KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen 2012

Fragiles Gleichgewicht (Fragile Equilibrium)

3rd edition of the KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen
01. - 17.06.2012

The Herrenhausen Gardens in the north of Hanover were the venue for the KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen for the third time in June 2012. Artistic director Elisabeth Schweeger and her team created a diverse, interdisciplinary program under the motto "Fragiles Gleichgewicht" (Fragile Equilibrium), which featured around 20 events in the baroque setting over a period of 17 days. Cross-border projects from the fields of classical music and pop culture, such as the collaboration of Ensemble Resonanz with the HipHop Academy Hamburg and that of the American slam poet Saul Williams with the renowned Arditti String Quartet, offered space for encounters between music, theater, performance and visual arts. 682 international artists* from Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Great Britain, Asia and the USA, among others, were guests in Herrenhausen.
With workshops, the Akademdie der Spiele introduced almost a hundred students to the world of artistic creation.

 

 

Graphic: fathalischoen, Cover: Michael Hudler


Venues

Arne Jacobsen Foyer, Orangerie, Galerie, Großer Garten

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Events

Opening

Bianca Jagger
Speech
Fri 01.06. - 6:00 pm
Orangerie

   

Geometrie der Liebe

Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop
Music theeater (premiere)
Fri 01.06. - 8:00 pm
Sat 02.06. - 8:00 pm
Galerie

   

John Cage: Musicircus

100 musicians from Hannover
Music performance
Sat 02.06. - 4:00 pm
Großer Garten

   

Rui Horta / John Cage: Danza Preparata

Silvia Bertoncelli / Rolf Hind
Dance music theater
Sat 02.06. - 6:00 pm
Orangerie

   

Martin Grubinger – Aus der neuen Welt

Camerata Salzburg
Open air conzert
Sun 03.06. - 7:00 pm
Gartentheater

 

   

Stabat Songs Mater

Vokalensemble Schola Heidelberg 
Ensmbel Aisthesis Barock
Music theater
Sun 03.06. - 7:30 pm
Orangerie

   

Fragile equilibrium - How do we deal with uncertainty?

14th Herrenhäuser Talk
Dialogue
Tue 05.06. - 7:00 pm
Orangerie

   

Frei, aber einsam

Isabelle van Keulen, Stephan Kiefer,
Boulanger Trio, Szymanowski Quartett
Conversation concert
Wed 06.06. - 7:30 pm
Orangerie

   

Out of this World – Die Harmonie der Himmlischen Erscheinungen

BBC Singers, Vokalensemble Sinfonye
Concert
Thu 07.06. - 7:30 pm
Orangerie

   

Das Edgar-Allan-Poe-Projekt

Basel Sinfonieta
Film concert
Fri 08.06. - 7:30 pm
Orangerie

   

Liszt-Inspections I & II: Kloing!

Marino Formenti
Concert
Sat 09.06. - 8:00 pm (I)
Sat 09.06. - 11:00 pm (II)
Orangerie

   

Dessau im Wunderland

Collegium Novum Zürich
Film concert
Sun 10.06. - 4:00 pm
Orangerie

   

Schau lange in den dunklen Himmel

Musicbanda Franui, Daniel Christensen, Otto Katzameier
Music theater (premiere)
Sun 10.06. - 6:00 pm
Galerie

   

50 Jahre Rolling Stones – Und was rockt heute?

Third "Herrenhäuser Forum für Zeitgeschehen" of the Volkswagenstiftung
Dialogue
Wed 13.06. - 7:00 pm
Galerie

   

Vinko Globokar: Laboratorium

Ensemble Laboratorium
Music performance
Wed 13.06. - 7:30 pm
Orangerie

   

Didos Geheimnis

Mädchenchor Hannover
Music theater
Thu 14.06. - 8:00 pm
Galerie

   

Pavillon der Sinne

Final presentation of the Akademie der Spiele
Fri 15.06. - 4:00 pm
Galerie

   

Sampled Identity – Wie wir werden, was wir sind

Ensemble Resonanz, Hiphop Academy Hamburg 
Music theater
Fri 15.06. - 7:30
Orangerie

   

Daniel Ott: Fountain 16/6

Music performance
Sat 16.06.  - 3:00 pm -7:00 pm
Sun 17.06. - 3:00 pm -7:00 pm
Großer Garten / Große Fontäne

   

NGHT WHT

Arditti String Quartett
Saul Williams
Concert and poetry
Sat 16.06. - 8:00 pm
Galerie

   

Tiger and Dragon

Taipei Chinese Orchestra
Evelyn Glennie
Concert
Sun 17.06. - 4:00 pm
Galerie

   

Gerard Grisey: Le Noir de l'étoile

Les Percussions de Strasbourg
Concert performance
Sun 17.06. - 7:30 pm
Orangerie

 

 

Festival-Lounge

DJ Paul Pullover
Fri 01.06. - Sat 16.06. - each Fri & Sat from 10:00 pm
Arne-Jacobsen-Foyer

Kunstprojekte:

Tamara Grcic: Out Side-Here

Sound installation
Fri 01.06. - Sun 17.06. - daily from 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Großer Garten

   

NaTür

Art installation
Fri 01.06. - Sun 17.06. - daily from 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Großer Garten

 

 

Michael John Whelan: Assembly

Video installation
Fri 01.06. - Sun 17.06. - daily from 11:00 am - 6:00 pm, except Sun 10.06. - from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Großer Garten

 

 

Olaf Nicolai: Twin Talk

Performance
Sat 02.06. - Sun 17.06. - daily from 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm, except Sun - from 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Großer Garten

Team

Intendance                                                     
Dr. Elisabeth Schweeger

Secretariat                       
Sandra Kühne

Dramaturgy                                                     
Roland Quitt

Curator of the Art Projects as well as the Akademie der Spiele    
Leonore Leonardy

Consulting                                                           
Heike Hoffmann (music)

Production Office                                               
Marlies Leibitzki, management
Dagmar Neumann, assistance

Artistic Operations Office                         
Verena Schmidt

Marketing & Communication                     
Anja Kestennus & Sarah Kniep

Press - and PR               
Barbara Krüger Kommunikation
Maya Stockmann, Jakob Hermens

Design                                                          
fathalischoen.de

Technical Web Administrator                    
Patrick Pryga

Team Technology                                             
Tomasz Wojtyra, Arkadij Singer, Moritz Ehrhardt

Directorate Herrenhäuser Gärten                
Ronald Clark

Division Manager                                                
Dr. Benedikt Poensgen