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GPO Box No. 211

  • GPO Box No. 211 – Eine Person in weißem Gewand hält einen großen Papierbogen, Kopf von geometrischen Formen umgeben, auf schwarzem Hintergrund.

    GPO Box No. 211 – Eine Person in weißem Gewand hält einen großen Papierbogen, Kopf von geometrischen Formen umgeben, auf schwarzem Hintergrund.

    © DAS Theatre - Winter Presentations Burst the BubbleChun Shing Au

  • GPO Box No. 211 – Person haelt ein Schriftstueck mit Text und Notizen. Ein Getraenk in der linken Hand. Text: "Hi Su Ming, It is..."

    GPO Box No. 211 – Person haelt ein Schriftstueck mit Text und Notizen. Ein Getraenk in der linken Hand. Text: "Hi Su Ming, It is..."

    © DAS Theatre - Winter Presentations Burst the BubbleChun Shing Au

  • GPO Box No. 211 – Person trägt große, unregelmäßig geformte Papierkonstruktion in einem Raum mit Holzboden. Mehrere sitzende Menschen im Hintergrund.

    GPO Box No. 211 – Person trägt große, unregelmäßig geformte Papierkonstruktion in einem Raum mit Holzboden. Mehrere sitzende Menschen im Hintergrund.

    © DAS Graduate - DAS Theatre Master Presentations 2024Chun Shing Au – GPO Box No.211"They can lock up my body, but they can't lock up my mind."My friend Siu Ming* and I have been sending letters to each other since he has been imprisoned two years ago for participating in the pro-democracy prot...

  • GPO Box No. 211 – Person sitzt auf dem Boden und haelt ein grosses, zerknuelltes weisses Papier. Bunter Socken, gelbes Oberteil, graue Hose. Tisch im Hintergrund.

    GPO Box No. 211 – Person sitzt auf dem Boden und haelt ein grosses, zerknuelltes weisses Papier. Bunter Socken, gelbes Oberteil, graue Hose. Tisch im Hintergrund.

    © DAS Theatre - Winter Presentations Burst the BubbleChun Shing Au

My friend Siu Ming and I write each other long letters for three years while he sits in Hong Kong as a political prisoner. Since we know the letters will be censored, our writing style changes – we write them in code, poetically, formulated between the lines of text. And even though I write my letters in a place where there is freedom of opinion, I run up against the invisible borders of my own thoughts.” GPO Box No. 211 is a visual reflection on intellectual freedom, isolation and communication. It is the attempt to maintain a friendship beyond barriers and great distances – even when the connection feels fragile. The quiet production, similar to a dream where the stationary becomes the protagonist, received the ZKB Acknowledgement Prize at the 2024 edition of Zurich Theatre Spectacle. On November 3 at 6:30 PM, Marlene Seifert will give an introduction to »GPO Box No. 211« in German Easy Language. On November 4 at 11:00 AM, a workshop on the production with Théâtre du Poulet will take place. Notes on accessibility: Information about the accessibility of the venue in structural terms can be found here. Early Boarding is available.

Co-Creation, Set Design, Performance Chun-Shing Au Co-Creation, Direction, Lighting Design Carmen Lee Dramaturgy Rebekka Bangerter Artistic Consulting Sodja Zupanc Lotker Choreographic Consulting Jana Jacuka Sound Design Moa Holgersoon Composition Marko Ivic Funded by Canada Council for the Arts, DAS Theatre, Zürcher Theater Spektakel, André Veltkamp Award, Productiehuis Theater Rotterdam

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