Criptonite:
Extra Swiss

Premiere: October 2020, Gessnerallee Zurich

The past few months have forced us to stop and think about the relationship between health, body, and Switzerland. What myths and stories about disability do we have in our heads?

Nina Mühlemann and Edwin Ramirez present the first episode of Criptonite, a new crip-queer series of events that focuses on artists with disabilities and creates an accessible, relaxed, and fantastic utopia.

In the first episode Nina Mühlemann and Edwin Ramirez deal with Swissness, Alpine air, and ableism and a story that combines all of these: Johanna Spyri's children's book Heidi. In a crip-queer feminist retelling of this classic with ableism bingo, ASMR recording, and stand-up inserts, they try to debunk Swiss myths and prejudices about bodies outside the norm besides giving you a crash course in Allyship and the history of the Swiss disability movement.

Gessnerallee – Criptonite / Edwin Ramirez & Nina Mühlemann - Criptonite #1 Goes Extra Swiss

With: Edwin Ramirez, Nina Mühlemann, Jovana Hitz aka Jo Dyking, Roy Fischer und Balz Spengler

Dramaturgy: Kathrin Veser

Production Management: Sarah Schoch

Stage Assistance: Sina Knecht

Stage Design: Gabriela Rutz

Light: Marek Lamprecht

Supported by: City of Zurich, Canton of Zurich, EBGB, Stiftung Corymbo, Migros Genossenschaft Zurich