Dance News

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.

The musician and National Councillor Estelle Revaz was unanimously elected as the new president of Suisseculture, the umbrella organization for professional cultural organizations and copyright societies in Switzerland, on June 19, 2025.

Gianni Malfer, co-director of the Bachelor's program in Contemporary Dance at ZHdK, will retire at the end of June 2025.