Cluster: Swiss Identity

MUSIC: Lucerne Festival at Easter

This content was published on Jan 19, 2011 With the theme Heroes and Saints, Death and Resurrection, Bernard Haitink and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe continue with their exclusive Brahms cycle in a series of three concerts: “A German Requiem” with Sally Matthews, Christian Gerhaher, and the Arnold Schoenberg Chor; the Double Concerto with the brother-duo Renaud and Gautier Capuçon and the Violin…

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FILM: Black Movie Festival

This content was published on Jan 19, 2011 Ten days of documentary and fiction films, most of which have not been screened in cinemas or on television in French-speaking Switzerland. Presenting emerging talents and established filmmakers from Asia, Africa and Latin America, this year’s programme is dedicated to Asia with a section reserved for Indian documentaries that are far-removed from Bollywood.

Stubete am See – Selection of the 2010 Festival

This content was published on Jan 19, 2011 La Sisina Roberto&Dimitri

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ART: Arman

This content was published on Jan 19, 2011 Five years after his death, the Museum Tinguely presents the first major retrospective in Switzerland of Arman, French/American artist (1928-2005). Arman was a founding member of the Nouveaux Réalistes and famous for his works which reflected consumer society.The exhibition is in collaboration with the Centre Pompidou, Paris.

Wakker Prize 2011

This content was published on Jan 18, 2011 The Wakker Prize is awarded annually by the Swiss Heritage Society to a municipality for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage. This year it is shared by Bussigny, Chavannes, Crissier, Ecublens, Prilly, Renens, St-Sulpice, Villars-Ste-Croix and Lausanne.

Dodo Hug & Effisio Contini: Sorriso Amaro

This content was published on Jan 18, 2011 Circolo Vizioso Dodo Hug & Effisio Contini

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Lausanne West wins heritage prize

This content was published on Jan 18, 2011 On Tuesday, the Swiss Heritage Society praised the “district spirit” that had helped to renew the area. The society awards the annual prize to a town or village in recognition of successful urban planning developments. In this case, nine communities have been recognised for their coordinated approach to area development, the upgrade of the existing…

Culture

National Field Shooting Matches

This content was published on Jan 18, 2011 Every year some 150,000 people take part in the three-day national target-shooting competition – advertised as “the biggest shooting festival in the world” – at 650 shooting clubs and open-air events like the ones in Seengen or Staffelbach, the two small towns featured in this essay. The tradition, which dates back to the 19th century…

Demographics

Asylum requests drop for second straight year

This content was published on Jan 17, 2011 Last year federal authorities received requests from 15,567 people, a 2.7 per cent decrease from 2009. This is the second year in a row the number has dropped. Of those requests, 3,449 people were granted asylum in 2010. That represents a higher percentage of success among all applicants than in the previous year because quotas…

Demographics

A conflict between art and power

This content was published on Jan 17, 2011 But his legacy – the steelworks of Pennsylvania and his art collection – is controversial, and he was often described as the most hated man in America. Visitors to the Frick Collection in New York or the Frick Art Center in Pittsburgh and the adjacent manor, Clayton, usually notice the light and refinement. But the…

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