Magical anniversary celebrations
The monthly newspaper *Dieperspektive* is celebrating its second anniversary. The celebration took place on Friday evening at Zurich’s Cabaret Voltaire and featured readings, the selection of the best article of the year, and a magic show.
Shortly after half past eight, "It's a man's world" by James Brown got the audience in the Dada House in the mood for the evening. The five authors who were about to read out their texts nominated for the "best article of the year" were, after all, all men. Simon Jacoby, advertising manager and editor of Dieperspektive, took this as an opportunity to ask the women in the audience to submit articles for the user-generated content magazine.
The authors then presented their texts, with some visibly enjoying their stage presence more than others. The philosophy student, who had "read a bit too many philosophical texts", sweetened his performance by sipping from the glass of beer standing next to him. Another used the platform to look for a publisher for the book he had already written.
In the end, the audience decided by ballot - or "urnanieren", as the organizers called it - which text should win. The guests were won over by Simon von Mörderthal's "self-synopsis", which played with a juxtaposition of the 15th and 30th year of life under the heading "Age and I". While the author revealed quite a lot about getting older (read here the text), he otherwise kept his identity a secret. What his ominous surname was all about - no comment. Presenter Conradin Zellweger, editor and communications manager at Dieperspektive, was only able to elicit this much from him: he lives in Basel.
The official program ended with a magic show. And anyone who was skeptical at the beginning as to whether the young audience would be enthusiastic about such a show was proved wrong. With a self-deprecating stage presentation, the magician was able to amaze the audience and make them laugh. (imp)
You can find all the nominated texts on Theperspective.ch.
About Dieperspektive
Dieperspektive is a monthly newspaper that works according to the principle "from the reader for the reader". Readers send in articles on a given topic and the editorial team prints the best ones. The magazine is published in a print run of 4,000 copies and is available at universities, schools and restaurants or is sent home for a fee. It is also distributed via Facebook.
