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About us

Behind the festival stand people from the Haslital and far beyond: the organising committee, the theatre commission, the jury, the patronage committee and the supporting association. Who does what is set out here.

Since 2019 the three words Volk · Theater · Festival have stood under a motto that changes every year. The aim has been the same since day one: bringing theatre-makers together.

Supporting association

The festival needs a foundation

Five days of theatre in Meiringen do not come together in five days. Between editions the supporting association keeps the festival alive: it secures the funding, elects the board and makes sure groups from all over Switzerland can play here — on terms small ensembles can afford too.

A membership costs less than two theatre tickets and carries exactly that. Any natural person or legal entity can join.

The association was founded in Meiringen on 18 February 2018. Its first members have grown to 343 — around 210 in 2024, a good 300 in 2025.

What members get out of it

Seven reasons

01
Advance sales first Members book before the official advance sale — while the limited contingent lasts.
02
One performance free Free admission to one performance during the festival.
03
Members’ week pass The pass for the week’s performances, members only.
04
VTF package at a reduced price Accommodation, performances, workshops and tours in one package.
05
10 % on merchandising Throughout the festival.
06
Newsletter and information Programme, entry deadlines and awards first.
07
A vote at the general assembly A say in where the festival goes.

Annual fee

CHF 20.–

Individual member

Natural person, per calendar year

Annual fee

CHF 50.–

Association, company, institution

Legal entity, per calendar year

Become a member

The request needs no more than name, address and e-mail. The invoice arrives by post during the association year.

Going further

Sponsorship

Partners, patrons, cultural funding

For companies and institutions carrying more than a membership fee — visible in gold, silver, bronze, as a patron or in cultural funding.