Curtain rises on wacky theatre in Zurich
For two and a half weeks from the middle of August, an experimental theatre festival unfolds, often in unpredictable ways.
Whether your taste is theatre, dance or music, whether your interest is subversive, state of the art or just plain unusual, you’re likely to find something of interest at the Theater Spektakel.
The Zürcher Theater Spektakel (Zürich Theatre Spectacle) is an international theatre and performing arts festival, held annually each summer in Zürich, Switzerland. First held in 1980, the festival invites 20-25 different performing arts groups and artists from around the world to take part each year. The event began in a much smaller form as an annual international meeting of independent theatre groups, before emerging as a much larger cultural event in Switzerland. Currently, five separate locations are used as venues for the festival.