What´s up Zurich
What’s up Zurich: May 2013
Please, find here some ideas of what to do in Zurich during the month of May:
ART:
Until May 12th: Marc Chagall paintings at the Kunsthaus
Until Aughust 18th: from Buddha to Picasso, a collection from Eduard von der Heydt at the Rietberg museum
Until June 30st: Swiss Press Photo 13,the 90 best photos of the Swiss Press at the Landesmuseum
May 3rd until May 26th: World Press Photo, photo exhibition from Keystone at Sihlcity – Folium (Kalanderplatz 6)
Until September 8th: exhibition about the Swiss song writer Mani Matter at the Landesmuseum
Mani Matter in train in Bern 1972 – for Platte Ir Ysebahn – credit Rodo Wyss
CIRCUS:
May 3nd until June 2nd: Family Knie comes back for new circus performances at the Landiwiese. For tickets click here.
FOOD & DRINK:
May 1st, 4th & 5th from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.: Open wine caves in Zurich. For more info check here
credit Offene Weinkeller 2013 – Basel and Solothurn wines
Until May 26th on Sundays from 9:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.: Breakfast on the Zurich lake – Departure at Bürkliplatz
May 4th from 8:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.: FUN TABLE at restaurant Rampe Süd (Kalandergasse 1) , possibility for 3 single men and 3 women to meet and eat together (Age 40) Price: Fr. 95 for 2 people. Call 044 380 70 11
MUSIC:
May 2nd-5th & 8th-11th and bis June 8th:Spamalot – Die Ritter der Kokosnuss, the Monty Python Musical from Eric Idle & John Du Prez at the Hechtplatz theatre – 2h10 minutes – recommended for children from 12 years old
Musical Das Spamalot – Hättenschwiler, Honegger – credit Christian Knecht, vasistas grafique
May 3rd to May 5th: Zuri tänzt
May 3rd “The show must go on” , show from Jérôme Bel at the Schiffbau
May 4th from 6:00 p.m: dancing at the Zurich main train station
May 5th: Tango crash course for free from 11:00 a.m. for 1 hour at Bürkli terrace
For the entire program click here – some events are free.
Credit Zurich Tänzt Casting 2013
May 9th & 20th at 8:00 p.m.: Die Schatzinsel (a 2 hour opera for kids) at the Zurich Opera house
Opernhaus Zürich “DIE SCHATZINSEL” Abenteueroper von Frank Schwemmer (Musik) und Michael Frowin (Libretto), 2012/13 – credit Judith Schlosser
Until May 12th: Swan lake Reloaded at the Maag Halle: when Tchaikovskys meets Streetdance. Check out the website here for more info. Special discount for Vivamost readers here Saturday & Sunday at 3:00 p.m. and Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Hallenstadion tickets and program:
May 5th & 6th: Zucchero at the Hallenstadion
May 5th, 8th, 11th, 15th & 18th: La Traviata revival at the Zurich Opera house
May 12th & 13th: Eros Ramazotti at the Hallenstadion
May17th: Beyoncé at the Hallenstadion
May 21st: Pink at the Hallenstadion
May 26th & 29th: Don Giovanni at the Zurich Opera house
Until June 2nd: Ich war noch niemals in New York, a musical with the best hits from Udo Jürgens at Theater 11
TEA TIME:
May 31st: tea at Jelmoli with sommelier Peter Rindlisbacher. Learn all about tea and of course eat some scones while drinking tea. 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Price CHF 60 with a discount for Jelmoli card holders CHF 50.
THEATER:
Die Katze auf dem heissen Blechdach – A cat on a hot tin roof – Julia Jentsch – Director Stefan Pucher – credit Tanja Dorendorf T&T Fotografie
May 5th, 21st, 27th & 31st:Tennessee Williams play “Cat on a hot tin roof” (Die Katze auf dem heissen Blechdach) directed by Stefan Pucher with actors Tabea Bettin, Jan Bluthardt, Jean-Pierre Cornu, Jonas Gygax, Julia Jentsch, Nicolas Rosat, Markus Scheumann and Friederike Wagner.
At the Pfauen theatre in Zurich and with English surtitles on May 21st.
Read our articles about the play here: Tennessee Willliams and Stefan Pucher adaptation
