Dance News

The Breakthrough Festival will take place from September 4 to 7 at Tanzhaus Zurich and Jugendkulturhaus Dynamo, bringing international breakdancers, visionary stage art, and hip-hop culture to Zurich, along with an extensive supporting program.

The dance competition Red Bull Dance Your Style celebrates hip-hop culture, street dance, and improvisation. The 2025 edition will take place from August 29 to 31 in Zurich. The audience decides who wins the battles.

From September 3 to 7, the Zirqus Festival will showcase the diversity of contemporary circus art in Zurich's Zirkusquartier. Audiences are invited to attend performances, participate in workshops, and explore new experiences through both viewing and hands-on activities.

Danse Suisse's annual General Assembly took place at the Cinématte in Bern on June 1, 2025. Aldo Magno and Gabriel Obergfell were newly elected to the board; Jean-Marc Heim stepped down after 20 years. Danse Suisse's role as a key player in the training of dancers and in representing the interests of professional dance artists in Switzerland was reaffirmed and is to be further consolidated in the coming years.

Danse Suisse has streamlined its categories for supporting membership, replacing the previously available ones. A campaign is being initiated to attract new members.