Herrenhausen Art Festival
| General information | |
| place | Herrenhausen Gardens, Hanover and other places in the city |
| genre | diverse |
| organizer | State capital Hanover |
| Period | annually in May |
| Website | https://www.kunstfestspiele.de |
The Herrenhausen Art Festival (spelling: KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen ) is an international and cross-genre festival of modern arts organized by the state capital of Hanover , which takes place annually in May in the historic rooms of the Herrenhausen Gardens and changing locations in the city of Hanover. The first edition took place in 2010.
Venues
The main locations of the Herrenhausen Art Festival are the gallery, orangery and the Arne Jacobsen foyer of the Herrenhausen Gardens. Likewise, installations or performances are shown irregularly in the Great Garden, Berggarten and Georgengarten . The main courtyard of the Herrenhausen Palace has also been used since 2019 . Concerts also take place in the wider city area, such as in the Marktkirche , in the Dome Hall, in the Eilenriedehalle , in the Capitol , in the Faust cultural center , in the Christ Church , in the Hanover Music Academy , in the Pavilion cultural center and in the Volkswagen plant in Hanover . As part of the celebrations for the 10th anniversary, urban space projects in the northern part of the city and in the Georgengärten were on view. In 2020 the hockey hall of the DHC Hannover was presented as a permanent venue and a production will also be shown in the Luther Church .
A mirror tent serves as a meeting place, which has been set up in the Herrenhausen Gardens since 2016 during the festival and guests are catered for by the Friday kitchen from Frankfurt. In the evenings, curated club concerts take place alongside artist talks.
history
2010
The first Herrenhausen Art Festival started in June 2010 under the motto “Power of Play”. Emerging from the Herrenhausen Festival, the state capital of Hanover presented a European festival format from June 4 to 27, 2010 under new festival management, which bridges the gap from the baroque to the present day with events from the fields of opera, concert, visual arts, philosophy and science . Elisabeth Schweeger was the first director.
2011
“Unleashed worlds” was the motto of the Herrenhausen Art Festival, which took place from May 27th to June 19th, 2011. An interdisciplinary program with 26 events in 24 days was shown that transcended traditional boundaries and followed the dialogue between the disciplines.
2012
The third Herrenhausen Art Festival took place from June 1 to 17, 2012 under the motto “Fragile Balance”.
2013
The motto of the fourth Herrenhausen Art Festival was “Heimat Utopia” and took place from 1. – 22. June 2013.
2014
From June 6 to July 1 and from September 19 to 28, 2014, the Herrenhausen Art Festival presented concerts, musical theater and discussions under the motto “Conditions”.
2015
Under the motto “Against the Grain”, the sixth Herrenhausen Art Festival from May 29 to June 14, 2015 presented art rebels from America, China and Europe. After six festival performances, director Elisabeth Schweeger said goodbye .
2016
From 2016 the conductor Ingo Metzmacher took over the management. From May 13th to 29th, 2016, the art festival moved further into the city of Hanover with new venues, but at the same time they preserve Herrenhausen - the baroque gardens as well as the orangery and gallery - as their natural center and main venue. The opening to the city, new formats and addressing new audiences made the KunstFestSpiele 2016 a great visitor success.
2017
From May 5 to 21, 2017, the art festival in Herrenhausen and at three venues within the city presented 18 productions from the fields of music theater, concerts, theater, performance and installation. The highlight of the season was the concert Surrogate Cities by Heiner Goebbels in the transporter factory of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, which was rededicated as a concert hall.
Around 13,700 visitors attended the festival. The occupancy rate was just under 91 percent.
2018
The ninth edition took place from May 18 to June 3, 2018. Highlights were u. a. the Berlioz Requiem in the Kuppelsaal, the Lecture on Nothing by Robert Wilson or the world premiere of "KreisIncrease" by the composer Brigitta Muntendorf. The light installation "Best of All" by Tim Etchells on the glass facade of the Arne Jacobsen Foyer was one of the biggest visitor magnets.
2019
Around 18,500 visitors attended the around 90 cross-genre events for the 10th edition of the art festival from May 10 to 26, 2019. In addition, 15,000 visitors celebrated the public 10th birthday party on May 12th. The utilization of the events was on average 90%.
2020
The 11th edition of the art festival should have taken place from May 15 to June 1, 2020, but has been postponed to autumn 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Instead, a reduced online program was launched in May. Almost all the stage events planned for May will take place from September 24 to October 11, the major Mahler concert has been postponed to May 2021. According to the program, the art festival includes 75 events, including four world premieres, three commissioned productions, five German premieres and three co-productions.
Directors
- Elisabeth Schweeger (2009-2015)
- Ingo Metzmacher (since 2015)
Artist
The artists and companies shown at the arts festival include: a. Xiao Ke x Zi Han, Wantoch Rekowski / Pommerehn / Rodrigez, Heiner Goebbels , Jordi Gali, Vlatka Horvat, Tim Etchells , Peter Sellars , Ensemble Modern , Gidon Kremer , Romeo Castellucci , Brigitta Muntendorf, Rebecca Saunders , Pierre-Laurent Aimard , Robert Wilson , Rabih Mroué , graindelavoix , Eszter Salamon , Tabea Zimmermann , Michel van der Aa , Emanuel Gat, Steve Reich , Lemi Ponifasio , Isabelle Faust , Jack Quartet , Ensemble Resonanz , Michael Beutler , Michael Sailstorfer , Igor Levit , Musica Assoluta, Jan Lauwers & Needcompany, Marino Formenti , Olaf Nicolai , Roman Signer .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Intendant Metzmacher conducts the wind orchestra. Retrieved October 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Start of construction for the Herrenhausen Art Festival. Retrieved October 8, 2019 .
- ↑ The power of play - The 1st KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen - Theater News - Verlag Theater der Zeit. Retrieved October 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Festival kick-off in Herrenhausen: Baroque meets punk. Retrieved October 8, 2019 .
- ↑ red01: Herrenhausen Art Festival. In: Klassikinfo.de. June 4, 2012, accessed October 8, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Theater legend Robert Wilson opens Herrenhausen Art Festival , on haz.de, accessed on October 13, 2019
- ↑ Increasing number of visitors to the art festival. Retrieved October 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Record number of visitors at the Herrenhausen Art Festival. Retrieved October 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Herrenhausen Art Festival. Retrieved January 29, 2020 .