Words on Stage

The evening brings together the crème de la crème of the Swiss spoken word scene.

Renato Kaiser
Swiss champion and figurehead of the German-speaking poetry slam scene. He has a fine sense of comedy, language and timing and hits the brain, the heart and above all the diaphragm with his mixture of satire, spoken word and comedy.

Patti Basler
The grande dame of the Swiss spoken word scene. Convinces as a stage poet and standup comedian with incredible stage presence, witty lyrics and true word power. She is biting, down-to-earth and brutally good. She is the best thing that can happen to an audience.

Knackeboul
Is the most gifted freestyle rapper in Switzerland. His lyrics have depth, the music sparkles with energy and drives directly into the legs. His notorious looping device called Gudrun is also part of the party.

Lisa Christ
Virtuoso spoken word author and U20 Swiss Poetry Slam champion. Her texts deal with everyday topics, self-knowledge and life as a woman, delivered with stirring intensity and enigmatic humor.

Jens Nielsen
Actually wanted to be born somewhere else in 1970, but was born in Aarau in 1966. He began writing while attending drama school in Zurich. Today he lives as a playwright, actor, speaker, performer, author in Zurich. His short stories are delightfully absurd, quirky and pointedly profound.