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SWISS EVENTS
IN NEW YORK
AND CT/ ME/ MA/ MI/ MN/ NH/ NJ/ ND/ OH/ PA/ RI/ SD/ VT/ WI/ BM/ PR/ VI
for the period of May 1 13, 2015

UPCOMING/ONGOING EVENTS
Film | Music | Visual Arts | Theater | Dance | Design | Above and Beyond | Coming Soon | Meanwhile in Switzerland
Dates, locations and ticket prices are subject to change. Please confirm before visiting events!

HIGHLIGHT
Saturday, May 9
Tuesday, May 19

UNDER PRESSURE
EXHIBITION

Wanted Design
Brooklyn, NY
www.wanteddesignnyc.com

The EPFL+ECAL Lab, an award winning

Swiss laboratory exploring the potential of
emerging technologies through design, is
back in New York to present how the
amazing scientific performance of densified
wood can be turned into real objects. Soft to
the touch, yet as hard and dense as precious
tree species from the tropical rainforest, this
wood surprisingly stems from fast growing
spruce and is easy to cultivate. The
exhibition at WantedDesign Brooklyn /
Industry City features works by Paul
Cocksedge, Chris Kabel, Normal Studio, BigGame and Lea Longis and is organized
by EPFL+ECAL Lab with the support of
swissnex Boston.
Image: Under Pressure

FILM
Friday, May 1
9:30pm

DEMON OF THE HIMALAYAS

CABARET CINEMA
The first feature film shot at over 15,000 feet
in the Himalayas, Demon of the Himalayas,
was fashioned out of an actual expedition to
the Karakoram in 1934 in order to financially
secure the mountaineers efforts. The film by
Andrew Marton boasts early footage of
Srinigar in Kashmir, a vibrant score by Swiss
composer Arthur Honegger, and the first
filmed Cham dances in Ladakh. The
screening will be introduced by Tim McHenry
director of public programs and performance
at the Rubin Museum of Art.
Image: Film still Demon of the Himalayas,
1935, Switzerland/Germany, Andrew Marton,
94 min, German with English translation.

MUSIC

The Rubin Museum of Art

150 West 17th Street
New York, NY
www.rubinmuseum.org

Friday, May 1
11pm

JOJO MAYER / NERVE

CONCERTS

Saturday, May 2
3:30 5:30pm
7:30 9pm

Jojo Mayer / Nerve perform at Rough Trade

in Brooklyn on Friday, May 1st and in
Allentown, PA on Saturday, May 2nd from
3:30 to 5:30pm (Jojo Mayer Drum Clinic) and
from 7:30 9pm (Jojo Mayer /Nerve) at The
Rodale Room.
Image: Jojo Mayer / Nerve.

Sunday, May 10
7pm

EMILIE WEIBEL
CONCERT
Swiss vocalist and composer Emilie Weibel
performs at Cameo Gallery with singer and
producer Richie Quake and The Future
Scares Me on Sunday, May 10 at 7pm in
Brooklyn.
Image: Emilie Weibel.

Monday, May 11
10pm

SYLVIE COURVOISIER
CONCERT
The Stone hosts the 24th Anniversary
Celebration of the DOWNTOWN MUSIC
GALLERY with performances by Chuck
Bettis, Sylvie Courvoisier, Marty Ehrlich,
Mark Helias, Ikue Mori, Chris Pitsiokos, Ned
Rothenberg, Steve Swell, Nate Wooley to
help record store stay in business.
Image: Sylvie Courvoisier.

Rough Trade
Brooklyn, NY
www.roughtrade.com
The Rodale Room
23 North Sixth Street
Allentown, PA
www.allentownjazzfest.org

Cameo Gallery
93 N 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY
www.cameony.net

The Stone
East 2nd Street and Ave. C
New York, NY
www.thestonenyc.com

VISUAL ARTS
Friday, May 8
7 9pm

HIDE AND SEEK

OPENING RECEPTION
Fresh Window is pleased to present the work
of Margaret Coleman, Susanne Hofer,
Kyoung eun Kang, and Wei Xiaoguang from
May 8 June 7, 2015. The opening reception
will take place on Friday, May 8 from 7
9pm.
Image: Hide and Seek.

Through May 2

POINT OF CONTACT
GROUP EXHIBITION
Swiss artist Pedro Wirz presents his work in
the thesis exhibition Point of Contact as part
of the Moves & Countermoves exhibition
featuring selected works from the Marieluise
Hessel Collection at the Center for Curatorial
Studies and Hessel Museum of Art at Bard
College. Inspired by both the rave party and
the research lab, Point of Contact studies
variables with an ethos of exuberance.
Artists: Gordon Hall, Martin Roth, Naama
Tsabar, and Pedro Wirz, curated by Xavi
Acarin.
Image: Naama Tsabar, Propagation (Opus
2), 2013.

