Life is like a casino. The game is always on. The ball rolls on the roulette table, the cards are dealt, the bets are placed, and only a few win. Are you gambling your own money or that of your grandparents? Do you have to beg or do the winnings just fall to you? Do you earn enough to be allowed to sit at the VIP table? Can you even afford it or would you be better off saving? We don't talk about money and yet it has a decisive influence on our lives: it determines which school you go to, which friends you make and which restaurants you go to. We all have our own history with money and play with different stakes.
In the annual project Chlötz, ten young people from LAB Junges Theater Zürich and an artistic team tackle the myth of money. The stage is transformed into a casino, the game becomes a choreography. The young players slip into a wide variety of characters, interweave them with their own stories about money and talk about possessions, debt and the fact that it is simply damn unfair who is born rich and who is born poor.
How much was your first pocket money? Did you get money for good grades? Did you have to leave anything at home? How much does the rent for your shared flat cost? How much do you need to save to make it to the end of the month? How much does this drink cost? What, so expensive?! How do you finance your studies? Are you still working on the side? We enter the casino with different chances and don't know whether we'll leave with a big win or empty-handed. Nobody is safe from losses and everything is at stake. In the end, the bank wins anyway.
Life is like a casino. The game is always on. The ball rolls on the roulette table, the cards are dealt, the bets are placed, and only a few win. Are you gambling your own money or that of your grandparents? Do you have to beg or do the winnings just fall to you? Do you earn enough to be allowed to sit at the VIP table? Can you even afford it or would you be better off saving? We don't talk about money and yet it has a decisive influence on our lives: it determines which school you go to, which friends you make and which restaurants you go to. We all have our own history with money and play with different stakes.
In the annual project Chlötz, ten young people from LAB Junges Theater Zürich and an artistic team tackle the myth of money. The stage is transformed into a casino, the game becomes a choreography. The young players slip into a wide variety of characters, interweave them with their own stories about money and talk about possessions, debt and the fact that it is simply damn unfair who is born rich and who is born poor.
How much was your first pocket money? Did you get money for good grades? Did you have to leave anything at home? How much does the rent for your shared flat cost? How much do you need to save to make it to the end of the month? How much does this drink cost? What, so expensive?! How do you finance your studies? Are you still working on the side? We enter the casino with different chances and don't know whether we'll leave with a big win or empty-handed. Nobody is safe from losses and everything is at stake. In the end, the bank wins anyway.
| Theatre education, artistic direction | Matthias Nüesch |
| Dramaturgy | Fiona Schreier |
| Stage, Costume | Theres Indermaur |
| Movement | Lucia Guggerli |
| Music | Joel Schoch |
| Production management | Elina Wunderle |
| Assistance | Lara Durtschi |
| Technical lead | Chiara Leonhardt |
| Graphic | Matthias Wyler |
| Play | Yeva Ustymenko, Lea Widmer, Lynn Kanai, Helena Schwarz, Hani Abdi, Malina Miku, Janine Meier, Matteo Di Venuto, Anna Rufer, Maren Berner |
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| Supporters | Stadt Zürich Kultur, Kanton Zürich Fachstelle Kultur, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, die Mobiliar, Paul Schiller Stiftung, Beisheim Stiftung, Gottfried und Ursula Schäppi-Jecklin Stiftung |
