Location: Lausanne Date: 29 April – 11 May, Tuesday-Saturday: 20h; Sunday: 17h A play written and staged by François Rochaix, with Daniel Ludwig as Vesalius.In 1564, the anatomist Andreas Vesalius spends a last night in Venice before boarding ship for a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. A night during which he confides to his landlady.The […]
Archives for April 2014
Vevey pushes back on invasive parking
Vevey market is undoubtedly one of the most picturesque markets in the region. Popular with residents and tourists alike, it has for hundreds of years served as the fulcrum of trade in the Riviera. Centred in the Grand Place and spreading out through the adjacent side streets, stall-holders offer an abundance of local produce, crafts […]
Multinationals’ open house
Le Groupement des Entreprises Multinationales (GEM) is a group of over 80 multinational companies based in the cantons of Geneva, Vaud and Fribourg. It promotes the interests of its members with the authorities and general public. GEM is organizing five evening events featuring senior management and members of the Council of State of Geneva from […]
Lausanne celebrates its 140,000th inhabitant
On 24 April, Marc Vuilleumier, the director responsible for the integration and protection of the population presented a welcome gift to the 140,000th inhabitant of the commune to celebrate the city’s growth. Lausanne has seen a steady increase in its population from 124,800 in 2000. The rise is mainly due to the number of foreigners […]
Geneva: in the red but under control
The city has announced an annual deficit of CHF 35 million for 2013, although in a statement it said the deficit was due to an extraordinary payment of CHF 120 million made to the city’s new inter-communal pension fund to cover underpayment in previous years. Without this exceptional item, officials report that the city would […]
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Néstle, Swatch Group, Rolex and Emmi rank among the Top 250 global consumer companies
According to the recent annual “Global Powers of Consumer Products” report issued by Deloitte, despite a slowdown in the global economy, the world’s 250 largest consumer products companies generated sales in excess of $3.1 trillion in 2012. This resulted in an average company size of $12.5 billion in net sales. With net sales of over […]
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Slow-up Lac de Morat – 27 April, 10h-17h
An original way to discover the Lac de Morat area by bike, on skates or by walking along car-free routes. Tastings of delicacies and regional specialties and many music events around the course. slowUp Lac de Morat Tel: +41 26 670 39 39 www.slowup-lacdemorat.ch
Geneva. HelveticDanse – 25-30 April, 19h30
Keen to showcase the vitality of the swiss ballet scene, the HelveticDanse festival welcomes three famous swiss ballet companies: Ballett Zurich, Ballett Basel and the Béjart Ballet Lausanne. A unique opportunity to see four world premieres from these companies and three classic performances from the Béjart Ballet Lausanne. Bâtiment des Forces Motrices Place des Volontaires […]