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Opening Act: Smilla Diener – The World in the Mountain
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Open in the appIn the «Opening Act» series, we present young writers from Switzerland to you over 11 evenings in the 2026/27 season, each time ahead of a regular reading. They participated in June 2026 in the second masterclass for young writers living in Switzerland between 18 and 28, led by… In the «Opening Act» series, we present young writers from Switzerland to you over 11 evenings in the 2026/27 season, each time ahead of a regular reading. They participated in June 2026 in the second masterclass for young writers living in Switzerland between 18 and 28, led by Verena Rossbacher, under the motto «Plot, Twist and Timing: How do I sharpen the dramaturgy of a text?». Smilla Diener (*2000) studied industrial design and cultural publishing and writes texts, produces audio and video, builds installations and moderates conversations. Smilla's work is always interested in encounters in physical space and dedicates itself to topics such as human-technology relationships, the importance of commons and our agency in the climate crisis. Currently, Smilla is working on a longer text about a tunnel boring contractor and the legacy of the century of acceleration.