Cultural Newsletter Consulate General of Switzerland in Shanghai Swiss Cultural Events in March 2018: Danielle de Niese & Lucerne Festival Strings Debut of Soprano Danielle de Niese in Shanghai Where Shanghai Grand Theatre 300 Renmin Avenue, Huangpu District – 黄浦区人民大道 300 号 When March 9, 2018; 7.30 – 9.30 p.m. Links www.festivalstringslucerne.org Tickets www.smartticket.cn Soprano Danielle de Niese will make her debut at the Shang- hai Grand Theatre with Lucerne Festival Strings in a unique musical journey from the music of Mozart through to the songs of New York’s Broadway. The concert will showcase Danielle's wide ranging repertoire, including works by Mozart, Arditi, Rossini and the tradition of Broadway musicals, nodding to- wards the legacy of Leonard Bernstein in the centenary year of the composer's birth in 2018. Opera Soprano Danielle de Niese is more than just the most magnetic presence in modern classical music or the woman described by the New York Times magazine as "opera's cool- est soprano." She's also the performer who's shredding the classical rulebook with her unique combination of artistic cred- ibility and exotic 21st-century allure. Source: www.smartticket.cn In partnership65th with: Anniversary in partnership with: Wechat: pro_helvetia www.prohelvetia.cn Page | 1 Cultural Newsletter Consulate General of Switzerland in Shanghai Francophonie Festival: Movie Screening of Encordés (2017) The Swiss director Fédéric Favre celebrates his new movie at the Francophone Cinema Festival 2018 Where Shanghai Theatre Academy Lianhua Lu Campus 5th floor, Library, Shanghai Academy Theatre, 211 Lianhua Rd. Minghang District 闵行区莲花路 211 号上海戏剧学院图书馆 5 楼 When March 12, 2018; 13:00 followed by Q&A 15:00 Links www.cineman.ch/fr/film/2017/Encordes/?_multilang=1&setlang=fr Tickets Free entrance As a part of the “rencontres du cinéma francophone 2018”, the Swiss director Frédéric Favre will celebrate the Shanghai premier of his film Encordés (2017). On March 12 the film will be screened at the Shanghai Theatre Academy. For one and a half years, the filmmaker follows three ski moun- taineers as they prepare for the Patrouille des Glaciers, an incredibly tough race across the Swiss Alps. Florence wants to take part in memory of her father, but she is finding it tough to fit in with her team. Guillaume is an accomplished competitor. He struggles to find a balance between family, work and his passion. Antoine is emerging from a difficult period. Now he’s eager to prove his worth to the world. A raw and intimate jour- ney into the three protagonists' innermost motivations and the story of how this adventure transforms them. The NZZ writes about the movie: “No other sports event is more mystified in Switzerland then the ski tour competition in the Valais. The big strength of the movie “Encordés” (“Roped”) is that it does not contribute to this mystification but that the director succeeds in drawing a line between the Partouille and life. Fédéric Favre accompanies Florence, Antoine and Guil- laume during the long preparation and the race itself. His pro- tagonists are not professional athletes but amateurs, who search a lot of different things in the sport: refuge, confirmation, success, friendship – maybe even the sense of life.” In partnership65th with: Anniversary in partnership with: Wechat: pro_helvetia www.prohelvetia.cn Page | 2 Cultural Newsletter Consulate General of Switzerland in Shanghai Francophonie Festival: Le Roi Angus Indie-Folk Band from Geneva at the “Mars en Folie” Festival When & Where March 23, 2018， 19:30 – 20:30 Lifehub @ Jinqiao Shopping Mall 968 Jinqiao Rd., Pudong New District – 浦东新区金桥路 968 号 Tickets: Free entrance When & Where March 24, 2018, 19:00 Modern Sky Lab 3/F, 188 Ruihong Rd., Hongkou District – 虹口区瑞虹路 188 号 3 层 Tickets Scan the QR code on the right to reserve When & Where March 25, 2018, 18:30 Central Plaza@ Daning Life Hub 1918 Gong He Xin Rd, Jin’an District - 大宁国际商业广场中央广场舞台 Tickets: Free entrance Links www.leroiangus.com One of highlights of the music festival “Mars en Folie” will be the Geneva Indie band le Roi Angus. With their blend of vin- tage pop and psychedelic rock, their sound approaches something like very refreshing yé-yé acid. It’s an odd formula that’s drawn the attention of the Swiss media and given the band the key to the country’s most iconic clubs. It all started three years ago when singer Casim Admonk owned La Centrale, an abandoned telephone exchange on the outskirts of Geneva that had been turned into an under- ground