gessnerallee
House Artists
Gessnerallee is a home for Zurich-based artists and for those coming from abroad. Many protagonists making up the local drama, dance, performance and music scenes have been closely related to the cultural landmark for years. And it is integral to us to regularly engage in novel collaborations with young artists and Gessneralle newcomers!
Our House Artists Program offers local artists various tools and spaces for the advancement of their creative work—with the flexibility to result in “output” or not. What we aim for is the interplay and lively exchange between generations and national and international networks as well as a dedication to non-hierarchical course formats.
All independent theatre troupes and dance ensembles who are publicly funded by the City of Zurich and who have produced pieces with Gessnerallee already belong to our growing family of artists-in-residence. The same is true for a number of national and international artists who through diverse projects, i.e. the Lab, are closely associated with us.
Funding system for dance and theater from January 1, 2024
PRICE, Juliette Uzor, Victoria Papagni & Tobibi Bienz, raucaus babies, Sultan Çoban and Young Boy Dancing Group will receive funding from the earmarked production funds as part of the new dance and theater funding system from 1 January 2024. As a co-production institution, Gessnerallee receives these production funds from the City of Zurich Culture and is tasked with providing direct support to groups or individuals for their work on productions/projects and research.
Dimitri de Perrot, Phil Hayes and LAB are directly supported by the City of Zurich Culture with a concept grant as part of the new dance and theater funding system. Further information can be found at https://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/konzeptfoerderung