ZKB Patronage Prize and ZKB Acknowledgement Prize 2015: The winners!

Today, on the occasion of the Zürcher Theater Spektakel, the ZKB Patronage Prize and the ZKB Acknowledgment Prize were awarded by Zurich city mayor Corine Mauch and Dr. János Blum, presidium member of the Zürcher Kantonalbank. After long, controversial discussions lasting until the small hours the jury has decided: The ZKB Patronage Prize of 30 000 Swiss Francs goes to 600 HIGHWAYMEN from Brooklyn for their production «Employee of the Year». «Will we remember seeing this play when we are 60?» the jury members wonder in their statement picking up a sentence from the show. Their answer: «Probably yes. The image of these five strong young girls will remain with us for a long time.» They were particularly convinced by the «clear artistic decisions, honesty and the ability to captivate the audience».

The ZKB Acknowledgement Prize of 5000 Swiss Francs is awarded to the Indian performer and actress Mallika Taneja for her Short Piece «Thoda Dhyan Se (Be careful)». The jury praised the very effective, engaged and at the same time funny way in which the young artists wraps up the disastrous, well-intended codes of conduct for women to protect themselves against rape.

Find the detailed statements of the jury in the press release