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2010: Swiss traditions: chalets - costumes - folk music
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Bygone Switzerland without its traditional costumes and music? Hard to imagine. Colourful regional costumes, traditional everyday clothing and typically Swiss folk music are quintessential parts of old-time Switzerland and at Ballenberg, in 2010, we celebrate these traditions by making them our annual theme.
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Chalet Schafroth has graced Ballenberg for close to two decades and from 2010 its doors open to visitors for the first time. You get a close-up view of the fascinating world of its well-to-do, 19th-century inhabitants, learn more about the origins of Swiss regional costumes and how they’re made, and you’ll see and hear a variety of musical instruments used in Swiss folk music.
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But there’s more: Music and regional costumes are featured at many events, and you’ll be able to watch demonstrations of traditional handcrafts that reflect our annual theme.
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Annual theme events
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Sat, May 8: Opening of the exhibition entitled Swiss traditions: chalets - costumes - folk music
Sun, May 9: Traditional costumes and dancing from different parts of Switzerland
Sun, May 30: Day of traditional folk music from North-West Switzerland
Sun, June 13: Day of traditional folk music from Western Switzerland
Sun, August 29: Day of traditional folk music from Central Switzerland
Sun, September 12: Day of traditional folk music from North-East Switzerland
Sat, October 2: „Neue Strömungen in der Volksmusik“ - a symposium conducted at the Ballenberg Course Centre
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Crafts relating to traditional costumes and folk music instruments
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May 5-9, 2010: Jewellery for traditional costumes by Konolfingen’s Geissbühler Filigree Studio
June 2-6, 2010: The Swiss School of Violin Making, Brienz
July 7-11, 2010: Decorations made of straw, by Frédéric and Liselotte Helfer, Bern
August 11-15, 2010: The work of white embroiderer Verena Schiegg, who hails from Appenzell
September 1-5, 2010: Pius Angehrn, maker of head decorations, from Speicherschwendi
October 6-10, 2010: Accordion doctor Willy Huber of Geissholz
These craft demonstrations take place Wednesdays to Sundays, from 10am to 5pm.
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The exhibition "Swiss traditions: chalets - costumes - folk music" at the Burgdorf/BE house (No. 361) is open every day from May 8, 2010.
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