Cultural Season at Werkstatt Chur

The Werkstatt Chur opens the cultural season for the second half of 2024 with over 20 program items ranging from urban sounds, local artists and international folk to culinary delights. The Werkstatt will be a meeting place for culture enthusiasts from all over the region.

*Start of the season with Jordan Klassen  Wednesday, September 11 marks the start of the cultural season with Jordan Klassen from Vancouver. The singer-songwriter and producer will enchant his audience with a mix of singer-songwriter, alternative sounds and indie folk. *Züri-Block Pina Palau from Zurich has already played at the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg and the renowned Montreux Jazz Festival. On Wednesday, October 16, she will be coming to the Werkstatt, where she will be supported by Paula Mia from Graubünden. The Züri-Block enters its second round with Cachita on Wednesday, October 30. Known for her unique blend of Latin, pop, RnB, hip-hop and soul, Cachita has established herself as one of the most sought-after up-and-coming national artists.  After three years without a release, Florin Simmen aka OG Florin is now back with his most creative and ambitious project "ILY<3". He closes the Züri-Block on Wednesday, November 13. His music is somewhere between indie pop and Swiss dialect rap, carried by acoustic and electronic sounds.*They return to the Chur workshop After various creative breaks, some well-known names are returning to the Werkstatt. With a new album, which will be released in the fall, the Baden band Pedestrians is going back to its beginnings. The band feeling is back in the foreground, and not just musically. The group also functions as a unit in business: self-produced and self-managed, Pedestrians bring their sound back to the point. Namely, celebrating energetic music together on stage for the joy of dancing together. On Wednesday, October 23, a sweat-inducing party is programmed.An energetic show is also guaranteed with Šuma Čovjek on Wednesday, November 6. Their lovingly staged songs, which range from melancholy ballads to oriental beats and chanson to rhythmic Balkan pop, will leave no dancing leg or heart untouched. Linguistically, you can look forward to acrobatic language leaps between French, Croatian, Arabic and German, whereby the interaction with the audience is the heart of every show. After an almost sold-out show in March 2023, The Beauty Of Gemina, the masters of dark wave, are also returning to Werkstatt Chur - and in a new constellation. Michael Sele, the band's charismatic mastermind and leader, has teamed up with multi-instrumentalist Philipp Küng and renowned cellist Stefania Verità. On Sunday, December 8, they will present the new arrangements live at the Werkstatt Chur.*Carried across borders by eras and genres "Projekt ET" bring a varied mix of witty punchlines and clear statements and impress with an energetic live show. With their debut album "Planet Erdbeertörtli" and an appearance at the SRF Bounce Cypher, the Wiler rap crew has become a national figurehead in the eastern Swiss rap scene. Their second album "Moralpanik" was released at the end of 2023, which they will present live at Werkstatt Chur on Wednesday, October 2. Divanhana, one of the most exciting bands in the Balkan region, will be coming to the Werkstatt on Sunday, November 10. They like to think outside the box - the result is a musical genre that fuses traditional Balkan sounds with elements of jazz, pop and classical music and promises a unique experience.Born in Biel, James Gruntz began his musical career at an early age. He soon learned to play the drums, trumpet and keyboard. As a teenager, he began writing his own songs and then recorded his first album on a mini disc player. This was followed by jazz school in Zurich, his first albums, collaborations with various Swiss artists, a record deal and two Swiss Music Awards, although he is usually a little reluctant to say so himself. On Saturday, November 16, James Gruntz will present three live sets at the Werkstatt Chur as part of the Long Saturday. These will include new and old songs, the whole band and, above all, lots of energy and love for the music. Yassin Mahdi, who was born in Baghdad and grew up in Graubünden, will also be performing on Long Saturday. In his music project 3YOONI (pronounced ayuni), he critically examines topics such as identity, language, racism and orientalism. Electronic beats and synthesizers meet traditional Arabic rhythms, an electric oud and dreamy Iraqi vocals.*Home sounds: Dahai in Graubünda*The "Sunday Moods" concert series is very popular. This fall, it is hosting the Rhaeto-Romanic folk-pop band DUS. Since their formation in 2016, Gino and David, the creative minds behind DUS, have combined their friendship and passion for music with a unique blend of innovation and tradition. On Sunday, October 27, they will bring their local sounds to the Werkstatt as part of a Sunday Moods evening.With the live podcast "Rap'N'Burger", the program stays in the heart of Chur. The guest of this live podcast on Tuesday, November 19 will be Graubünden rapper Ali. The evening offers a mixture of music and talk, hosted by RapNose and J. Burger. To get into the Christmas spirit, Gian-Marco Schmid, aka "Gimma", will be telling an exclusive Santa Claus story on Sunday, December 1. During the reading, author Martina Caluori and Swiss Literature Prize winner Benjamin von Wyl will also be joining him to read Christmas texts. The last reading before the publication of his new book "Abschied von Mutter" will not only focus on Santa Claus and Area 51, but will also talk about personal suffering and social grievances in his usual provocative tone. social grievances.*Culinary special: Gaumentanz in the workshopA special highlight awaits guests in December, when natural chef Rebecca Clopath and her team invite you to three exclusive evenings. From Thursday, December 5 to Saturday, December 7, they will be serving their unique natural cuisine in the form of a surprise menu. The alpine creations will be complemented by matching cocktails from the Werkstatt team. Playful, ambitious and extremely classy, the DJ team HYKAY with Claudio from Breitbild will also provide the soundtrack to the dinner - of course finely tuned to the menu.*Slam in the workshopEvery year, many exciting slam events await the oldest city in Switzerland from September to May. With your own words for six minutes in the spotlight. Up to 10 poets compete in a duel of the eloquent and perform for the applause of the audience. The audience judges the performances and decides who wins. The poetry slams will take place in the Werkstatt on Tuesday and Sunday evenings until May 2025.*Presented by the Folk Club ChurThis fall, the Folk Club Chur once again invites you to three special evenings with internationally renowned acts from the folk scene. On Wednesday, September 25, Bombay Suicide will bring the sound of British folk rock to Chur. A short time later, Latin Quarter will present a mixture of folk and rock with a focus on social issues on October 9. To round off the season, Kieran Goss and Annie Kinsella will take the audience into the world of Irish folk with soulful harmonies and stories on November 20. The Werkstatt Chur is looking forward to kicking off the cultural season with a varied program and invites everyone to join us. Further details and tickets can be found at: www.werkstattchur.chNote: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.