Musicians from Shanghai in Switzerland
As part of a Pro Helvetia cultural exchange program, musicians from Shanghai will complete studio residencies in Bern and Zurich in 2015. Nicolas Field from Geneva, for his part, will be working in Johannesburg.
Born in 1988, jazz musician and pianist Jonas Seetoh (Situ Jiawei) is under contract with JZ Music China. You can find out more about him at www.jonasseetoh.co.uk. Wang Wenwei, born in 1972, also lives and works in Shanghai.
In addition to musicians, numerous visual artists, dancers, media artists, theater artists and authors travel to Switzerland or from Switzerland to residencies in Egypt, India, China and South Africa, where Pro Helvetia maintains liaison offices.
More information and complete list of residences: www.prohelvetia.ch/Residenze.871.0.html?&L=0
