KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen 2020
11th edition of the KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen
23.09. - 11.10.2020 (postponed from May 2020 due to the pandemic)
he 11th KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen, postponed from May to autumn, ended on the weekend of 09-11. October 2020 after 19 days with the award-winning opera performance Sun & Sea by Lithuanian artists Rugilė Barzdžiukaitė, Vaiva Grainytė and Lina Lapelytė, the performance Future Lovers (unplugged) by the Spanish theater collective La Tristura, the concert wood | metal | glass | skin | water | clay by percussionist Johannes Fischer, and the German premiere of the play Roots by the British theater company 1927. Despite the pandemic situation, Hannover's famous gardens and the new venue in the DHC-Halle were able to host around 100 genre-spanning events from the fields of musical theater, concert, theater and performance. The laser and sound installation Fountain Scan on the 300th anniversary of the Great Fountain by artist Robert Henke, the installation Analemma in the Arne Jacobsen Foyer by Yasuhiro Chida as well as the virtual reality opera Eight by composer Michel van der Aa and the world premiere of the film Second Self: Beethoven Resurrection by filmmakers Hugo Glendinning and Tilly Shiner, accompanied by live music, also attracted numerous visitors to the baroque gardens.
The festival center as an open tent attracted with culinary offers of the freitagsküche and enough space for distance offers to have inspiring conversations before, between or after the performances or to find relaxation with coffee and cake.
Also this year, as part of the Festival Campus Niedersachsen, students of music, theater and art were able to discuss the performances with artists and academics in seminars and workshops and exchange ideas.
Graphic: Aoki & Matsumoto, Cover: Ellen Carey
Venues
Arne Jacobsen Foyer, Galerie, Orangerie, Großer Garten, DHC-Halle, Festivalzelt
Download material
Program brochure 2020 (postponed to September/October)
Program flyer September/Oktober 2020 (German)
Events
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Complete Works: Table Top Shakespeare: At Home Forced Entertainment |
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Fountain Scan Robert Henke |
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Opening Festivalzelt m.age.project |
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Eight Michel van der Aa |
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Analemma Yasuhiro Chida |
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MONUMENT 0.7: M/OTHERS Eszter Salamon |
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Tischgespräche freitagsküche |
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Talks with Friederike Westerhaus |
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Second Self: Beethoven Resurrection Movie by Hugo Glendinning & Tilly Shiner Musik by Sami El-Enany |
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Sämtliche Streichquartette Arnold Schönberg, Quatuor Diotima |
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Vor dem Sturm krügerXweiss |
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SONNEURS – Erwan Keravec Yoshihide, Moultaka, Yoshida, Cavanna, Feiler, Mitterer |
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John Metcalfe Feinkost Lampe concert |
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Der Mordfall Halit Yozgat Ben Frost, Trevor Tweeten |
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Mantra Karlheinz Stockhausen, GrauSchumacher Piano Duo |
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Beginnings Marathon Vlatka Horvat |
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Chinchilla Arschloch, waswas Rimini Protokoll, Helgard Haug |
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Hans Unstern Feinkost Lampe concert |
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KunstFestSpiele Tag Music, dance, theater, installationen and performances |
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Top Dog Brass Band Musical interventions and concert |
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Schnürchen Theater o.N. |
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| Plantkingdom. Fremde Welten. IV: no border plants Theater an der Glocksee Performance Sun 4.10. - 2:30 pm Herrenhäuser Allee |
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| Eine klingende Zeitreise Suroor-Kollektiv Concert Sun 04.10. - 2:30 pm / 4:30 pm / 7:00 pm Galerie |
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La Partida Cia. Vero Cendoya |
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Nightshade: Aubergine Claron McFadden |
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Hayden Thorpe Feinkost Lampe concert |
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L’Ailleurs de l’autre Aliénor Dauchez / La Cage / Les Cris de Paris |
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Und ich wandte mich um With Udo Samel, Oliver Wille, Markus Becker |
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The OhOhOhs Feinkost Lampe concert |
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Come from somewhere go anywhere Cie. Willi Dorner |
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Sun & Sea Rugilė Barzdžiukaitė, Vaiva Grainytė and Lina Lapelytė |
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Sounds and Spaces – unseen Center for World Music |
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Spiel & Wry Smile Dry Sob Play by Samuel Beckett, Wry Smile Dry Sob by Silvia Costa |
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Future Lovers (unplugged) La Tristura |
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wood | metal | glass | skin | water | clay Johannes Fischer |
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Roots 1927 |
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Festival finale LUV |
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were canceled due to the pandemic:
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Symphonie Nr. 8 Es-Dur Gustav Mahler, Ingo Metzmacher |
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MONUMENT 0.6: HETEROCHRONIE / Palermo 1599–1920 Eszter Salamon |
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Out Of Order Forced Entertainment |
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Until the Last of Our Labours Is Done Vlatka Horvat |
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Kolik by Rainald Goetz, Giger, Hofmann, Bebber |
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Tischgespräche freitagsküche |
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Online program
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Program presentation autumn 2020 |
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| The freitagsküche cooks with Sarah Maria Sun Fri 15.05. – 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm |
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Fountain Scan: Meet the Artist. In conversation with Robert Henke Sat 16.05. – 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm |
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Beginnings Marathon Online – Participatory reading performance by Vlatka Horvat Sun 17.05. – 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm |
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Blumentopf, Toy Piano & elektrischer Tisch. Exclusive concert by Johannes Fischer Wed 20.05. – 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm |
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Feinkost Lampe presents: neo-classic and electronic with the cellist Anne Müller Thu 21.05. – 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm |
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Ludwig and the Brexit. Hugo Glendinning & Tilly Shiner about her new film Sun 24.05. – 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm |
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They haven’t met before. Silvia Costa and Vlatka Horvat in conversation Wed 27.05. – 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm |
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Nähe & Distanz. Eszter Salamon in audio interview Thu 28.05. – 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm |
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Meeting Ingo Metzmacher. A very personal video meeting Sun 31.05. – 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
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Team
Intendance
Ingo Metzmacher
Assitance of the Intendant
Mascha Schmid
Dramaturgy
Stephan Buchberger (management), Beate Schüler
Artistic Operations Directorate
Marlies Leibitzki
Team Production
Thomas Seidel (management), Lena Breitfuß, Magdalena Kunze, Anna Lapenina, Sarah Langhagel, Hannah Luttermann, Jonathan Kirn, Sarah Reichert, Corinna Tetzel, Lina Varlemann, Kristin Wolter, Annemarie Oertelt (FSJ Kultur), Lara Hamborg (FSJ Kultur)
Artistic Operations Office
Nadine Bokop / Julia von Knebel
Technology
Willi Brune (management), Wiglev von Wedel
Press, Marketing and Online
Hendrik von Boxberg, Vera Fleischer, Michael Stork, Derya Irrgang
Sponsoring / Fundraising
Simone Anna Blumenthal
Curator of KunstFestSpiele Campus and Symposium
Philipp Schulte / Antonia Rohwetter
Support of the festival team
Myriam Pechan, Ceven Jänisch
Ticketing
Peter Müller KulturManagement
Design
Aoki & Matsumoto
Editoral
Stephan Buchberger, Beate Schüler, Vera Fleischer, Daphne Jaschniok, Marlies Leibitzki, Mascha Schmid, Thomas Seidel, Hendrik von Boxberg
Translation
Michael Turnbull
Herrenhäuser Gärten Directorate
Ronald Clark
We would like to thank Ronald Clark, Director of the Herrenhausen Gardens, and all the other employees of the Herrenhausen Gardens for their excellent cooperation.
