A sex-positive, feminist and vegan drag creature, breaking the binaries of gender and species. Soya the cow dances, sings and speaks for the liberation of everybody. She breaks the boundaries of gender and species and stands up for a world full of joy and compassion. Since her first appearance at the Animal Rights March on the steps of the legendary Volksbühne Berlin, she has taken part in discussion panels and demonstrations. She performs in various artistic contexts and forms, from her theater show Dear Human Animals (2020) to her electro-pop album Purple Grass (2021), in TV shows such as The Voice of Germany (2021), in the exhibition format Planet Moo (2022) or online in social networks. And at Tanzhaus Zürich, for example with performative walks centered around the topics of the dance pieces created there as well as other, independent specials.
Show
Soya the (House) Cow, Uhura Bqueer
De-Domestication
Two queer drag creatures - a cow from the Alps and a panther from the Amazon - meet in a world that has lost its balance. In the midst of monocultures, cattle farming and colonial violence, the stage becomes a projection screen for rewilding and resistance. The two artists create a multimedia, ritual spectacle that makes the global connections between agriculture, racism and ecocide visible - poetically, politically, provocatively. A celebration of transformation, freedom and the power of queer imagination.
Artistic co-direction, performance Daniel Hellmann aka Soya the (House) Cow
Artistic co-direction, performance Rafa Bqueer aka Uhura Bqueer
Costumes Andy Lopes
Light design, stage concept Theres Indermaur
Video Aron Smith
Music Eduardo Duarte, Coco Schwarz
Surtitles Daniela Lehmann
Video/photography Switzerland Sam Hill, Victoria Papagni, Olivia Schenker, Aron Smith
Video/photography Brasil Tarcisio Gabriel, Vitor Souza Lima
Dramaturgical Support Tanzhaus Zürich Lisa Letnansky
Critical Friend Tanzhaus Zürich Lua Leirner
Production Switzerland Laeticia Blättler, Caroline Froelich (Moin Moin Productions)
Production Brasil Ana Paula Gomes
Administration Regula Spirig
Diffusion Simon Fleury (Zurich), Les Productions de la Seine (Paris)
Coproduktion Tanzhaus Zürich
Supported by Stadt Zürich Kultur, Kanton Zürich, Schweizer Kulturstiftung Pro Helvetia, Migros Kulturprozent, Schweizerische Interpretenstiftung, Stiftung Anne-Marie Schindler, Anda & Fala Cultural Association
Rafa Bqueer aka Uhura Bqueer is a multi-artist. She is one of the pioneers of the Drag Themônia scene in Belém do Pará. Through performance, photography, film and textile art, she produces images, individual and collective actions that deal with concepts of gender, race, LGBTQIA+ activism and a reinterpretation of art history in the Amazon region.
Dates / Booking
20:00 — 21:00
- Solidarity: CHF 35
- Regular: CHF 25
- Budget: CHF 15
Bühne 1
Tanzhaus Zürich
Wasserwerkstrasse 127a
8037 Zürich
- Duration: 1h
- Spoken languages: German and Portuguese
- Wheelchair accessible
- Descriptive subtitles
- German subtitles
20:00 — 21:00
- Solidarity: CHF 35
- Regular: CHF 25
- Budget: CHF 15
Bühne 1
Tanzhaus Zürich
Wasserwerkstrasse 127a
8037 Zürich
- Duration: 1h
- Spoken languages: German and Portuguese
- Wheelchair accessible
- Descriptive subtitles
- German subtitles
20:00 — 21:00
- Solidarity: CHF 35
- Regular: CHF 25
- Budget: CHF 15
Bühne 1
Tanzhaus Zürich
Wasserwerkstrasse 127a
8037 Zürich
- Duration: 1h
- Spoken languages: German and Portuguese
- Wheelchair accessible
- Descriptive subtitles
- German subtitles
20:00 — 21:00
- Solidarity: CHF 35
- Regular: CHF 25
- Budget: CHF 15
Bühne 1
Tanzhaus Zürich
Wasserwerkstrasse 127a
8037 Zürich
- Duration: 1h
- Spoken languages: German and Portuguese
- Wheelchair accessible
- Descriptive subtitles
- German subtitles