Fri, May 1, 2009
Ma valise created a proper musical style beyond frontiers, in between world music and rock. The musicians who grew up as close friends and who discovered music at the same time grab musical influences out of many different cultures and put them together to form a very warm traveling music. Gipsy dances, french traditional music, dub and hip hop. They take inspirations everywhere and blend them with the energy of the rock'n roll the grew up listening to.
Tue, May 5, 2009
On his journey through Germany the exhibition train "Science Express" stopped in Hanover. Twelve themes train wagons show trends that will shape our lives over the year 2020. Designed and implemented was the "Science Express" by a project team of the Max Planck Society (MPG) in Munich. It is sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
Sat, May 9, 2009
On four floors in the former SinnLeffers building until the end of May Contemporary Art, Photography and Design are still present. The Republic of Korea is a partner country of this year's Hanover Fair. In Cooperation with the Kestner Gesellschaft Hanover won an exhibition space for contemporary art. From the windows up to the changing rooms forty South Korean artists have taken the sales floors with their work.
Tue, Jun 16, 2009
Someone must have slandered Josef K., for without having done anything wrong he was arrested one morning. This is the first sentence of the famous novel by Franz Kafka. Andreas Kriegenburg called Joseph K. as a close relatives of Buster Keaton. The wonderful ensemble quotes the vaudeville style of silent film and tells the story of a nightmarish farce.
Sun, Jul 5, 2009
The installation uses only one material: wood, "said Tom Otto. Steel or plastic chairs aren't eligible. "The wood is used in two ways or against one another. Countless chairs seize a large mature tree. They occupy him, rushing up the trunk and spreading. "Why a artwork out of chairs?" "We sit on chairs, we are working at tables and we are developing the beautiful and the ugly on chairs. Chairs are always with you," said Tom Otto.
Tue, Aug 25, 2009
For the nineteenth time the fireworks competition took place at Hanover- Herrenhausen. Now it was the Chinese fireworks choreographer John Sagaria, who created a combination of music, stage show and fireworks for more than 11000 enthusiastic people. Without effort, he orientated himself at the garden architecture to place a specified number of pyrotechnic ground elements precisely.
Fri, Oct 2, 2009
Biomekkanik: "In 2008 a more solid recurring live setup emerges. At a festival gig in 2008 he teams up with the great guitar player Mattias Johansson from Project grudge and keyboard player/backup vocalist Andreas Ingefjord from Batallion. They have never rehearsed together before and still the show is a success.....yes it was, I'm not kidding you! In November 2008 Biomekkanik signs with SSC and the debut album State of Perfection is mastered and finished. At the time of this writing it is not released....yet." auto-auto: "Band members: Johan Hellqvist, Erik Frankel and Elliott Berlin. Influences: Covenant, Kraftwerk, NiN, Moz, Depeche mode, Future sound of London, Morcheeba, Front 242, Beatles and many more..."
Mon, Oct 19, 2009
Every October, the gay and lesbian film festival PEARLS visited the cinema in the Künstlerhaus, and this for more than thirteen years. It is not only a classic event, it is an integral part of the cultural life of Hanover and also one of the overcrowded events for the Communal Cinema.