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Join us for the launch of the virtual interactive robotic installation Handshake today at 12:30pm with a live conversation between Swiss design duo AATB (Andrea Anner and Thibault Brevet) and NY-based design critic and curator Roddy Schrock of Eyebeam. The discussion will focus on the development of AATB’s work at the intersection of design and robotics, and will reflect on the role that design can play in the future of automation and robotics. AATB will give a brief demo of their virtual robotic installation Handshake, which is accessible to the public as of today through June 30, 2020. The installation consists of two robotic arms located in AATB’s studio space, each equipped with an over-sized hand. Visitors are matched in pairs as they join the website, each remotely controlling one robotic arm in their browser in real-time via mouse and touch input. They then interact with one another aiming to shake hands while visitors can simultaneously observe this interaction between the two robots happening in real time over live feed. The project builds on AATB’s strong expertise in robotics systems, web development, and interactive installations. Register here for the live discussion today at 12:30pm (you will receive the link upon registration) and experience the virtual robotic installation here.
Image: © Emmanuel Crivelli
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Go on a culinary tour of Switzerland with Chef Yannick Germanier and discover the Arctic Char à la Genevoise. This delicate fish is known as Omble Chevalier, "Knight of Fish", and has been a staple in Geneva's culinary heritage for centuries. It is traditionally prepared with butter, white wine, egg yolk and cream. Yannick combines this fine fish with a side of rice and vegetables. Watch Yannick prepare the Arctic Char à la Genevoise here. The recipe can be found in the video description.
Image: © Yannick Germanier
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Since 2009 New York-based Swiss artist Marie Christine Katz has conducted a series of worldwide twitter-guided walks to spark discussion and promote collective well-being. During this time of social distancing, Marie Christine invites you to join her for Let’s Take a (Virtual, Twitter Guided) Walk #44 on Saturday, May 30 at 12 EST via @mcayer or via live feed on Instagram. Send photos and videos of your walk to Marie Christine to add to her ever-growing collection.
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As a drummer and music director, Swiss Chris has worked with an impressive list of world-renowned artists, including Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Gloria Gaynor, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Elton John, Wyclef Jean, and Chuck D. from Public Enemy. Swiss Chris is also a human rights activist and educator, teaching for Berklee College of Music’s Summer Program since 2010. He is the author of the best-selling educational book Modern Drum Set Stickings. This week’s soulful playlist includes songs on which Swiss Chris performed drums and percussion, and showcases various influential Swiss artists and fellow Berklee College of Music alumni. Listen to Swiss Chris’s curated playlist here.
Image: © Swiss Chris
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Align, breathe, strengthen and stretch with dance master Marie-Christine Giordano. This class for any age group will help you understand how to align your spine and keep your joints healthy in order to avoid unnecessary chronic injury. It will help you develop a good muscle memory to maintain the good posture acquired during class. Register in advance for the 60-minute class on June 3 at 1pm here. Meeting ID: 934 9929 7614
Image: Marie-Christine Giordano © Kokyat
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The podcast series Swiss Literature Today presents award-winning Swiss author Dorothee Elmiger in conversation with Andrew Singer, creator of Trafika Europe, to talk about her acclaimed novel Shift Sleepers translated by Megan Ewing and published by Seagull Books in 2019. The episode will stream on Trafika Europe Radio on Sunday, May 31 at 1pm (EST) with encore streamings on Tuesday, June 2 at 6am, and Thursday, June 4 at 1pm (EST). The episode will be archived and available to the public on the Trafika Europe website as of Sunday, June 7.
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Film Forum is granting rental access to some of cinema’s biggest classics, among them is Jean-Luc Godard’s legendary Band of Outsiders (Bande à part). While Godard is considered a pioneer of New Wave cinema, this movie is dubbed as his most accessible. Band of Outsiders is a charming gangster movie about two friends who court a young woman and lead her into committing a robbery in her own home. Full of turbulent shots of 1960s Paris, quirky interactions between the main characters, and one dance sequence so unforgettable that there have been several renditions of it in popular culture (see Pulp Fiction), this movie is a great way to ring in a light summer evening. Watch Band of Outsiders here.
Image: © Still from Band of Outsiders
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My name is Sandra and I'm a team member of the Consular Section. Going about our daily work in these unprecedented times has been both hard and rewarding. I decided I had to make quarantine as positive an experience as possible for my daughter. I always wanted to teach her Swiss cooking, just like I had learned back in school in Switzerland. We started out with the Betty Bossi children’s cookbook, continued with the more advanced Swiss Cookbook, also by Betty Bossi, and then I found TipTopf (the cookbook typically used in Swiss schools) in an old box in the basement. The memories! Now we are graduating to Chef Yannick Germanier’s cooking videos. Full success!
Image: Betty Bossi, The Swiss Cookbook |
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