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A small crowd of InterNations members with an avid interest in Bern’s cultural scene, our Ambassador Haider Al-Rashed included, joined a guided tour for the Bern Theatre Walk on the night of Monday, November 17. After an explanatory trip through the beautiful streets of the town centre, passing by many lovely old buildings and the cathedral, they started their tour at the Slaughterhouse Theatre — a small avantgarde fringe venue without its own troupe of actors, but with a budget of 1 mio. francs to invite performances from others cities and countries.

Then they visited the Stadttheater, the sophisticated high-budget location in Bern’s theatre scene, with a long tradition of catering to the local nobility. After the third venue on the agenda, the Casino Konzerthaus, they enjoyed an apero with wine as well as a lively discussion about how to get young people interested in classical music and learning to play an instrument.

InterNations member Ruben Chirino (by the way, thanks for the pictures, Ruben!) explained that Venezuela had a distinct advantage in this regard, due to a school project that heavily fosters children’s and teenagers’ investment in classical music. The manager of the Konzerthaus himself was very interested in this information and, of course, delighted to hear it.

All in all, this trip proved to be an exceptional experience as they even had the chance to witness early rehearsals of various plays and performances at the different venues. So, who’d dare to claim that high-brown culture can’t be fun?

(You can see more of Ruben’s pictures in this event photo album.)

Filed under: InterNations News on November 19th, 2008