Origen Festival Cultural
The Origen Festival Cultural ( Rhaeto-Romanic in the idiom Surmiran for "Origen (" origin, creation ") culture festival") is a music theater and dance festival that has been taking place since 2006 in Riom in Oberhalbstein .
It is one of the largest cultural events in the Canton of Graubünden .
The basic idea of the productions is always to bring classical opera pieces into contact with the traditional Rhaeto-Romanic language, as they are passed down in folk songs , and to create something new from them.
The festival director is the theologian, art historian and theater scholar Giovanni Netzer . The organization of the founded in 2007, is supported Foundation Nova Fundaziun Origen .
Venues
Riom Castle
In 2006, the Riom Castle was renovated by Origen together with the Chur architect Marcel Liesch and converted into a theater. The entire theater installation is made of wood and is under construction. The modern installation is reversible in order not to damage the listed substance. The hall is about 32 m long and 12 m wide. This newly created “theater fortress” offers space for around 220 spectators and combines contemporary theater and dance with a backdrop that is more than 800 years old.
Clavadeira
In 2015 the Origen Festival Cultural opened its winter theater, with which the year-round theater operation was made possible. It took two years to convert the stately barn into a theater building. The resulting theater rooms are characterized by subtle interventions and the dedicated handling of the old building structure. The large theater hall of the Clavadeira shows extraordinary incidence of daylight and gold-colored auditoriums. The river pebble floor and the old wooden decorations were preserved and integrated into the building. This creates a natural contrast to the reduced furnishings and modern materials.
Landscape themes
The Origen Festival Cultural has dealt with theater play in the extreme landscape in recent years. In 2010 the open-air play La Regina da Saba was staged on the Julier Pass . In 2012 Origen made a guest appearance with the Coronation Anthems at Zurich Central Station . A year later, the play Noah was premiered on the dam of Marmorera . In 2014 Origen played on the Upper Engadine lake landscape. The view over the frozen lake of Silvaplana was reminiscent of works by Giovanni Segantini .
Julier Theater
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In May 2017, construction work began on a temporary theater tower on the Julier Pass . The opening premiere was at the beginning of August 2017. The timber construction, which can be used all year round, is intended to reflect the theater construction of over two millennia. He quotes the Greek landscape theater , the Roman amphitheater , the Shakespeare stage and the baroque box theater . This building combines nature and culture through high window openings.
Awards
- 2020: Frame Award for the ETH Säulenwald at Villa Carisch in Riom
- 2018: Wakker Prize
- 2016: Award for Marketing + Architecture, 2016 for converting the barn into a winter theater
- 2012: Annual Prize of the Foundation for Western Ethics and Culture
- 2012: Graubünden Culture Prize
- 2007: Hans Reinhart Ring
literature
- Basil Vollenweider: Post Hotel Löwe . Self-published, Riom 2019, ISBN 978-3-9525163-1-7 .
- Giovanni Netzer, Christian Brandstätter: La Tor Cotschna . Self-published, Riom 2019, ISBN 978-3-9525163-0-0 .
- Maya Höneisen, Benjamin Hofer: Diari d'Origen . Self-published, Riom 2012, ISBN 978-3-85637-433-4 .
- Andreas Döpfner, souvenirs . Self-published, Riom 2016, ISBN 978-3-85637-489-1 .
- Giovanni Netzer, Benjamin Hofer: The King in the Snow . Self-published, Riom 2014, ISBN 978-3-85637-459-4 .
- Basil Vollenweider: Riom Paris . Self-published, Riom 2015, ISBN 978-3-85637-483-9 .
- Giovanni Netzer, Benjamin Hofer: La Regina da Saba . Self-published, Riom 2010, ISBN 978-3-85637-400-6 .
- Giovanni Netzer, Benjamin Hofer: Murmarera . Self-published, Riom 2014, ISBN 978-3-85637-458-7 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Newmedia AG: Origen Festival Cultural: Nova Fundaziun Origen. Retrieved March 23, 2020 .
- ^ Andreas Döpfner: Souvenirs . Ed .: Origen SARL. Riom 2016, ISBN 978-3-85637-489-1 , pp. 276 .
- ^ Origen Festival Cultural. Retrieved March 13, 2017 .
- ^ Origen Festival Cultural. Retrieved March 13, 2017 .
- ^ Wojciech Czaja: Theater tower on the Julier Pass: Blood red madness building. In: The Standard. August 12, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017 .
- ↑ Wakker Prize 2018 goes to Riom. Basler Zeitung , January 8, 2018.