CULTURE– PROGRAMME
TANZART BERN
TanzArt Bern under the direction of Babuche Gruber
TanzArt Bern was founded in 2003 and offers courses and workshops in jazz dance, contemporary and hip-hop. The dance groups BLUE, PURPLE and PINK are among the successful participants in the Swiss Championships in Jazz and Showdance as well as in the Swiss Jazzdance Competition.
Management: Babuche Gruber, Rahel Nahdi
Dancer: Mariama, Nesrine, Zoé, Alana, Neela, Lou, Lynn, Leanne, Aliya, Leandra, Amy, Roman, Joelle, Lara
LINDA DÜRLER
Linda Dürler was born in 2006 and attends the Kirchenfeld high school. She started accordion lessons at the age of 5 at the Musikschule Konservatorium Bern. Since 2018, she has been taking part in projects of the National Youth Accordion Orchestra and has attended the Agora International Academy. The aim of this academy is to enable young accordionists to deepen their skills with international teachers and artists. In 2022, she won second prize at the Swiss Youth Music Competition and was accepted into the Talent Promotion Music Classics programme of the Association of Bernese Music Schools.
JAZZ SMALL BAND
The Jazz Small Band under the direction of Matthias Wenger, lecturer at the Musikschule Konservatorium Bern, is dedicated to wellknown jazz standards of the 1960s and 70s. The members, aged 13 – 18, present themselves with joy of playing, growing personality and musical humour. Their instrumentation consists of trumpet, electric piano, bass and drums.
Band members: Raphaël Gaudard – Trumpet, Franz Nufer – Piano, Gian Ratschiller – Guitarre, Nina Giourgas – Bass, Ravi Zwahlen – drums, Matthias Wenger – musical supervision
MUSIKSCHULE
KONSERVATORIUM BERN
The Musikschule Konservatorium Bern offers lessons and courses for all ages and musical tastes. Promoting the general public is just as important to Konsibern as the targeted support of talented students. Accessible music-making is also one of the school's concerns. In addition, numerous concerts take place at Konsibern.
