40th Zürcher Theater Spektakel

The Theater Spektakel was founded in 1980 as an alternative to the established cultural institutions: to present other cultures by other artists. It was meant to be an accessible place where encounters with international art could take place without prerequirements. Alongside a programme at the highest international level, it has become one of the festival’s essential qualities to be an art festival for everyone. This is how we wish to define our jubilee: top-class, international and accessible. Apart from works by artists such as Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and William Kentridge, who performed on the Landiwiese in the festival’s early years and now have become international stars, there will be a celebration for everyone: Boris Charmatz, together with 20 dancers, presents 20 dance solos of the 20th century. Afterwards, everyone is invited to sit down at a big table for a Social Muscle Club and then… But come and see for yourself. (mvh)