Buskers street festival takes over Bern’s old town
Published: Sunday, Aug 4th 2024, 05:10
Updated At: Monday, Aug 5th 2024, 01:59
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From the Kornhaus to the Nydeggbrücke: Bern's old town will once again become a stage for street art. The 21st edition of the Buskers open-air festival runs from August 8 to 10.
The organizers are expecting around 60,000 visitors to the streets of Bern, as they wrote in a press release. A total of 144 artists from 41 groups and 25 nations will perform at the 23 venues in rotation. They do not receive a fee, but can count on hat money from the audience.
Half of the program consists of music, the other half of "visuals" such as theater, dance or acrobatics. As usual, there is no hierarchy at Buskers - everyone is a headliner.
From folk to partner acrobatics
The musical line-up this year is "broader than ever before", as the press release states. The genres range from "Cosmic Electronic Prog Rave" to "Musica Popolare Napoletana" and "World Swiss Nordic Folk".
The visuals, on the other hand, are more about height than width. For example, the festival promises a performance by the British street artists "Garagthy & Thom" on a five-metre-high unicycle and dizzying partner acrobatics by the Finnish group Adrift.
In addition to the cosmic and those coming from afar, the festival offers a supporting program with space for the regional. As part of the youth stages - organized by the Junge Bühne Bern - up-and-coming artists can gain their first stage experience. According to the press release, 60 catering stands, mainly from Bern, will also provide food and drink.
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