Autor*innenwettbewerb Teil I

In the organizer's words:

Readings / Author competition / Schnyder/Danulat/Kutschke

1:30 pm "Flaschenkinder" by Rebecca C. Schnyder / 2:30 pm "OTA" by Lisa Danulat / 4:00 pm "Fußnoten aus dem späten 21. Jahrhundert" by Svealena Kutschke

The readings will take place in Zwinger 3. They will also be livestreamed and shown on video after the events.


"Bottle children"
Lia and Jonas meet at the bottle bank. They dispose of their parents' empty bottles every day, many, too many. Because Jonas' mother and Lia's father drink. Slowly, the children grow closer and find a counterpart to whom nothing has to be explained and nothing has to be pretended. Together they dream of a world without bottles, with long journeys and tamed dragons, with siblings who protect each other. Their shared destiny is put to the test when Jonas is finally placed in a foster family and increasingly manages to free himself from his relationship with his mother, which is characterized by violence and insecurity.

"OTA. Trauma and fracture"
The hospital is a place characterized by rules and hierarchy. And she is one of the most valuable employees. At least that's what the boss said nine years ago at the Christmas party. Between this praise, the surgical instruments and the after-work beer, the everyday life of the surgical assistant, or OTA for short, is a bit more complicated. She loves her work, it is her work, every day anew. But the security of daily repetition begins to waver when dissatisfaction seems to spread among her superiors. "OTA" takes a look behind the scenes of operating theaters and, despite serious injuries, overworked surgeons, a shortage of skilled workers and bad coffee, tells above all of the beauty and meaningfulness of repairing people.

"Footnotes from the late 21st century"
Typing, filing, stapling, copying. There's rain outside and coffee inside. And questions: Who actually brings the coffee to whom in an administration like this? Who takes the last piece of cake? And why is it easier to cry when you think about penguins? "Footnotes from the late 21st century" is set at the end of this century. The administration's job is still not to solve problems, but to categorize them: in the pile for sadness or protest or for people who have snagged a special ration of meat. But there's a character called Paranormal Phenomenon, there's a sun that's way too hot and a water stain in the office that spreads to the ocean. There's a dead whale that washes up in front of the photocopier, and there's analysis and tenderness in the face of the future. One thing is clear: it's not the weather's fault!