club. He invited some great young and talented musi- cians playing psych Rock. They were a revelation for the vocalist; providing the perfect music to accompany his lyrics. Le Roi Angus was born soon after. Things moved quickly. A few months later, the five members of the newly-formed band locked themselves in a studio in Los Angeles to record their first album, îles Essentiel. It was released in the autumn of 2015 on Cheptel Records and their first single, ‘Sommeil Trompeur’, was aired soon after. Le Roi Angus is touring regularly in Switzerland, Europe and USA. They released their records in France (Echo Orange). Source: www.leroiangus.com In partnership65th with: Anniversary in partnership with: Wechat: pro_helvetia www.prohelvetia.cn Page | 3 Cultural Newsletter Consulate General of Switzerland in Shanghai Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra World-Famous Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra comes to Najing Where Jiangsu Centre of Performing Arts Meng Du Da Jie, Jianye Qu, Nanjing – 江苏省南京市建邺区梦都大街 181 号 When April 1, 2017, 19:30 Links www.verbierfestival.com The Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra (VFCO), which comprises alumni musicians from the Verbier Festival Orchestra, was founded in 2005. Its Music Director is Gábor Takács-Nagy. The Chamber Orches- tra is the resident chamber orchestra at the Verbier Festival and performs 6 concerts during the Verbier Festival with works from the chamber orchestra reper- toire. One of its first big projects was to perform and record Mozart’s Violin Concertos with soloist/conductor Maxim Vengerov. A tour of 22 concerts followed in 2006 through Canada, USA and Europe. The VFCO tours yearly and holds an annual residency during the Verbier Festival Week at Schloss Elmau, Germany. In early spring 2013, the VFCO toured for one week in China with the 8 seasons of both Piazzolla and Vivaldi, lead by Kirill Troussov, followed by a tour through Asia with Gábor Takács-Nagy and soloists Martin Fröst and Joshua Bell. In May 2014, the orches- tra toured with David Garrett in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. With Joshua Bell as director/soloist, the orchestra gave a 4-concert tour of Switzerland in October 2016, per- forming in Zurich, Geneva, Bern and La Chaux-de- Fonds. Daniel Lozakovich, Violinist Gautier Capuçon, Cello Gábor Takács-Nagy, Director George Li, Pianist Source: WuPromotion In partnership65th with: Anniversary in partnership with: Wechat: pro_helvetia www.prohelvetia.cn Page | 4 Cultural Newsletter Consulate General of Switzerland in Shanghai Save-the-Date: Koqa Beatbox China Tour Koqa Beatbox comes to Shanghai and Hangzhou Where Loopy (Hangzhou) 77 South Zhongshan Rd., Shangcheng District - 上城区中山南路 77 号 When April 7, 2018 Where Yuyintang (Shanghai) 851 Kaixuan Rd., Changning District – 长宁区凯旋路 851 号 When April 10, 2018 Links www.koqabeatbox.com Supported by: Pro Helvetia Shanghai, Swiss Arts Council The absolutely “live band” Koqa Beatbox is bringing their au- dacious and powerful music to Hangzhou and Shanghai. Koqa is a band of beatboxing, drums and trumpet, mixing Hip-hop and electronic music, including jazz, ethnic music and dubstep. Their shows offer original music and some captivating atmos- pheres. Since then, they have participated in influential festi- vals such as Montreux Jazz Festival, Paléo Festival, and Fes- ti’Neuch. Armed with a strong stage experience, after having set foot on the best stages of Switzerland, the three musicians are determined to export their music and to meet a new audi- ence, further away! In partnership65th with: Anniversary in partnership with: Wechat: pro_helvetia www.prohelvetia.cn Page | 5 Cultural Newsletter Consulate General of Switzerland in Shanghai Charlie Chaplin. A Vision Chaplin Exhibition launches in Shanghai in June Where Yuz Museum (Shanghai) 35, Fenggu Rd., Xuhui District - 徐汇区丰谷路 35 号 When June 8 – October 7, 2018 Links www.elysee.ch In 2011, the Charles Chaplin Archive was entrusted to the Musée de l’Elysée in Lausanne. The collection consists of 20,000 negatives, prints and original albums covering 60 years of the professional and private life of the filmmaker. Conceived of as a major international project, the exhibition of the Musée de l’Elysée Charlie Chaplin. A Vision will be presented at the Yuz Museum in Shanghai from June 8 to October 7, 2018. Source: Musée de l’Elysée In partnership65th with: Anniversary in partnership with: Wechat: pro_helvetia www.prohelvetia.cn Page | 6 .