[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Violett – wass kan dinsky?” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:19|text_align:right|color:%2300a5b8″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1520441525139{border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-color: #cccccc !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column_text]after the colour opera “Violet” by Wassily Kandinsky,
Mauerpark, Berlin, Germany 1999
Platzspitz Zurich, Switzerland 2000
Galeria L. and Galeria Ulica Agi, Moscow, Russia, 2001
In our interpretation of the colour opera – following Kandinsky’s ideas – we ignored the existing boundaries between the various (artistic) fields and did not adopt the classical structure of the theatre. We deliberately did not work in the sense of traditional acting, not in the form of individual artistic installations or musical composition principles, but through the connection and combination of the various forms of artistic expression: Students of visual and performing arts, music and design were involved. We asked, “wass kan dinsky”, “what can (Kan)dinsky do” today?
During this process, we approached this question by means of colour explorations, collective physical training (according to the principles of biomechanics by Vladimir Meyerhold, a Russian contemporary of Kandinsky) and a very intense study trip with all participants.
In our collective actions we researched, experimented, abandoned and constantly tested and created something new following the footprints of Kandinsky. In 1999, the first series of performances in Berlin’s Mauerpark took place under the title “violett – wass kan dinsky?”. The Berlin-based group, consisting of teachers and students, then travelled to Zurich and Moscow in order to develop new compositions and performances of the colour opera together with local students. Kandinsky’s synaesthetic experiences and cosmopolitan visions were developed far beyond the original texts into transnational productions. One special feature of the project was the development of an original color light piano. This was initiated by Natalia Sidler, who continued developing the piano for many years and presented it in various different locations.
A production by David Reuter with about 70 students from the faculties of fine arts, performing arts, music and set design of the Universität der Künste, Berlin, as well as freelance artists working in the disciplines of video, performance, drama and puppetry.[/vc_column_text][jig_vc]
