SWISS PERFORMANCE ART AWARD 2026
Sunday, 15.11.2026
11.00–18.00
Kunstraum Baden / Aktionshalle Stanzerei / Merker-Areal
The Swiss Performance Art Award 2026 will take place on November 15th in Kunstraum Baden, Aktionshalle Stanzerei, and on Merker-Areal. Seven artists are nominated for the award and will present a recent work or a performance devised specifically for the location.
Admission is free. Due to safety regulations, the number of places available indoors is limited. Places can be reserved online via Eventfrog. A small contingent is also available at the box office. Reserved tickets must be collected at the box office (Restaurant Spedition) no later than 15 minutes before the start of each performance. After that, uncollected tickets will be given to other visitors.
→ Eventfrog ticket reservation
→ Booklet (PDF)PROGRAM
11:00 (Innenhof)
Welcome
11:30 (Stanzerei)
Emma Bertuchoz
Swans for Play
12:15 (Kunstraum)
Marlène Charpentié
Whip My ass Baby the Butterflies are Falling
13:00 (Innenhof)
Josh Elliott Johnson
The Stranger
14:15 (Kunstraum)
Tyra Wigg
PERFORMANCE
15:15 (Stanzerei)
New Kyd
Chanson Noire: The Tale of Pomegranates
16:15 (Kunstraum)
Monica Klingler
of earth
17:00 (Innenhof)
Johannes Dullin
Die Realität ist müde geworden
17:30 (Spedition)
Apéro
ACCESS
The event spaces of Kunstraum Baden, Aktionshalle Stanzerei, and Merker-Areal are wheelchair accessible. For questions or assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact the award coordination.
NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
The Swiss Performance Art Award provides a space for people of different backgrounds, interests and convictions. The responsible municipal and cantonal cultural institutions stand for a culture of mutual respect and aim to create an atmosphere of acceptance. We currently are in the middle of an ongoing institutional learning process for which we consciously engage with questions dealing with discrimination and take suggestions and criticism seriously. We reflect on mechanisms of exclusion and oppose all forms of discrimination.