secret agency

The Bank of Burning Money, the Alibi Agency, the Casino of Tricks, the Assembly of Real and Other Pirates, the Black Bank, Women of the Seven Seas – secret agency produces situations and institutions that appear to be fictional but then nonetheless withstand the test of reality. The performances of secret agency create another reality rather than confirming the old world in critical gestures. They open escape routes from austerity and take you on a trip with the improbability drive. secret agency creates forums for unheard voices and explores the pleasures of future togetherness. secret agency is working anonymously, transdisciplinarily and internationally. It was founded to use artistic means and resources beyond the accumulation of individual fame. secret agency is an independent label, an open collective and a practical exercise in the „art of being many“.

Schwarzbank: Kohle für alle

Not only Oberhausen is bankrupt. There is never enough money. Can’t we change that? Wouldn’t it be nice to have control over money? Can’t we print our own? Yes, we can. Geheimagentur, Theater Oberhausen and a whole network of Partners founded their own bank: the Schwarzbank. Supported and advised by experts of Banco Palmas from Fortaleza, Brasil, the Schwarzbank gave Oberhausen its own currency: Kohle.