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Switzerland is a country located in Western Europe, bordered by Italy, France, Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein. The country has four official languages - German, French, Italian, and Romansh. Swiss folk arts include traditional music played on instruments like the alphorn and schwyzerörgeli accordion, poetry set to song like yodeling, and dances such as the schuplattler. Notable Swiss dramatists include Friedrich Dürrenmatt and Max Frisch, and the country has successful opera houses in Zurich and Bern.
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- 1. SWITZERLAND
- 2. Western/Central Europe •Italy to the south •France to the west •Germany to the north •Austria and Liechtenstein to the East
- 3. Linguistic and Cultural Regions German French Italian Romansh
- 4. Folk Arts •Music •Poetry •Dance •Embroidery and wood carving
- 5. Music Traditional Alphorn QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. Schwyzerörgeli - Swiss accordion QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture.
- 6. Poetry through song QuickTime™ and a H.264 decompressor are needed to see this picture. Yodeling QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture.
- 7. Dance Schuplattler QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture.
- 8. Zurich Opera House Bern Opera House Successful Swiss dramatists were Friedrich Dürrenmatt and Max Frisch
- 9. Works Cited "Alphorn Festival Nendaz Switzerland 2011." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 26 Aug. 2014. < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51XonN_Z77c>. “Institute of Theater Studies." The Bern Theatre History Project. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Aug. 2014. <http://theaterwissenschaft.ch/en/research/projekte/theatre-history>. "Schuhplattler Trompetenecho." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 26 Aug. 2014. <https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=OYShnHNTuqg>. Switzerland Yodeling. YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 26 Aug. 2014. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lwlsDpEhZU>. "Swiss Music! (Schwyzerörgeli - Swiss Diatonic Accordion)." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 26 Aug. 2014. <h ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjrlemFSVFk>. "Theatre - SWI Swissinfo.ch." SWI Swissinfo.ch. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Aug. 2014. <http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/theatre/29056824>. "Theater Am Käfigturm." - Bern Tourism. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Aug. 2014. <http://www.bern.com/en/city-of-bern/art-and-events/ theater/theater-am-kaefigturm>
Editor's Notes
- Also known as Swiss Confederation - made up of Swiss confederation, German, French, Italian, Romansh, Latin 4 main linguistic and cultural regions: German, French, Italian and the Romansh-speaking valleys. does not form a nation based a common ethnic or linguistic identity; united by their common historical background, shared values such as federalism and direct democracy,[10] and Alpine symbolism.[11]
- and last week we talked about eastern and western style. this is western style where audience is not involved
- Swiss theatre historically was dominated by religious themes because the protestant government heavily suppressed the performing arts Theatre didn’t flourish until 1930s & 40’s when german writers, directors and actors and even entire productions The country’s two most successful postwar dramatists, Max Frisch and Friedrich Dürrenmatt they were both famous for their anti-nazi plays.