GUGUS!
| Date: | Sa 16.05.2026 |
| Doors: | 17:00 hour |
| Time: | 18:00 hour |
| Location: | ZQ-Bühne |
| Price: | CHF 35.– / 25.– / 15.– |
| Duration: | 50 minutes |
| Age: | For all ages |
| Language: | Without language |
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Two circus artists meet on stage and whisk the audience away into a world full of acrobatics, dance, onomatopoeia, music, noise and nonsense. They float through the air, transform themselves into strange figures and play with gravity, while everyday life takes a short break.
In Swiss German, “Gugus” means both “hello” and “nonsense” – and that’s exactly what it’s all about: purposeless moments that are simply fun. Inspired by the Dada* movement, GUGUS! invites you to let go of the pressure to perform and self-optimization and rediscover the joy of the absurd.
With GUGUS! , Rebecca Weingartner creates an open space for young and adult audiences – a humorous play about freedom, play and losing oneself together – in order to find oneself and each other.
The GUGUS! warm-up takes place before the show: a moving introduction for all ages to join in!
Dada*: The radical Dada art movement was founded in Zurich over a hundred years ago as a reaction to the atrocities of the First World War. The movement is generally regarded as anti-bourgeois, anarchic and Dada art as nonsensical, crazy and wild.
Trailer
Company
Rebecca Weingartner
Rebecca Weingartner, known for her sensitive examination of social issues, also creates a space in GUGUS! where young and adult audiences are welcome to let go and join in. It completes her acclaimed trilogy for young audiences, which aims to make art accessible to all and promotes social participation. After EQUALITY! explored gender equality and SOLIDARITY! celebrated social diversity, GUGUS! is a humorous piece about freedom, an invitation to lose yourself in play – and to find yourself and each other in the process.
Credits
| Artistic direction | Rebecca Weingartner |
| By and with | Guilhèm Charrier & Louis Lamer / Demian Bucci |
| Dramaturgy | Luzius Heydrich |
| Music & Composition | Donath Weyeneth |
| Costume design | Jakob Hodel |
| Stage, light & technology | Claudio Bagno / Eric Scherrer |
| Oeil Exterior | Antoine Ragot |
| Production | Pascal Moor / Spring Production |
| Co-production | ROXY Birsfelden |
Audience information
Accessibility
The Zirkusquartier is wheelchair accessible. You can find more information here.
Awareness
To ensure that everyone feels comfortable in the Zirkusquartier, we want you to be conscious and mindful. The Zirkusquartier opposes all forms of discrimination. You can find more information about awareness here.
Tickets
There are flexible admission prices for shows with ticketing: You can choose between the solidarity price (CHF 35.00), the regular price (CHF 25.00) and the budget price (CHF 15.00).
Ticket corner
The box office opens 1 hour before the performance begins. Payment in cash or twint.
Free Entry
Children under the age of 5, persons accompanying visitors with disabilities, persons with residence permits S, N, F and others do not pay admission.
Free choice of seats
Please be there 10 minutes in advance. There is free seating for all three ticket prices.
Age
Please note the age information.
Bar service
The bar is open one hour before and after the show.
Parking
There are no parking spaces available on the premises.
This production is supported by:
