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MovingTowardsZero

Tadzio Müller, Soya the Cow

MovingTowardsZero #5: Between peaceful sabotage and collapse – radical bodies, radical change

In the fourth part of our MovingTowardsZero discourse series, two extraordinary voices of social change come together: Tadzio Müller, a political scientist with a PhD and climate activist from the very beginning, who has been fighting for climate justice for more than 20 years, and Soya the Cow, a sex-positive, feminist, vegan drag cow who challenges gender norms and consumer habits in equal measure.

Müller, co-organiser of protests at climate summits and co-founder of Ende Gelände, brings with him decades of experience in civil disobedience – from blocking Castor transports to occupying open-cast mines. In his latest book, Zwischen friedlicher Sabotage und Kollaps. Wie ich lernte, die Zukunft wieder zu lieben, he reflects on the limits and possibilities of radical climate policy.

Soya the Cow embodies a different form of resistance: through performance, drag and the radical redefinition of bodies and identities, social change is made visible and tangible.

What role does the body play as a site of protest?
How can performative and activist practices work together?
What happens when traditional patterns of movement – both political and physical – are broken?

The conversation between these two protagonists of social change promises surprising perspectives on the intertwining of climate justice, body politics and transformative art.

The bookstore1002F will present a fine selection of books on site.

MovingTowardsZero is supported by Stadt Zürich Kultur, Pro Helvetia Schweizer Kulturstiftung, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft des Kantons Zürich

Tadzio Müller
Soya the Cow

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.

Dates / Booking
Thursday, 29.01.2026
Clock 18:00 — 19:30
Tickets available soon
  • Solidarity: CHF 15
  • Regular: CHF 10
  • Budget: CHF 5

Bühne 1
Tanzhaus Zürich
Wasserwerkstrasse 127a
8037 Zürich

  • Duration: 1h 30m
  • German
  • Wheelchair accessible