Cluster: Swiss Identity

MUSIC: Lucerne Festival – Night music

This content was published on Aug 19, 2011 The Lucerne Festival in Summer 2011 explores the phenomenon of the night with music by composers who are visionaries and dreamers, mystics and masters of dark sounds. The Romantics considered music to be an art of the night, perfectly suited to the world of dreams, of darkness, of the unconscious.

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Cancellara recovers after bee sting puncture

This content was published on Aug 19, 2011 Cancellara was hospitalised in Switzerland as a result of the sting, he said on his Twitter feed. The Swiss rider posted pictures of himself on Twitter receiving oxygen and with one eye almost closed by swelling. He said it was the second bee sting he had suffered in recent days, which had made it worse. Cancellara…

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Europäische Musik in Basel zur Zeit des Konzils (1431-1449). European music in Basle.

This content was published on Aug 19, 2011 Speciosa facta es Ensemble La Morra

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Sean Penn to attend Zurich Film Festival

This content was published on Aug 19, 2011 The two-time Oscar winner will receive the prize for his life’s work on September 28, organisers said on Friday. “Sean Penn is one of the most impressive film actors of our time. We are extremely pleased and feel very honoured that such an important artist has accepted our invitation to the Zurich Film Festival,” said…

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Greetings from Africa!

This content was published on Aug 19, 2011 It took me longer than expected to reach Europe from Africa this morning, but maybe that’s just because my pack is so heavy and the hills are so steep. It seems that the creek at the bottom of Centovalli is where the African continental plate pushes against the continent of Europe. In some places the…

Transport firms launch new bike hire system

This content was published on Aug 19, 2011 PubliBike is currently undergoing a test phase in Lucerne; the goal is for the service to be available throughout Switzerland. Bike hire itself is nothing new in outdoorsy, ecologically-minded Switzerland; what is different about this service is that it caters especially to spontaneous cyclists going for quick rides. “PubliBike is just for short-term rentals –…

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ART: Post-war art

This content was published on Aug 18, 2011 The post-World War II period is one of the most creative artistic periods of the 20th century. A special exhibition of paintings and sculptures show how the war influenced art and reflected the change in society.

Winter Olympics a mixed blessing, critics say

This content was published on Aug 18, 2011 The executive council of the Swiss Olympic committee gave its official backing to Davos-St Moritz last week, over proposals from Geneva, Vaud and Valais. The bid by the ski resorts in the eastern canton of Graubünden won out on the basis of “small is beautiful”. The idea is that these will be “white games” right…

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Cabinet wants to tighten prostitution law

This content was published on Aug 18, 2011 This is the aim of the Swiss cabinet, which on Wednesday launched the consultation period on the issue. Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga said it was a question of strengthening the protection of minors, which she said is “incredibly important”. Currently the age of legal consent in Switzerland is 16. There are no legal restrictions on…

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Enzo Canelli: Da mio padre a mio figlio

This content was published on Aug 18, 2011 Anche stanotte Enzo Canelli

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