The Zürcher Theater Spektakel (''Zürich Theatre Spectacle'') is an international

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and performing arts

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, held annually each summer in

Zürich , neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon , twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco Zürich ...

, Switzerland. First held in 1980, the festival invites 20-25 different performing arts groups and artists from around the world to take part each year. The event began in a much smaller form as an annual international meeting of independent theatre groups, before emerging as a much larger cultural event in Switzerland. Currently, five separate locations are used as venues for the festival, of which the largest is the ''Landiwiese'' venue. The '' Landiwiese'' venue and the so-called '' Saffa-Insel'' are located by

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in the

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quarter,

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, and features numerous open-air shows. The most recent event was held from the 6th to 23 August 2015, The next festival was scheduled to be held between 19 August to 5 September 2010, and will have a special focus on

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Gallery

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References

External links

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Official website
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