Castellers de Zürich
The colla castellera of Zurich (Castellers de Zurich) was founded in March 2024 with the goal of bringing this tradition to our city and enjoying it together. We want to form castells, but above all, we want to build a community of Catalans and their international friends to share our culture with others and celebrate it together.
In our colla there’s a place for everyone: regardless of age or physical condition, everyone is welcome to participate in castells. There are many ways to participate in this Catalan tradition – whether at the base of the tower supporting the structure (pinya), in the tower itself (tronc), playing instruments like gralles and tabals, taking photos… or helping us with the organization. Families and children are also welcome to join in!
The activity is free for members of the Casal Català de Zúric (Catalan Association of Zurich). Even if you are not, we invite you to come and try it for free and without any obligation, everyone is welcome!* 😊
The trainings (assajos) take place every Friday from 18h to 20h at the Hirschengraben School (Hirschengraben 46, 8001 Zurich). Located in the heart of the city, 10 minutes from Zurich HB. You can subscribe to the colla’s calendar so you don’t miss any events.
To stay up to date, feel free to follow us on Instagram. You can also reach us via email at castellersdezurich (at) gmail.com. We’ll be happy to answer your questions.
Don’t hesitate to share it with your friends, family and acquaintances. As we say in Catalan: “com més serem, més riurem!” (the more of us there are, the more we will laugh!) 😊
We look forward to seeing you soon! 🙌
The current Board and Technical team, elected at the Founding Assembly of the Colla, are as follows:
Junta Directiva (Board)
Presidency
Jordi Cluet i Martinell
Maeva Gremaud
Secretariat
Carla Naudó Ribas
Treasury
Xavier Garcia Tormo
Infrastructure and Swiss relations
Simone Allemann
Social commission
Isabelle Bürger
Anna Estrada Brull
Joana Maria Peralta Ferrer
Maeva Gremaud
María Ripoll Vives
Security commission
Xavier Garcia Tormo
Anna Estrada Brull
Equality commission
Gemma De Ramon Francàs
Laura Espinosa Molina
Xavier Garcia Tormo
Comissió Tècnica (Technical team)
Cap de colla (Technical chief)
Joana Maria Peralta Ferrer
Pinyes (Bases)
Gemma De Ramon Francàs (cap de pinyes)
Alex Dautel
Jordi Cluet i Martinell
Laura Illa Camós
Maeva Gremaud
Xavier Garcia Tormo
Troncs (Towers) and Canalla (Children)
Anna Estrada Brull (cap de canalla)
Joana Maria Peralta Ferrer (cap de troncs)
Carla Naudó Ribas
Isabelle Bürger
Laia Tort Solsona
Laura Espinosa Molina
Luna Bloin-Wibe
Musicians
Roger Bordoy Molina
And you, are you interested? Contact us! 😊
Musicians
In the group we also have another essential piece: the group of musicians (grallers and tabalers) who accompany our castells and dances. Rehearsals are every Friday from 18:45h to 19:45h at Seilergraben 53, 8001 Zürich. Write us an email if you want to participate. We look forward to seeing you there!
Documents
– Statutes of the team (CAT, EN) – approved at the Foundational Assembly of the Colla on June 27, 2024.
– Image rights authorization (CAT, EN, DE)
– Exemption from liability (CAT, EN, DE)
*All regular members of the colla must be members of Casal Català de Zúric, with any of the current dues in good standing. A member is considered regular if they attend more than 3 rehearsals in a 6-month period.