Weekly letter

Since the 2024/25 season, we provide every Weddnesday insights into our programme, the work of our team and artists, share feedback from visitors, reflect on the past and future and make recommendations for a rich cultural life in Zurich and internationally. The best way to subscribe to the weekly letter is to sign up below and receive it directly in your mailbox on Wednesdays. Or if you prefer, you can read the weekly letters on this page.

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Summer break and start of season advance sales

2 July 2025

From Team Gessnerallee

Before we say goodbye for the summer break, we give you a preview of the start of the season. Weekly letter #44 Read

Summer break and start of season advance sales

2 July 2025

From Team Gessnerallee

Before we say goodbye for the summer break, we give you a preview of the start of the season. Weekly letter #44 Read

Summer, sun sails, end-of-season party

25 June 2025

From Team Gessnerallee

The last days of the current season are numbered. We will celebrate in the courtyard and later in the Zigiroom and in front of Stall6 with young and old, tall and small. Weekly letter #43 Read

The fourth issue of our newspaper is here!

18 June 2025

From Team Gessnerallee

Stories about the invention of the dramaturg's profession, life in and outside the theatre, Berlin's massively cut cultural budget, art in conflict regions - and the state of the world. Weekly Newsletter #42 Read

Experience the diversity of the independent scene

11 June 2025

From Team Gessnerallee

With a short piece festival, Zurich's dance and theatre scene offers a brilliant, diverse programme at the Gessnerallee. Weekly letter #41 Read

The programme in June

4 June 2025

From Team Gessnerallee

What does it take for everyone to enjoy a party together? June at the Gessnerallee offers plenty of reasons to celebrate. Weekly letter #40 Read

‘through sounds / among words / in company’

28 May 2025

From Team Gessnerallee

As part of an exhibition Tim Zulauf/KMUProduktionen presents a three-part book project on 16 performances from 22 years: 5 video works open up a moving panorama - from Venice's Isle of the Dead to the care and street prostitution debate surrounding Zurich's sex boxes. Weekly letter #39 Read

‘I love the spotlight’

21 May 2025

From Team Gessnerallee

‘Begehren’, the latest play by LAB Junges Theater Zürich, premieres at Gessnerallee at the beginning of June. Author Anna Miller spoke to three players about life in and outside of the theatre. Weekly letter #38 Read

Become a member of the Gessnerallee association!

14 May 2025

From Team Gessnerallee

The more members and the more diverse the voices, the more sustainable Gessnerallee will be. We look forward to welcoming new supporters and friends. Weekly letter #37 Read

Which gaze do we take?

7 May 2025

From Team Gessnerallee

In May, two different dance performances will shake up viewing, listening and time habits and negotiate the objectification of female-read and queer bodies. Weekly letter #36 Read

ZÜRICH TANZT at Gessnerallee

30 April 2025

From Team Gessnerallee

Every year in mid-May, the whole city is set in motion. The festival is at Gessnerallee with two choreographic works and a walk-in installation. Weekly letter #35 Read

‘All of a sudden worst-case scenarios are lurking everywhere’

23 April 2025

From Team Gessnerallee

In May Ben Burger and Mona De Weerdt are performing the play ‘In Case of Emergency’ at Gessnerallee. We asked the artists three questions about the production. Weekly letter #34 Read

The programme in May

16 April 2025

From Team Gessnerallee

Magical powers, cool drinks and rhythmic, nerdy battles on the Sihl. Weekly letter #33 Read

Three questions for our diversity agents

9 April 2025

From Team Gessnerallee

Ramona Unterberg and Manuel Gerst on their day-to-day work at Gessnerallee. Weekly letter #32 Read

The third issue of our newspaper is here!

2 April 2025

From Team Gessnerallee

Time for orientation, time for our newspaper. Weekly letter #31 Read

The programme in April

26 March 2025

From Team Gessnerallee

A good mix of theatre, talks, music and a pinch of opera. Weekly letter #30 Read

Premiere of Brandy Butler's ‘MITOSIS - an LSD Opera’ in April

19 March 2025

From Team Gessnerallee

Through this new production the director wishes the audience to reflect on their own death. Weekly letter #29 Read

Anna Chiedza Spörri presents ‘PERSPECTIVES’ at Gessnerallee

12 March 2025

From Team Gessnerallee

‘Black Lives Matter made my career’, says Bernese dancer and choreographer Anna Chiedza Spörri in a portrait in our newspaper. Weekly letter #28 Read

Deep Dive March Mix

5 March 2025

From Team Gessnerallee

For the whole month of March Year-To-Date is moving into the Südbühne and invites you to numerous different formats such as concerts, workshops and listening sessions from Sunday to Friday. Weekly letter #27 Read

The programme in March

26 February 2025

From Team Gessnerallee

A guest performance from Bern, a postponed premiere and a musically lively Südbühne. Weekly letter #26 Read

