Petra Fischer and Demian Bright
Photo: T+T Fotografie / Toni Suter + Tanja Dorendorf
Petra Fischer: With a background in theatre studies in Leipzig and professional experience as a dramaturge and theatre pedagogue in Dresden and Berlin, Petra Fischer has been working mainly in Switzerland since 1999: Theatre an der Sihl, Junges Schauspielhaus Zürich, dance companies Kumpane and Mafalda, etc. She has worked as a lecturer at the FHNW, PH Schwyz and ZHdK, where she developed the dramaturgy specialisation. Her involvement in various juries and selection committees (ZKB Prize at the Zürcher Theater Spektakel, German Children's and Youth Theatre Meeting, German Children's Theatre Prize and German Youth Theatre Prize) led to curatorial work: e.g. for the model children's theatre house at the Zürcher Theater Spektakel, for the festival Blickfelder - Künste für ein junges Publikum and for the Schöne Aussicht festival in Stuttgart. She is head of the program group for fanfaluca - Jugend Theater Treffen Schweiz as well as dramaturge for young audiences at the Chur Theatre, mediator and project manager for BEST-Bündner Schultheater.
pearlartphotography - Jon Angehrn
Demian Bright, GB/CH, was born in Turkey in 1991 and grew up on Lake Zurich. He trained as an actor at the Hora Theatre. As part of the Hora ensemble, he performed the play Disabled Theatre by Jerome Bel on five continents. Demian takes part in inclusive dance projects, familiarising himself with the different styles of inclusive choreographers and dancers. In July, he completed his studies at unterstrass.edu (PH ZH) with a diploma as an assistant teacher. With Procap's Mal seh'n project, he brings his disability to school classes and institutions. This summer he began a CAS Diversity and Inclusive Practice in Performing Arts at the Accademia Dimitri. Demian wants to contribute to a more inclusive society through dance.
Project
I belong. I belong. Is a dance project that aims to raise awareness in schools and other public places such as museums and perhaps festivals. From kindergarten onwards, children who do not conform to the norm are enrolled in special education schools and often do not come out of these special settings for the rest of their lives. The dance project aims to show how society carries out segregation and how painful marginalisation is. I want to move my audience and communicate positively through dance. I belong receives the necessary structure from my coach and she advises me during the development of the piece. This gives me a real chance to show my piece at the desired venues at home and perhaps even in neighboring countries.