Through May 6

IN SITU
GROUP EXHIBITION
Jason McCoy Gallery is pleased to present
the group exhibition In Situ featuring the work
of Swiss artist Annelies Strba through May
6.
Image: Annelies Strba.

Fresh Window Gallery

56 Bogart Street
Brooklyn, NY
www.freshwindow.org

Bard College
CCS Bard Hessel Museum
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
http://www.bard.edu/ccs/pointof-contact/

Jason McCoy Gallery

41 E 57th Street
New York, NY
www.jasonmccoyinc.com

Through May 10

INSIDE OUT
EXHIBITION
Gallery Molly Krom is pleased to present
Inside Out, a group show of recent
photographs by Swiss artist Francois
Ilnseher, Robin Randisi and Eve K.
Tremblay. The exhibition is on view through
May 10 with opening hours Thursday through
Sunday from 12 to 6 pm.
Image: Francois Ilnseher.

Through May 14

ILLUMINATION
EXHIBITION
Chelseas Agora Gallery is pleased to
present original works of Swiss photographer
Nol Aeby in Illumination: An Exhibition of
Fine Art Photography. Nol Aeby has been
practicing photography professionally since
1958. His ongoing investigation into nature
and humanity manifests in a one-of-a-kind
catalog of culture, architecture, and
international landscapes. Born in the
municipality of Charmey, Aeby now lives in
Sendes, Switzerland.
Image: Nol Aeby, Colza Photographic Print
on B/W Argentic Paper.

Through May 15

THOMAS JULIER
EXHIBITION
Swiss Institute is delighted to present the first
institutional solo exhibition of Thomas Julier
in the United States, entitled Dawn in the
Basement. Juliers practice incorporates
photography, video, music and sculpture into
site-specific installations that challenge
spatial conceptions of architectural surfaces
and structures.
Image: Thomas Julier, Dawn in the
Basement.

Through May 24

VALENTIN CARRON
EXHIBITION
Work Hard, the graffiti message enhancing
this Lausanne public sculpture from 1945 by
Pierre Blanc is the title of Swiss Institutes
latest exhibition and curatorial debut of
celebrated artist Valentin Carron. Carron,
who represented Switzerland at the 2013
Venice Biennale, selects an exceptional
range of seminal artworks combining his key
homegrown
influences
and
inspiring
contemporaries.
Image: Pierre Blanc, Taureau et Berger,
1945. Photo courtesy Kevin Seisdedos,
FAP.

Through May

CHRISTIAN BRECHNEFF
EXHIBITION
Swiss artist Christian Brechneffs St. Martin
flower drawings and early pieces are on view
at Swiftys restaurant back room gallery
through May 2015.
Image: Christian Brechneff, Bird of paradise
flower, St.Martin 2015.

THEATER

Gallery Molly Krom

53c Stanton Street
New York, NY
www.gallerykrom.com

Agora Gallery
530 West 25th Street
New York, NY
www.agora-gallery.com

Swiss Institute
18 Wooster Street
New York, NY
www.swissinstitute.net

Swiss Institute
18 Wooster Street
New York, NY
www.swissinstitute.net

Swifty`s Back Room Gallery

1007 Lexington avenue
New York, NY
www.swiftysnyc.com

Wednesday, May 6
8pm

ABOVE BELOW
THEATER

Thursday, May 7
10pm

Spring is here and Broken Box Mime

Theater with Graldine Dulex is back with
ABOVE BELOW, an all-new collection of
original short plays by New Yorks finest
silent storytellers presented by Gowanus Art
& Production at the Green Building on May 6
and 7.
Image: Above Below.

Now playing

THE VISIT
MUSICAL
Based on the 1956 play by Friedrich
Drrenmatt, The Visit directed by John
Doyle stars Broadway legend Chita Rivera
and Roger Rees, featuring music and lyrics
by legendary songwriter pair John Kander
and Fred Ebb. Book by Terrence McNally.
Image: Chita Rivera in The Visit
Broadway.com

The Green Building

452 Union Street
Brooklyn, NY
gowanusartandproduction.com
www.brokenboxmime.com

Lyceum Theatre
149 West 45th Street
New York, NY
www.broadway.com
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DANCE
Friday, May 1
8pm

CHARGED SPACE
DANCE
Christine Bonansea and Swiss artist Jorge
Bachmann perform in Charged Space, a
selection of solo pieces curated by David
Thomson exploring various states of being
through investigations of form or character.
Image: Christine Bonansea and Jorge
Bachmann.

