In the run up of the Christmas season this year, instead of their traditional Pantomime, GAOS offers THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS, by Alan Bennett, adapted from Kenneth Grahamme’s book. Renew your acquaintance with Mole, Rat, Toad and Badger in this modern-day production. A Christmas treat for all! The animals’ adventures take them from the […]
CHANTEZ, SI ÇA VOUS CHANTE! – CONCERT at Victoria Hall – September 26, 2019
If you like to sing – in the shower, in a choir, karaoke…. Come and do it in STYLE – at the Victoria Hall, with two of the most charming and talented entertainers around – the lovely Raphaëlle Farman, and the exuberant Jacques Gay. This delightful couple will lead you through melodies from beloved musicals, […]
Vevey’s ever-popular street festival starts this Friday
The 24th three-day Vevey festival of street artists, starts Friday 19 August at 4pm, and takes place at seven locations on the cobbled streets of Vevey’s old town, as well as at a new location near the Nest on Chauséee de la Guinguette. The show, a kind of outdoor circus, includes acrobats, football jugglers, mimers and tightrope […]
Montreux Jazz Festival’s new boss discusses its story after 50 years
Today the media were welcomed to festival founder Claude Nobs’ garage, next to the home he grew up in, to see the kick-off this year’s Montreux Jazz Festival and to celebrate its 50th birthday. Sadly, Claude passed away unexpectedly in 2013 after a skiing accident, so this event under the leadership of its new boss, was both nostalgic and upbeat. Le […]
Swiss want yodelling on UNESCO heritage list
Argentina has Tango, Portugal has Fado, China has the Beijing Opera, and Austria has Viennese coffeehouse tradition recognized by UNESCO on the Intangible Cultural Heritage List. Switzerland announced last month that it wants the international body to give yodelling protective status as well. Yodelling started as a way of communicating from mountain to mountain, eventually […]
Montreux Art: Uncovering artistic talent
Montreux Art Gallery, now in its tenth year, is a contemporary art fair with a juried selection of more than 150 exhibitors. The fair takes place in the Montreux Convention Centre, situated in the heart of Montreux. “We chose the right place,” says Jean-François Gailloud, director of MAG. “The Centre des Congrès is a very […]
La Nuit de la Guitare: Acoustic guitar virtuoso concert
It is rare to have world-class musical talents come together to give performances in lesser known venues in the region. But this is exactly what is happening in Versonnex on 31 October. For fans of the acoustic guitar, this event promises to be memorable with three highly respected masters coming together for just one evening. […]
The Geneva International Film Festival: Tous Écrans
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the international ‘Tous Écrans’ festival will feature 131 film and TV shows from 6-13November. The gathering will take over the heart of Geneva in Plainpalais’s art nouveau Pitoëff community hall, where two projection rooms will promote 44 Swiss and two European premieres, plus eight international and 10 World premieres. Canada is […]
Exploring the intersection of creativity and war. L’Elysée Lausanne
Situated in beautiful gardens next to the Olympic Museum, L’Elysée in Lausanne is a museum dedicated to photography. The museum strives not only to preserve the photographic medium in the traditional sense, but also to explore and stimulate new advancements in the art of image-making. Currently on view are three politically charged exhibitions that explore […]
“Antre”, an interactive clay art exhibit by the Chapuisat Brothers at Galerie Laurence Bernard.
Eleven people crawled semi-naked into a dark claustrophobic cave during last month’s triannual Nuit des Bains in Geneva’s contemporary art quarter. The inaugural exhibition at Galerie Laurence Bernard (formerly BTW Gallery) features an interactive site-specific installation, Antre (Lair) by Les Frères Chapuisat. Upon entering the gallery, viewers encounter a hole of 30 square centimetres cut […]