Art-Gang x LOVEWORK Travelling Theatre @ WORM #131

This Art Gang gathering will be a special one! We invited Trixa Arnold and Ilya Komarov of the Swiss Travelling Theatre to share and exchange their research for their newest theatre piece LOVEWORK. During this cosy and in-depth gathering, they will talk and read with you, exchange experiences from Manchester and Zurich, while there’s also time to learn a folk dance by Art Gang member Joey de Haas! It’s gonna be a fun gathering of ideas and movement, open to all life experiences, open to all bodies and voices. We hope to inspire each other and make new connections.

Almost all people love and are loved – in the family, in friendships, in communities or in romantic relationships. Most people also have to or want to work. We therefore move fluidly between two spheres, which take up more or less space in our life, and we therefore influence one another. In both spheres, we have expectations; we have to follow rules and comply with circumstances. This can lead to tensions and contradictions. However, the intertwining of the two spheres can also unleash unexpected forces and inspire us, so that we can love more creatively or work more caringly.

LOVE++WORK is a long-term performative project by Arnold & Komarov Travelling Theatre that explores the relationship between love life and the world of work. A cycle of six events in March and April 2024 at the Kulturhaus Helferei in Zurich marked the start of the project. Experts and the public were invited to join us and exchange their ideas in examining the interactions between love life and the world of work from different perspectives. The research continues during the residencies at the HOME arts centre in Manchester / UK and the WORM art centre in Rotterdam / Netherlands.
The collected insights, experiences and stories are the starting point for a musical travelling theatre. The premiere is planned for February 2025 at the Fabriktheater of the Rote Fabrik in Zurich. Follow their journey here!