Diverse Universe 2011
Diverse Universe is a unique nomadic performance festival, uniting Performance and Live artists from all-across World for 8 weeks. Festival sharing high quality Performance Art and Live Art with audiences across Europe in different cities and countries.
Now in its sixth edition Diverse Universe is one of biggest Performance Art or Live Art festivals in Europe, involving over 200 artists, physically linking 17 European cities across 9 countries, and attracting a combined audience of over 15,000 people. The festival begins in Paris and travels by road around Europe, stopping in Kolin in Check, Berlin in Germany, Pärnu and Tallinn in Estonia, Riga in Latvia, Pori and Tampere in Finland, Stockholm and Malmö in Sweden, Kristiansand and Oslo in Norway, London in England.
“Think international, agitate local” - To make this happen Estonia-based Non Grata Performance Group works closely with international partners to co-organize each stage of the festival in each of the 15 European cities for 2011. Each stage is planned to coincide with a local festival organized by festival partners in each city, thereby maximizing audiences and potential for trans-national dialogue and exchange.
Diverse Universe is an exemplary example of a trans-European project that pools the resources of national organizers around Europe to create one of the largest Performance Art and Live Art festivals in Europe and deliver extraordinary value for money for the arts across Europe. Beyond just being a festival, Diverse Universe forms a large-scale trans- European artist-run network equipped with the expertise to respond to the needs of European performance makers and to activate cultural exchange at a European level. Festival in unifying Nordic-Baltic Performance Art Network, initiative created by Anonymous Boh from Non Grata Group 2010-2011 with the help of Nordic Culture Point. Diverse Universe works in partnership with performance art organizations across Europe to develop networks. As well as presenting their own high quality work, during the festival participating artists also take part together in workshops, collaborative performances, seminars, and discussions. All these activities promote cultural fluidity through exchange of ideas, concerns and cultural perspectives. The scale and duration of Diverse Universe allows for a deep and meaningful interdisciplinary cross-fertilization between artists from different nationalities that pushes the boundaries of contemporary performance art practice, and in turn excites audiences with new work that is affective, thought-provoking and responsive to our current times.
The overall theme of Diverse Universe festival is Diverse Universe.
Embracing the intrinsic value diversity in arts and culture in all its forms for its own sake – including diversity of artistic expression, experimental practices, diversity of nationality, variety of age and social background – And creating a network that brings these diverse expressions and backgrounds together for cultural exchange, debate, and the discovery shared goals and values. Performances are thought-provoking, entertaining and also responsive and sensitive to their current circumstances.
Info: festival organizer Al Paldrok
email: paldrok@gmail.com
Diverse Universe Performance Festival Tour connecting artists from every continent through all the festivals on the road, also:
Myk Henry (Ireland/ New York Arianne Foks (France) Johnny Amore (Germany) Ornicart group (France) Tingting (France) Roshdy (France) Jussi Matilainen (Finland) Simo Saarikoski (Finland) Janne Rahkila (Finland) Antti Pedrozo (Finland) Steve Vanoni (California) 1 KA (France) Gatis Vectranis (Latvia) Non Grata Group Anonymous Boh (Estonia) Devil Girl (Estonia) Little Tom (Estonia) Villekarel Viirelaid (Estonia) Kaarel Kütas (Estonia) Erki Kasemets (Estonia) Performunion Open Space: Micha Steger (Germany) Nicholas Puyjalon (France) Tom de Pascalis (Germany) Kim Baek Ki (South-Korea) Yong-Gu (South-Korea) Kwon Sooim (South-Korea) Travis McCoy Fuller (Italy) Fine Art Union (Norway) Morgan Schagerberg (Sweden) BBB Johannes Deimling (Germany) Herma Auguste Wittstock (Germany) SP-38 (France/Berlin) Takita Risa (Japan) Crystal Tits (Berlin) Anna Natt (Berlin) Jaime Schwartz (Berlin) Ethan Frey Jacqueline Tauil & Irene Pascual (Spain) Paco Vallejo Saskia Endens (Schweiz) Jérémie Pujau & Frederic Krauke (France/Berlin) Alfredo Sciuto (Italy/ Berlin) Lan Hungh (Taiwan) Alice Masprone (Italy/ Berlin) Czentrifuga (Berlin) Hye Ryon (Korea/Toulouse) Franziskaos & Andreas Uehlein (Berlin) Poul R. Weile & Henrik Pryds Beck (Denmark/ Berlin) Minna & Gogo Trash (Berlin) Albrecht Fersch & Gabriele Bocek (Berlin) Jurgen Chardon (Netherlands) Amy J Klement (USA/ Berlin) JK Ihalainen, Immanuel, Peter Rosvik (FI), Ieke Trinks (NL) Julischka Stengele (GR) Ronaldo Ruiz (Philippines) Gim Gwang Cheol (Korea) Soren Dahlgaard (Denmark) Jeff Huckleberry (USA) Giovani Fontanna (Italia) stvan Kantor (Canada) Michelle Rheaume (Canada) Moe Sat (Myanmar) Z Hkawng Gyung (Myanmar) Pancho Lopez (Mexico) Stelarc (Australia) Jacques Van Poppel (Holland) Ramon Churruca (Spain) Roi Vaara (Finland) Jouni Partanen (Finland) Mehdi Farajpour (Iran/France) Antoni Karwowski (Poland) Jan Świdziński (Poland) Przemysław Kwiek (Poland) Ryszard Piegza (Poland) Janne Rahkila (Finland) Orion Maxted (England) Arti Grabowski (Poland) Arielle Bier (New York/Berlin) Adina Bier (New York/Berlin) Sonja Vectomov (Chech) Dovrat Meron (Israel/Berlin)
Diverse Universe Performance Festival 2011 Diverse Universe Performance Festival on iga-aastane rändav festival, mis ühendab endasse Põhja-, Lõuna-, Ida-, ja Lääne-Euroopa.
