Openair Literature Festival Zurich
The Openair Literature Festival Zurich is an international literature festival that takes place annually for one week in the open air in the Old Botanical Garden in Zurich .
Organization and content
The festival is presented jointly by the Literaturhaus Zürich and the “Kaufleuten”, the two most important institutions for literary events in Zürich. The founder and director of the festival is the Swiss artist and curator Andreas Heusser . Since 2014 he has curated the program together with Gesa Schneider and Corina Freudiger.
The main program of the festival consists of premieres , performances and readings by international authors and “newcomers”. The supporting program explores alternative literary forms of expression and presentation, e.g. B. with poetic installations , interactive radio plays , scenic readings and interdisciplinary projects in the intersection between text, dance and theater .
Main program
2019
- Deborah Feldman (USA)
- Mia Couto (MOZ)
- Lukas Bärfuss (CH)
- Terézia Mora (HUN)
- Judith Schalansky (DE)
- Julian Barnes (GB)
- Roxane Gay (USA)
- Words on Stage feat. Helene Bockhorst (DE), Matto Kämpf (CH), Lara Stoll (CH), Interrobang (CH), Simon Chen (CH)
2018
- John Banville (IRL)
- Sofi Oksanen (FIN)
- Irvine Welsh (UK)
- Rebecca Solnit (USA)
- Carolin Emcke (DE)
- Teju Cole (USA)
- Clemens J. Setz (A)
- Words on Stage feat. Knackeboul (CH), Patti Basler (CH), Renato Kaiser (CH), Lisa Christ (CH), Jens Nielsen (CH)
2017
- John M. Coetzee (SA)
- Junot Díaz (DOM / USA)
- Judith Hermann (DE)
- Frank Spilker (DE)
- Anthony McCarten (NZL)
- Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor (KEN)
- JOZIA (SA)
- Nora Bossong (DE)
- Words on Stage feat. Jochen Distelmeyer (DE), Jurczok 1001 (CH), Amina Abdulkadir (CH), Ariane von Graffenried (CH)
2016
- David Mitchell (GB)
- Peter Sloterdijk (DE)
- Ayelet Gundar-Goshen (ISR)
- Shumona Sinha (F / IND)
- Judith Holofernes (DE)
- Margriet de Moor (NL)
- Ralf König (DE)
- Nell Zink (USA)
- Dilettanten & Genies feat. Michelle Steinbeck (CH), Christiane Heidrich (A), Rick Reuther (A), Carlo Spiller (CH), Sophie Steinbeck (CH), Gerd Sulzenbacher (A), Matthias Vieider (A)
2015
- John Cleese (GB)
- Ruth Schweikert (CH)
- Xiaolu Guo (CN)
- Viktor Vladimirovich Jerofejew (RU) and Michail Schischkin (RU)
- Sven Regener (DE)
- Wladimir Kaminer (DE)
- Dilettanten & Genies feat. Michael Fehr & Troller (CH), Anaïs Meier (CH), Jakob Kraner (A), Jopa Jotakin (A), Jozia (SA) & Jordi Kemperman (NL), Sophie Steinbeck (CH), Tristan Marquardt (DE), Sebastian Steffen (CH), Oravin (DE)
2014
- Marlene Streeruwitz (A)
- Gerhard Polt (DE)
- Güzin Kar (CH)
- Ben Moore (GB)
- Teju Cole (US)
- Michael Stauffer (CH)
- Tino Hanekamp (DE)
2013
- Olga Grjasnowa (DE) and Dorothee Elmiger (CH)
- Wilhelm Genazino (DE)
- Gerhard Meister (CH)
- Martin Felder (CH)
- Roger Willemsen (DE)
- Harry Rowohlt (DE) (canceled due to illness and replaced with additional show by Roger Willemsen )
- Viennese group feat. Friedrich Achleitner and Gerhard Rühm (A)
Web links
Individual evidence
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↑ See:
- In the realm of poetry. NZZ , July 6, 2015.
- Erotic herbal medicine. NZZ , July 7, 2014.
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↑ See:
The best moments with John Cleese In: Tages-Anzeiger , July 7, 2015.
- Mosquitoes pester the master of British humor. SRF, July 7, 2015.
- ↑ On the risky side of life. In: Züri-Tipp , July 8, 2015.
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↑ See:
- He lives satire without showmanship. In: SonntagsZeitung , July 20, 2014.
- Festival preview and interview with Gerhard Polt. In: Züri-Tipp , July 10, 2014.
- ↑ Nigeria in my head, Zurich in front of the door. . Aargauer Zeitung June 25, 2014.
- ^ Rush of visitors at the Zurich Literature Festival. In: Basler Zeitung , July 22, 2014.
- ↑ Green Pages. In: Züri-Tipp , July 4, 2013.
- ↑ A thousand beautiful words in a cozy garden setting. In: Zürichsee-Zeitung , July 6, 2013.
- ↑ Nice words in the old botanical garden. SRF July 5, 2013.
- ^ Bare words of texts. In: Tagblatt der Stadt Zürich , July 13, 2013.
- ↑ Reading under palm trees. NZZ , July 5, 2013.
- ^ The oldest literary boy band in Zurich. In: Tages-Anzeiger , July 16, 2013.