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Who we are

We are a team of motivated students from diverse backgrounds, united in our interest for cultural activities. Together, we want to share this passion with you and take you on a journey full of music, arts and extracurricular joy.

Are you interested in becoming part of our team and to get involved creatively? You have great ideas and would like to implement them independently in our team? Then do not hesitate and get in touch with us!

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Ana Kitanovic

Presidium ,Opernhaus Zürich

Ana forms the Presidium with Tina as Vice-President, after duo have been Opera representatives for a while. She is pursuing a Master in interdisciplinary sciences at ETH, enjoys ballets, modern art and can always be found carrying a steaming cup of coffee. Ana is most thrilled to co-ordinate the Kulturstelle, organize future events and engage with longtime culture affiliates as well as newcomers.

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Tina Maria Ackermann

Vice-Presidium ,Opernhaus Zurich

Tina became a member of the Kulturstelle in May 2022. Together with Ana, she is responsible for the Opera House. She is studying law at the University of Zurich.Since 2023, Tina has joined the Presidium as Vice together with Ana.

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Matthias Müller-Schrader

Theater Neumarkt

Matthias joined the board in 2013. Since he studied physics, he was assigned to the accounting. Later, the theatre and opera fan took over Theater Neumarkt and the vice-presidency. Currently, he is doing his PhD at the Translational Neuromodeling Unit of ETH and UZH.

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Philipp Pestlin

Accounting

Philipp joined the board in March of 2023. While he is responsible for accounting within the Kulturstelle you will find him at some of the events, especially when the opportunity presents itself to visit the Opera house. In terms of studies he is currently at the start of his masters degree in interdisciplinary natural sciences, majoring in Physics and Computer science.

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Daria Aebersold

Schauspielhaus Zürich

Daria joined Kulturstelle at the end of 2020 and is responible for the Schauspielhaus Zürich. She pursues a bachelor in education and german studies at the University of Zürich. She loves theatre and enjoys reading the classics from the 20th century.

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Frido Alonso

Social media

Frido joined Kulturstelle in 2022 and is working on our social media presence and visual communication. He studies Computer Science at day and works on his career as a Techno-DJ and Art-influencer at night.

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Sophie Ammann

Tanzhaus Zürich

Sophie has been a member of the Kulturstelle since September 2020 and is responsible the monthly Kulturstelle newsletter. She is studying Empirical Cultural Studies and Gender Studies for her Master's degree at the UZH.

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Laura Heuser

Drawing/painting courses

My name is Laura and I have been with the Kulturstelle since autumn 2020. I am doing my doctorate at the ETH and I am creative in my spare time. Through a painting meeting I want to bring creative people together and encourage inspiration.

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Meva Himmetoglu

Design

My name is Meva and I'm doing a PhD in Computer Vision Lab on Biomedical Image Analysis at ETH. I'm responsible for the design for the publicity materials at Kulturstelle.

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Linus Hofstetter

Moods

My name is Linus and I'm part of the team since 2022. I am currently doing my bachelors in environmental science and am responsible for the Moods. Friends of mine know me for playing lots of instruments not particularly well.

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Alessandra Origani

Tonhalle

PhD student in musicology at the UZH. I come from Vivaldi's homeland and am now continuing my studies in Zurich. I enjoy listening to music from all eras and also making it myself, on the flute or at the DJ booth. Member of the Kulturstelle since spring 2022.

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Angelina Romanov

Homepage & IT administration

Angelina joined Kulturstelle in 2022 and is responsible for the IT. She is studying Biochemistry in her bachelors. Apart from studying she enjoys literature and arts. The contemporary scene is particularly exciting for her.

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Michael Schottenhamel

Theater Neumarkt, Literaturhaus Zurich

Michael is on the board of the Kulturstelle since 2022 and takes care of the Theater Neumarkt and the Literaturhaus Zurich. He is studying chemistry at the ETH and is interested in politics, arts, theatre and literature. In addition, he provides a fun balance on the board. For questions, music or art recommendations, he can be reached at michael.schottenhamel@kulturstelle.ch!

Former members

Unfortunately, the following list is incomplete. Please let us know, if you would like to be listed here.