William Tell meets his Iranian counterpart

A unique intercultural production has brought together the legendary Swiss fighter and an Iranian mythical figure in Tell-Zahhak. The play is part of the 500th anniversary celebrations of the historic Tellspiele Altdorf theatre in central Switzerland. (Michele Andina, swissinfo.ch)

This content was published on August 1, 2012 - 11:00

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A documentary and animation filmmaker from Bern, Michele studied film at Zurich University of the Arts. He's been a swissinfo.ch video journalist since 2004 and has a special interest in developing new video formats for mobile viewing, mixing animation and documentary styles.

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