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Thomana 2012
The St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig – one of the world’s oldest and most famous boys’ choirs – commemorated its 800th anniversary in 2012. Its reputation is primarily tied to Johann Sebastian Bach’s position as cantor of St. Thomas’s between 1723 and...
Pèlerinages Kunstfest Weimar 2010
This year’s Kunstfest Weimar probed the boundary that separates genius from madness. Based on the motto “Feux follets – Irrlichter” (Will-o’-the-wisps), the festival presented over 30 music and dance performances, readings and discussions from 20...
The Great Potlatch
The potlatch is a ritual festival in indigenous society in western Canada where the gifts are so luxurious they can drive the gift-giver to financial ruin. The potlatch has enormous significance among the indigenous peoples and frequently accompanies...
Duet with an Artist
How does one shape collective action and social participation? What forms of social life are not dictated by economic criteria? These and similar questions about “participation” formed the basis of an exhibition on participative art at the Museum...
Hate
Mathieu Kassovitz’s film Hate (1995) depicts a day in the life of three boys with no future perspective, who live in a depressed Parisian suburb, afflicted by violence, poor education, unemployment. Their banlieue has been rocked by massive riots...
John Cage Europeras # 3-5 at Eight Bridges. Music for Cologne
This project commemorated the 100th anniversary of the composer John Cage in 2012 with the performance of one of his late works, the rarely performed Europeras. As part of the festival Eight Bridges / Music for Cologne 2012, the MusikTriennale Köln...
IQ – A Battery of Tests
Was messen wir, wenn wir die Intelligenz messen? Was ist überhaupt Intelligenz? Und was hat all das auf einer Opernbühne zu suchen? Der Komponist Enno Poppe und sein Team entwickelte gemeinsam mit der Regisseurin Anna Viebrock ein Musiktheater, das...
Hinterland
The geographical term “hinterland” has several meanings. It can describe the rural outskirts of large metropolitan cities. Statistics show that those who live in the “hinterland” generally earn lower incomes and are not as highly educated. In...
Pátria Estrangeira / Foreign Homeland
The Brazilian-German co-production “Foreign Homeland” tells the story of descendants of German immigrants in Brazil. In and around Brazil’s metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, there are numerous people of German descent in every social class. In...
The Walter Kempowski Project
Walter Kempowski’s (1929–2007) autobiographical novels, “German Chronicals” were responsible for putting the author on the literary map. In this novel series, Kempowski delves into his own family history and depicts scenes which illustrate the...