DANSPACE PROJECT
131 East 10th Street
New York, NY
www.danspaceproject.org

DESIGN
Saturday, May 9
Tuesday, May 19

UNDER PRESSURE
EXHIBITION
The EPFL+ECAL Lab, an award winning
Swiss laboratory exploring the potential of
emerging technologies through design, is
back in New York to present how the
amazing scientific performance of densified
wood can be turned into real objects. Soft to
the touch, yet as hard and dense as precious
tree species from the tropical rainforest, this
wood surprisingly stems from fast growing
spruce and is easy to cultivate. The
exhibition at WantedDesign Brooklyn /
Industry City features works by Paul
Cocksedge, Chris Kabel, Normal Studio, BigGame and Lea Longis and is organized
by EPFL+ECAL Lab with the support of
swissnex Boston.
Image: Under Pressure

ABOVE AND BEYOND

Wanted Design
Brooklyn, NY
www.wanteddesignnyc.com

Monday, May 4
6pm

LUCERNE FESTIVAL
GALA FUNDRAISING EVENT
Join the American Friends of the LUCERNE
FESTIVAL for a gala fundraising cocktail,
dinner and private concert with Alumni of the
LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY honoring
Mr. Klaus Jacobs on Monday, May 4 at the
Four Seasons Restaurant.
Image: KKL Luzern home of the LUCERNE
FESTIVAL.

Through July 26

BIRDLY
FLIGHT SIMULATOR
The flight simulator Birdly, created by the
research team at the Zrich University of Art
and Design, will be at the Museum of the
Moving Image in New York from April 18 to
July 26 as part of the exhibition Sensory
Stories: An Exhibition of New Narrative
Experiences presented by Future of
StoryTelling.
Image: Birdly

The Four Seasons Restaurant

99 East 52nd Street
New York, NY
www.lucernefestival.ch

MOMI
36-01 35 Avenue
Astoria, NY
www.movingimage.us
www.somniacs.co

COMING SOON
Saturday, May 16
4 6pm

THOMAS HIRSCHHORN
BOOK LAUNCH
Dia Art Foundation presents the book launch
of Thomas Hirschhorn: Gramsci Monument
with a conversation between Thomas
Hirschhorn and Dia's curator Yasmil
Raymond on Saturday, May 16 at 4pm.
Thomas Hirschhorn: Gramsci Monument is
available to preorder at www.diabooks.org.
Image:
Thomas
Hirschhorn:
Gramsci
Monument.

Dia:Chelsea
541 West 22nd Street
New York City
www.diaart.org

MEANWHILE IN SWITZERLAND
GENEVA

GENEVA BOOK AND PRESS FAIR

APRIL 29 MAY 3, 2015
Readers, authors, publishers and bookshops meet for the 29th edition of the
Geneva Book and Press Fair from April 29 to May 3rd. The 2015 festival is
devoted to comic books, crime thrillers, philosophy, wellbeing, travel and
education as well as Arab cultures and Swiss and African literature. Visitors can
experience the many facets of the literary world through signing sessions,
interviews, round tables, readings, workshops, dictations, exhibitions, etc.
www.salondulivre.ch

LAUSANNE

VERTICAL URBAN FACTORY AT ARCHIZOOM

MARCH 24 MAY 9, 2015
Initially organized by the Swiss Consulate in New York City and exhibited in
2011, Vertical Urban Factory is now on view at EPFLs Archizoom. Curated by
New York-based architectural historian and critic Nina Rappaport, the exhibition
features the innovative architectural design, structural engineering, and
processing methods of significant factory buildings from the turn of the 20th
century to the present.
Image: Vertical Urban Factory.
www.archizoom.epfl.ch

SCHAFFHAUSEN

26. SCHAFFHAUSER JAZZ FESTIVAL

MAY 6 9, 2015
With its focus on experimental Jazz and improvised music from Switzerland the
annual Jazz Festival in Schaffhausen is a unique and exciting experience. This
years edition features the avant-garde ensemble Steamboat Switzerland, the
versatile Biel-Bienne Jazz & ImproOrchestra as well as new discoveries such as
Lausanne-based Cuban singer and violinist Yilian Caizares.
Image: Yilian Caizares
www.jazzfestival.ch

Contact :
Contact:
Consulate General of Switzerland in New York, Cultural Department: nyc.culture@eda.admin.ch
Swiss Links:
Consulate General of Switzerland in New York: www.swissconsulatenyc.org
Embassy of Switzerland and Swiss representations in the USA: www.swissemb.org
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Presence Switzerland (PRS): www.fdfa.admin.ch/presenceswitzerland
Swissnex- Swiss network for science and technology: www.swissnex.org
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