Acclaimed Swiss contemporary dance artist Foofwa d'Imobilité and his company bring two innovative dance pieces to Southern Africa in September. Their visit forms part of a tour presented by Pro Helvetia Cape Town, the Swiss Arts Council, and includes performances in the major centres of Cape Town, J...

Pro Helvetia Cape Town presents a Southern African tour by Imperial Tiger Orchestra, a Geneva-based music group that performs songs from the Golden Age of Ethiopian modern music (1969 – 1978). Although this six-piece orchestra’s repertoire is based primarily on Ethio-jazz compositions, they are not...

Pro Helvetia Cape Town proudly presents a tour of South Africa by the Swiss siblings Sibylle and Isabel Tschopp in September and October. The sisters – soloists on violin and piano respectively - will be hosted by renowned South African classical music conductor Richard Cock. Their tour will find th...

In January, the premises of jazz musican Zim Ngqawana’s institute for non-commercial music making and mentorship were burgled and destroyed. Since then, Ngqawana and his friends in the arts have embarked on a fund-raising campaign – aptly named VandaliZIM - to rebuild the institute. This month, with...

The year’s first issue of «Passages», Pro Helvetia’s cultural magazine, offers a glimpse into the multifaceted transfer of linguistic culture (from the challenges of translating children’s book illustrations to the economic and political forces at work in the market for translations). Included is a ...