Cluster: Swiss Identity

Surrealistic parade

This content was published on Sep 30, 2011 Basel’s Beyeler Foundation is displaying works by the Surrealists as part of a major exhibition. Surrealism was one of the 20th century’s important literary and artistic movements that included personalites such as Dali, Miro, Magritte and Oppenheim. Their work is often enigmatic, with the subconscious competing with the irrational for space. More than 100 works…

Miss Switzerland loses attraction

This content was published on Sep 30, 2011 The decision was motivated by falling audience figures. “The competition is past its highpoint, and there is no obvious need to continue broadcasting it,” said a statement from the German-language service. It explained that only just over a quarter of Saturday evening’s television audience in the German-speaking area had tuned in to watch this year’s…

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William Tell: killer or freedom fighter?

This content was published on Sep 29, 2011 In a new exhibition the Neuchâtel Art and History Museum takes a provocative look at Switzerland’s mythical hero throughout the ages. State archives also reveal the western canton’s early interest in Tell. William Tell, a simple peasant from canton Uri, has been reinvented many times over the centuries: saint, legendary figure, mythical being, an apostle…

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Sol Gabetta: Il Progetto Vivaldi 2. Cappella Gabetta. Andrés Gabetta, cond.

This content was published on Sep 29, 2011 Cello concerto in D minor. Non tanto allegro. Sol Gabetta; Cappella Gabetta

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Polanski finally makes it to Zurich festival

This content was published on Sep 28, 2011 In 2009 the Oscar-winning Franco-Polish filmmaker was arrested at Zurich airport en route to the ceremony in connection with a 1977 child rape case in the United States. The move caused an international media and cinema world furore – and turned the spotlight on the film festival. Polanski was later placed under house arrest in…

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James Gruntz: Until We Get There

This content was published on Sep 28, 2011 Whole Heart James Gruntz

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Roman Polanski collects Zurich Film Festival award after two-year wait

This content was published on Sep 28, 2011

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The united nation

This content was published on Sep 28, 2011 Although many immigrants still miss their homeland, many also have a strong desire to stay, to become Swiss. Why? Some cite friendships, others are drawn by career opportunities, while for others still, political considerations mean they are unable to return to their country of birth. Portraits of a Switzerland that could not be more diverse.…

Basel shock Manchester United

This content was published on Sep 28, 2011 In what the Tages-Anzeiger newspaper called “Basel’s Coup in Old Trafford”, the Neue Zürcher Zeitung “The FC Basel rollercoaster” and tabloid Blick – not disappointing with exaggeration – “the football thriller for eternity”, Ashley Young rescued the hosts with his 89th-minute equaliser. In the second of six Champions League group matches, Danny Welbeck scored twice…

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Cities are younger and have more crime

This content was published on Sep 27, 2011 In its Urban Audit, the Federal Statistics Office found that there were also differences between Swiss and other European cities. The study said that until 1990 the population in the ten so-called core cities (within the city limits) had shown a higher median age than those in larger urban zones (surrounding built-up areas). But in 2008…

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