Behind the deliberately provocative name Ticino is Burning are four independent artists – Elena Boillat, Camilla Parini, Francesca Sproccati and Simon Waldvogel – who work in Italian-speaking Switzerland. They set up TIB to reflect on production in the performing arts and build a network. As the group’s name is intended to suggest, they aim, through proactive communication, to tackle the complexities of artistic exchange between Ticino and the rest of Switzerland. Their vision is to create new forms of coexistence between independent artists and local event organisers in Ticino as well as other linguistic regions of Switzerland. At the same time, they highlight the region’s peripheral position, the lack of Ticinese representatives at national events, and differences in pay. In October 2022, in recognition of the work done and an encouragement to continue, TIB receives one of Switzerland’s performing arts awards from the Federal Office for Culture.