POLLEN Protest Dance Group

Venue: In the shamiana meeting space

No Nation but Pollination – Who cares? Us!

POLLEN is a protest dance group focusing on interventions in public space in the greater Zurich area, and acting as support, amplification, and care for existing political movements through mobilization and joining protests. POLLEN are cute but also pretty itchy. They are ten hooligans, cheerleaders, artists, activists, florists, dancers, and performers and they aim to grow.

Charlotte Mathiessen and Sunny Pfalzer from POLLEN are hosting an Open Rehearsal where you can learn about POLLEN, the actions they are planning and how you can join POLLEN and become active.

• Language: German, German
• No registration required
• Free of charge

The Canopy Sessions are a series of talks with actors from art, culture, science and activism in the Shamiana meeting space, an open textile structure in the exhibition Disobedience Archive (Canopy for Broken Time) – In Dialogue with Raqs Media Collective. Here, archives can be experienced as living spaces for storytelling, remembrance and the transmission of knowledge. In addition to talks and readings, the sessions also include practices from our everyday lives that show how deeply knowledge is stored in ourbodies. Each session takes up the chapters of the exhibition and asks how shared vulnerability can lead to new forms of attention, relationship and solidarity.

Awareness: This evening is a space for listening, reflection and respectful exchange. The audience is invited to respond attentively and thoughtfully to the conversations and to formulate questions as open feedback. Everyone present is responsible for treating each other with respect. Together, we contribute to ensuring that this space remains safe, mindful and appreciative.