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The Tellspiele Altdorf regularly stage Friedrich von Schiller's drama "Wilhelm Tell" ("William Tell") in Altdorf, a town in the Canton Uri, Switzerland. | The Tellspiele Altdorf regularly stage Friedrich von Schiller's drama "Wilhelm Tell" ("William Tell") in Altdorf, a town in the Canton Uri, Switzerland. The recurrent cultural event attracts a wide audience. The tradition of performing William Tell in Altdorf reaches back to 1899. Due to the Tell legend and to Schiller's play, the town of Altdorf is the site of the famous scene when the skilled crossbowman Tell succeds to hit with his shot an apple that was maliciously put on his son's head by Tell's adversary, Gessler. | ||
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The society behind the event is the Tellspielgesellschaft. While the Tellspiele performers are all amateurs and many tasks are taken on by volonteers, the way of working and the organisational structure of the Tellspiele resemble professional theatre in many ways. | |||
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Revision as of 11:52, 24 January 2025
The Tellspiele Altdorf regularly stage Friedrich von Schiller's drama "Wilhelm Tell" ("William Tell") in Altdorf, a town in the Canton Uri, Switzerland. The recurrent cultural event attracts a wide audience. The tradition of performing William Tell in Altdorf reaches back to 1899. Due to the Tell legend and to Schiller's play, the town of Altdorf is the site of the famous scene when the skilled crossbowman Tell succeds to hit with his shot an apple that was maliciously put on his son's head by Tell's adversary, Gessler.
Organisation
The society behind the event is the Tellspielgesellschaft. While the Tellspiele performers are all amateurs and many tasks are taken on by volonteers, the way of working and the organisational structure of the Tellspiele resemble professional theatre in many ways.