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Ursus & Nadeschkin

‘PRSPKTVNWCHSL’ is a total work of art combining language, music, dance and reversed roles. It is filmed and deals with the wrong moment, the right timing, and the question: how much is left when half is missing? Where does one stand when viewed from the outside? How long do 5 minutes feel like? And what does she or he mean by ‘Hmm’? Hmm?


These Swiss ‘precision anarchists’ do what nobody expects of them, exploring with precision and vigour precisely where others would rather give up.


Ursus & Nadeschkin love provocation, hate boredom, enjoy breaking the mould and, with their offbeat humour, have left their mark on Swiss cultural heritage.

As passionate boundary-crossers, they have been touring for over 30 years between Zurich, Berlin, New York, Vienna, Melbourne and Edinburgh, and love nothing more than jumping back and forth between genres: from small theatres to television, from concert halls to the circus or – as today – to the Schauspielhaus!

In short: they are among the very best Switzerland has to offer when it comes to comedy.


  • Director: Tom Ryser
  • Ursus & Nadeschkin – Honorary winners of the 2024 German Cabaret Award

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“The highlight of the evening was the presentation of the Honorary Award to Urs Wehrli and Nadja Sieger, who have been performing together as Ursus & Nadeschkin for 36 years, creating comedy together. With each of their meticulously staged programmes, the Swiss duo explore the depths and shallows between Dada, performance art and concrete poetry, cabaret and clowning, in a way that is unrivalled in the world of cabaret.”


Christoph Schütte in the FAZ on the presentation of the 2024 German Cabaret Prize

 

Dates
May 2027
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