Faris Cuchi Gezahegn

, © Abiona Esther Ojo

Stefanie Sourial – City of Diaspora

Faris Cuchi Gezahegn (they/them/she/her) is an intersectional LGBTQIA* advocate/activist, a performance artist, PCCC (Politically Correct Comedy Club) standup comedian, self-archivist, Ethiopian Queer knowledge and culture producer, and poet who uses different mediums such as style activism, writing, performance, and video/audio installations to bring social change and start a conversation that catalyzes change on issues they face while navigating day-to-day life as femme non-binary Ethiopian/African LGBTQIA* advocate with experience of asylum-seeking and refugee in Austria and also back to their homeland Ethiopia. They are co-founders and co-director and counter-narrative leaders at the House of Guramayle. House of Guramayle is a collaborative intersectional platform created by socially and politically marginalized Ethiopian activists worldwide. Through their work, they represented the Ethiopian Queer Community at Human Right Council in Geneva in Sept 2019 when their country Ethiopia was under the 33rd Universal Periodic Review session. They are co-founders of Celestial Poetic monthly QBIPoC open mic night at Freiräumchen at the historical queer community center Türkis Rosa TIPP aka Villa in Vienna. They are members and current vice-chair of Afro Rainbow Austria collective started by Queer African for Queer African in Austria by welcoming folks in their wholeness both as African/African decent queer bodies. They work with Queer Base on mental health that sculpts capacity centering the experience of Queer folks with knowledge of seeking asylum and refugee. Queer Base: an organization that welcomes queer folks that are seeking asylum by providing different services such as legal representation, social consulting, housing, and many more. 

Works at brut:

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brut all over Vienna

brut nordwest

accessible

Nordwestbahnstraße 8-10, 1200 Vienna
Subway: U1, U2 (Praterstern), U4 (Friedensbrücke), U6 (Dresdnerstraße) Tram: 5 (Nordwestbahnstraße) Bus: 5A (Wasnergasse)

September 2024
varukt | Inge Gappmaier
now
October 2024
Myassa Kraitt
The Last Feminist
October 2024
Cleidy Acevedo
QUIET EMOTIONS? FREE YOUR MENTAL LOAD
October 2024
Asher O'Gorman
mind numbing filthy-finger potholes: a glossary of the paradox of boredom
November 2024
Alix Eynaudi & Guests
Death by Landscape, a concert
November 2024
Hungry Sharks Company
Destination FCKD
November - December 2024
Anne Juren & Matthias Kranebitter
We Are All Mothers WAAM
December 2024
Karin Pauer
AVA
December 2024
VIENNA IMPROVISERS ORCHESTRA
unfolding poetic vision(s) on common ground

WUK performing arts

barrierefrei

Währinger Straße 59, 1090 Vienna
Subway: U6 (Währinger Straße / Volksoper), Tram: 40, 41, 42 (Währinger Straße / Volksoper), 5, 33 (Spitalgasse), 37, 38, 40, 41, 42 (Spitalgasse / Währinger Straße)

November 2024
Ale Bachlechner
Ruin Your Life
November 2024
MO-ZA-IK (Rosa Perl, Viviane Tanzmeister, Jamal Abale, Mátyás Kántor)
Elevate

brut at Betrieb

accessible

Vogelweidplatz 13, 1150 Wien
Subway: U6 (Burggasse-Stadthalle) / Bus: 48A (Moeringgasse) / Tram: 9 (Camillo Sitte Gasse)

October - November 2024
Der Betrieb / Anna Maria Nowak
The Generations Season

brut in the 3rd district (close to Stadtpark)

not accessible

Address will be announced after registration

October 2024
Charlotta Ruth
Choreographic Traces and Chain Creations

studio brut

not accessible

Zieglergasse 25, 1070 Wien
Subway: U3 (Zieglergasse), Tram: 49 (Westbahnstraße / Zieglergasse)

September - October 2024
DARUM (Victoria Halper & Kai Krösche)
[EOL]. End of Life
October 2024
Tubi Malcharzik & Team
PASKUDNIK
October 2024
Nazis & Goldmund
Please take over. or: The Future of the Past of Resistance
October 2024
Nazis & Goldmund
Please take over. or: The Future of the Past of Resistance
November 2024
Helena Araújo
and it gets better

Literaturhaus Wien

accessible

Zieglergasse 26A , 1070 Wien
U-Bahn: U3 (Zieglergasse), Tram: 49 (Westbahnstraße / Zieglergasse), Bus 13A (Neubaugasse)

October 2024
Nazis & Goldmund
Please take over. or: The Future of the Past of Resistance