Nomaadinena rändavad tegevuskunstnikud läbi mandri, peatudes sel aastal Prantsusmaal Pariisis (5-7.05), Tšehhis Kolinis (8.-9.05), Poolas Piotrków Trybunalskis (9.-13.mai), Saksamaal Berliinis (14-18.05) ja Münsteris (22.06), Soomes Poris (19-24.05) ja Tamperes (24-25.05), Eestis Tallinnas (29.05.) ja Pärnus (30.-31.05), Lätis Riias (26-28.05), Rootis Stockholmis (1.06), Norras Kristiansandis (8.-11.06) ja Oslos (10.06.) ning Inglismaal Londonis 1.-4-07).
Festival kaasab üle 200 kunstniku ja ühendab 15 linna kümnes riigis. Sellisest rändavast festivalist - performance tuurist on unistanud läbi aegade paljud organisaatorid nii mainstreamist kui undegroundist. Universumi kultuurilist liigirikkust on eelmistel aastatel avastatud kontinentideülese seltskonnaga läbi kõikide sotsiaalkihtide – verbaalkultuuri templitest Tallinnas ja Barcelonas eraklike konseptuaalfilosoofide kõrgklubideni, kunstikoolidest Fluxuse vaimust muserdatud Leedus, noortekeskusteni Sabadellis, Berliini Kultuuritehastest ja tänavagaleriidest Hispaania hipipunkskvottideni, Skandinaavia galeriidest ja Kunstihallidest metropolide linnakeskkondadeni, Riia piimaklubidest Pariisi tippülikoolideni ja muidugi ka anarhistlikud tänava-aktsioonid. Publikuks võivad olla nii paarikümnepealine punkarite koertekari kui linnapeade pinviiniparaad, frustreerunud illegaalimmigrandid kui trippivad kanepipoeedid, politseikaskaadid kui pahaaimamatud pühapäevamassid.
Peatuspaigad igas linnas on planeeritud kokku langema Diverse Universe partnerite organiseeritavate kohalike festivalidega, läbi selle maksimeerima publiku hulka ja potentsiaalset rahvusvahelist kultuurivahetust ning dialoogi. Koondades üle Euroopa kohalike organisaatorite ressursid kokku üheks suurimaks tegevuskunstifestivaliks Euroopas, sünnitab Diverse Universe erakordse väärtuse Euroopa kunstimaastiku, luues ja aktiveerides ulatuslikke koostöövõrgustikke ja eksperimentaalseid praktikaid, edendades kultuurilist voolavust läbi ideedevahetuse, reaalproblemaatika ja perspektiivide jagamise.
Diverse Universe mastaapsus ja kestvus lubab sügavat ja tähendusrikast risttolmlemist eri rahvustest tegevuskunstnike vahel, mis võimaldab laiendada kaasaegse tegevuskunsti valdkonna piire ja erutada publikut uute teostega, mis on tundlikud, kaasa mõtlema sundivad ja reaktsioonis meie kaasajaga. Festivali organisaatorid ja kunstnikud reisivad füüsiliselt koos punktist punkti läbi Euroopa ning suhestudes ja kogemusi jagades loovad ideaalsed tingimused interkultuuriliseks dialoogiks. See on ka Diverse Universe Festivali üheks peamiseks sihiks.
Info: Al Paldrok www.nongrata.ee