CULTURAL FESTIVAL OF YOUTH (JKF)
Poetry slam, theater performances, musical lecture
Free Admission!
For two days, young people will dominate the city. And the Literaturhaus will play its part in the JKF festival - featuring a major Poetry Slam, theatre performances, a lecture, and a musical reading. Check out the full program at www.jkf.ch.
6:30 PM – SHAME ON
“Shame on” is an original production by the Junge Bühne, consisting of four young performers. In a powerful mix of text, scenes, music, and audio, they confront one of the most hidden emotions of our time: shame.
At the center are the three friends Merl, Isa, and Juli. They feel secure in their friendship until careless remarks, well-meaning honesty, and outside perspectives cause old wounds to resurface. Personal struggles become visible, and shame unleashes its destructive power. The stage becomes a projection surface for internal battles. Through choreography, spoken word, and cinematic moments, the performers show how shame transforms relationships – and ultimately, the way we see ourselves.
DIRECTED BY: Cynthia Coray
PERFORMED BY: Esra Lopes, Lea Wieser, Lena Coray
9:00 PM – typefluss. Musical Reading
As typefluss, Shannon Hughes writes short poems that oscillate between everyday observations, dreams, identity, and longing. There is always music playing in the background, which speaks with and flows alongside her texts.
The reading of the poems is accompanied by theater and music artist Juri Schmidhauser, who is also involved in projects such as iuri and Leonard Mavi.
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