sought!

What does a safer space for uncertainty look like? Is that possible on stage?

Zurich artist Fatima Moumouni is finally continuing her series of discussions, ‘The New Uncertainty – Disco Edition’!

In it, moments of conversation that are allowed to be thoughtful, self-critical and decidedly insecure are brought to the stage – guests and moderator are equally unsettled and are neither tokens* nor messiahs**. And then they reflect together publicly, because when it comes to progressive discourse – almost by definition – there is still much to think about, beyond the pitiful WHAT CAN YOU EVEN SAY TODAY?

* A token (or token person) is someone who is used in a group (e.g. company, committee, team, film crew) as a symbolic representative of a marginalised group – but without real co-determination, power or structural change.

** This refers to a person or group who presents themselves – or is presented by others – as a saviour ((supposed) saviour figure) who is supposed to ‘solve’ discrimination without really changing power and structural relationships.

Information on accessibility and language

Stepless access
In spoken German
Approx. 2-hour event with break

Fatima Moumouni, born in 1992, is a spoken word poet, presenter and columnist living in Zurich. Since 2011, she has been performing on various stages in German-speaking countries. In recent years, she has also been invited to perform her texts internationally, most recently at the ‘Poesìa Intercontinental’ project in Havana, the ‘Slam Nacional’ in Mexico City and the ‘Writers Festival’ in Singapore, as well as part of the ‘FLIPAS’ project in Madrid.
In addition to solo performances, she also performs as part of a duo with Laurin Buser. The two are currently touring with their spoken word show ‘COLD’. They were awarded the Salzburger Stier for their joint evening programme ‘GOLD’ in 2021. In 2023, she received the Cultural Award in the Dance/Theatre category from the City of Zurich. And from 2026 to 2027, she receives two years of concept funding from the City of Zurich.
She has contributed as an author to the following plays:
Last Night a DJ took my life, Schauspielhaus Zurich, directed by Joana Tischkau (2024)
Leyla. Fragments, Staatstheater Hanover, directed by Miriam Ibrahim, world premiere 16 February 2024
Ich chan es Zündhölzli azünde, Schauspielhaus Zurich, co-authored with Laurin Buser, directed by Suna Gürler (2023)
BULLESTRESS, Schauspielhaus Zürich, co-authored with Laurin Buser, directed by Suna Gürler (2022)
Der Räuber Hotzenplotz, Theater Basel, co-authored adaptation with Laurin Buser, directed by Jörg Pohl and Antú Romero Nunes (2020)
From 2015 to 2020, she gave workshops on racism awareness with a focus on language. As a driving force on the issues of discrimination and racism, she has appeared publicly in various formats over the past ten years, including on television (SRF Arena 2020, SRF Sternstunde Religion, SRF Literaturclub). In recent years, she has also worked increasingly in museum contexts and produced poetry videos/audios for exhibitions (for the Fondation Beyeler, the Bern Historical Museum, most recently for the exhibition ‘Kolonial. Global Interconnections of Switzerland‘ at the Swiss National Museum in Zurich, exhibition). She is part of the collective ’Das Wandbild Muss Weg‘ (The Mural Must Go), which won the City of Bern's competition on the racist mural at the Wylergut primary school and curated the exhibition ‘Resistance. Dealing with Racism in Bern’ at the Bern Historical Museum.
City of Zurich Culture