CrossCulture is a trademark invented and owned by Thomas Imboden.
He has developed and managed transcultural events and projects since 1979, under various names: his own, Unicef, Forum School for one World, Visions, Salaam School, and from 2002 onwards CrossCulture.
Since 2010, CrossCulture is closely cooperating with Open Hearts, an event agency in Switzerland.
Chronology (selection)
| 1979 | Tropical Night featuring guitarist Harald Haerter, in Zurich |
| 1980 | The Golden 20s with Karin Neuss, featuring transgender singer Perk, in Zurich |
| 1981 | Quipu, teachers' resource library on development education. Concept and cataloguing for Unicef Switzerland, in Zurich |
| 1982-83 | Arcadia events, literary circle and exhibitions, with philosophy students, in Zurich |
| 1983-86 | Forum School for one World, a coalition of NGOs, with Unicef, in Switzerland |
| 1984-85 | Temple Art in Thailand and other publications on Thai and Burmese culture and art, marketing for Iñigo von Oppersdorff publishers, with Emmanuel von Oppersdorff |
| 1985-90 | Kobna Anan, African cultural ambassador, touring in Swiss schools, with children's book and teaching material |
| 1986-88 | Children's books series and accompanying teaching kits on children of other cultures, by various authors and illustrators, for Unicef |
| 1987 | Water is Life. Concept, research and photo selection for Unicef desk agenda, in New York, Washington, Paris, Hamburg and Zurich |
| 1988-89 | Asorotò festival for WWF, launch of rainforest campaign, in Biel-Bienne, Switzerland |
| 1989 | The Circle, exhibition for MGB, with Caspar Schwabe, on tour in Switzerland |
| 1990 | Switzerland in the World - the World in Switzerland, an intercultural school program in Zurich and Basel, Switzerland |
| 1991 | International Festival at the 700th anniversary of Switzerland, in Grison, Switzerland |
| 1992-95 | Africa Festival in Winterthur, Switzerland |
| 1994-95 | North-South Dialogue of the European Council, consulting and working group for the Swiss Development Agency, with Gabrielle Nanchen, in Berne |
| 1997-98 | Sanddorn by Rigolo Tanzendes Theater, production and summer tours in Switzerland and Germany |
| 1998-99 | The First Rainbow Catalogue by Thomas Bertschi and Rainbow Project, a publication in German, with portraits of artists and social entrepreneurs, and their global network. |
| 1999-2001 | Salaam School of arts, language and music in Malé, Maldives |
| 2000 | Long Island Youth Orchestra, USA. Visit, concerts and student workshop in Maldives |
| 2001 | BalanceDance by Rigolo Dancing Theatre, stage tour in Italy and Switzerland |
| 2004 | Circle of Life by Johannes Frischknecht, mandala exhibition, workshop and CD, in Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka |
| 2005 | The Art of Harmonica Playing by Roland van Straaten, with the Sri Lanka Philharmonic Orchestra and Glen Terry, in Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 2005-06 | Rainbow at Trinco, Tsunami commemorative event in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, with Rainbow Project and the Tsunami NGO coalition |
| 2006 | Blades of Grass by Cora de Lang, Argentinian artist, exhibition and catalogue with Barefoot Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 2007-09 | Imagine Rainbow by Thomas Bertschi & the Rainbow Project, Switzerland & Nepal. An updated English publication on on the global rainbow network of artists & social enterpreneurs |
| 2008 | Magic Circles, twinning of Sri Lanka and Swiss Magic Circles, events and workshop with Hoerbi Kull in Sri Lanka |
For recent and current activities, please refer to the projects page and the listed weblinks.
To request details on archived and future projects, please use the contact form.