Can we take part in the economic system game? Or are we just pieces being moved around the board? Do we have the opportunity to create changes through our decisions?
Trickster-p, a regular part of Theater der Dinge, are back again! After exciting the Berlin audience with a performative board game three years ago, they are offering up a playful model for society with “The Game“. In doing so, they expose economic dynamics and organizational structures: in small groups, the participants establish their own farms on the playing board. The refined rules of the game provide an introduction to the conditions of modern economies and force the players to forge a path between profit maximization and ecological and ethical values.
Credits
Creation: Trickster-p
Concept and Realisation: Cristina Galbiati, Ilija Luginbühl
Artistic Collaboration: Maria Da Silva, Yves Regenass
Game Design: Pietro Polsinelli
Sound: Zeno Gabaglio
Graphic Design, Video and Design Consultation: Studio CCRZ
A production by Trickster-p and LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura
Co-production with: Theater Chur, Theater Casino Zug, Theater Stadelhofen Zürich, ROXY Birsfelden, TAK Theater Liechtenstein, Triennale Milano Teatro
In collaboration with: Casa degli Artisti Milano
Funded by: Pro Helvetia, Swiss Arts Council, DECS Repubblica e Cantone Ticino – Fondo Swisslos, Città di Lugano, Comune di Novazzone, SWISSLOS/Kulturförderung Kanton Graubünden, Amt für Kultur Kanton Zug, Stadt Zug, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Migros Kulturprozent, Landis & Gyr Stiftung, GKB BEITRAGSFONDS, Boner Stiftung für Kunst und Kultur, Stiftung Dr. Valentin Malamoud, Fondazione Agnese e Agostino Maletti, Stiftung Casty-Buchman – Chur/Masans, Fondazione Winterhalter
Dates
October 31st 2026
5 pm (in German spoken language)
November 1st 2026
3 pm (in English spoken language)
8 pm (in German spoken language)
November 2nd 2026
5 pm (in German spoken language)
November 3rd 2026
5 pm (in German spoken language)
Duration: 110 Minutes
Game Theater
Tickets:
Supporter 25,00 € | Regular 18,00 € | Discounted 12,00 €
Notes on accessibility: Information about TATWERK's accessibility in structural terms can be found here.
The Game is a participatory performance: audience members play in several groups and carry out moves on a game board according to a set of rules. Conversations and discussions among audience members are part of the performance. Participation is required in order to attend, but audience members decide for themselves how intensively they participate.