Kids in Dance

19 February 2025

From Team Gessnerallee

Youths between the ages of 12 and 18 enliven the Gessnerallee for a fortnight during the sports holidays and present their new dance production. Weekly letter #25 Read

Live concerts at Gessnerallee: Modulaw, Alpha Maid, SONOSYNTHESIS

12 February 2025

From Team Gessnerallee

Year-To-Date curates a diverse and compelling music programme in February and March. Weekly letter #24 Read

Spring preview - News about the programme

5 February 2025

From Team Gessnerallee

Looking forward to the lengthening days and the next productions and shows by or with Brandy Butler, Anna Chiedza Spörri, Monika Truong, Alpha Maid, and Modulaw, among others. Weekly letter #23 Read

Three questions for Ramón Oliveras & Kim de l'Horizon

29 January 2025

From Team Gessnerallee

At the beginning of February the two artists will celebrate the premiere of ‘A Certain Darkness Is Needed to See the Stars’ and will invite us to reflect on our own transience and celebrate the beauty of life. Weekly letter #22 Read

Magical worlds of sound, light and gestures

22 January 2025

From Team Gessnerallee

A theatre play from age 4 and two highly musical weeks as part of the cooperation with the Festival Sonic Matter for experimental music and the duo Ramón Oliveras and Kim de l'Horizon. Weekly letter #21 Read

A place for all ages

15 January 2025

From Team Gessnerallee

What a start to 2025 - a packed Stall6 and sold-out performances. Weekly letter #20 Read

Into the New Year with Thom Luz and KAFi Q

8 January 2025

From Team Gessnerallee

This week, Thom Luz will perform at Gessnerallee from Thursday to Sunday. On Saturday, KAFi Q also invites you to Stall6. Weekly letter #19 Read

Winter break and looking ahead to the new year

18 December 2024

From Team Gessnerallee

The first months of the 2024/25 season: a full house, happy artists - and an enthusiastic audience. What to expect in January. Weekly letter #18 Read

Time for Care

4 December 2024

From Team Gessnerallee

The second issue of our newspaper is here - with a wide variety of voices, perspectives and formats. Weekly letter #17 Read

Joy as an act of resistance

4 December 2024

From Team Gessnerallee

Light in dark times. What we can do now. - The programme for December and the winter edition of our newspaper. Weekly letter #16 Read

The Porny Days

20 November 2024

From Team Gessnerallee

The hottest film art festival in town at the Gessnerallee. Weekly letter #15 Read

The Backslash Festival 2024

20 November 2024

From Team Gessnerallee

Around 30 performances, live acts, DJ sets and club sensations throughout our venue. Weekly letter #14 Read

Beautiful and terrible things at the theatre

30 October 2024

From Team Gessnerallee

New employees, who have now been working at Gessnerallee for three months, tell us what they think. Weekly letter #13 Read

Three questions for Dimitri de Perrot

30 October 2024

From Team Gessnerallee

From Thursday, we will be showing the deep listening theater ‘UNTER UNS – Eine Reise in die Tiefen des Bodens’. We asked the director questions about the production. Weekly letter #12 Read

Rooms for your ideas

30 October 2024

From Team Gessnerallee

The orange walls and turquoise-coloured shutters conceal a variety of rooms that you can use. Weekly letter #11 Read

Ready for autumn and winter – News about the programme

2 October 2024

From Team Gessnerallee

The Swiss Performance Award is barely over and we are already looking forward to the next productions and events, including Dawuna, Alexandra Bachzetsis and Thom Luz. Weekly letter #10 Read

We have published - the first print edition of our newspaper

2 October 2024

From Team Gessnerallee

Interviews, columns, portrait, comic, photo essay, theatre horoscope and a handwritten poem. Weekly letter #9 Read

The calm after the storm

2 October 2024

From Team Gessnerallee

The start of the season is over. Now it's time to recharge our batteries and adjust our energy levels for the entire season. Weekly letter #8 Read

What happens 48 hours before the guests arrive?

25 September 2024

From Team Gessnerallee

Something is happening everywhere and everyone is heading for that one magical moment. Weekly letter #6 Read

Next week is the start of the season and the opening of the Stall6 Bar

18 September 2024

From Team Gessnerallee

We are excited. And that's a good thing. Weekly letter #5 Read

Focus on accessibility

11 September 2024

From Team Gessnerallee

Over the next four years the Gessnerallee will be focussing on constantly breaking down barriers, and the joyful work on access in artistic work. Weekly letter #4 Read

Only three weeks until the start of the season

4 September 2024

From Team Gessnerallee

It's steadily becoming more exciting. Artists are arriving. Rehearsal rooms are being occupied. Weekly letter #3 Read

A House Comes Alive

28 August 2024

From Team Gessnerallee

The Gessnerallee is busy preparing for the coming season. Weekly letter #2 Read

Insight into the first season under the new direction

21 August 2024

From Team Gessnerallee

From the 2024/25 season, we will provide information about events at the Gessnerallee every Wednesday. This is the weekly letter #1. Read

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