Zürcher Theater Spektakel

What role do the arts play in times of political transformation? Can they support the civil society and does it make sense to combine them with development work? With the current upheavals in the Arab world as a backdrop, such questions are debated as part of the anniversary events «50 years SDC – more than aid» in a panel discussion with the attendance of: Fatou Diome, Senegal/France, writer and literary scholar | Laila Soliman, Egypt, director, represented by «Lessons of Revolting» | Khaled al Khamissi, Egypt, political scientist and writer | Fadhel JaÏbi, Tunisia, director and writer, represented by «Yahia YaÏch ‒ Amnesia» | Gregory Maqoma, South Africa, choreographer and dancer, represented by the solo «Beautiful Me».