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HANS PETER KUHN

Hans Peter Kuhn, composer and artist, lives in Berlin and Japan. His light and sound installations are exhibited in many museums and galleries or on public sites worldwide, among others at Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Centre Pompidou Paris, Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin, Tokushima Modern Art Museum. The installation “Memory Loss” by Robert Wilson and Hans Peter Kuhn was awarded with the Golden Lion in Venice 1993. He composed music for Laurie Booth, Dana Reitz, Suzushi Hanayagim, Sasha Waltz and Junko Wada, for which he received the Bessie Award and the Suzukinu Hanayagi Award Osaka. He has worked with Lucinda Childs for many years in productions by Robert Wilson, among others.

TIM ETCHELLS

Tim Etchells is an artist and writer working across various contexts – primarily in performance, visual art and literature. He is the co-founder and artistic director of the performance group Forced Entertainment, considered one of the most influential theatre projects of the past decades. Under his direction, the group received the International Ibsen Award in 2016 for its significant contribution to contemporary theatre.

Etchells has collaborated with renowned artists and choreographers such as Meg Stuart, Marino Formenti, Taus Makhacheva, Vlatka Horvat und Elmgreen & Dragset. His highly successful plays, such as The Notebook, Quizoola! and Speak Bitterness, are performed at theaters and major festivals around the world.

His visual art practice includes numerous Neon and LED works, which have been exhibited internationally and partly presented as public installations. Among others, at Tate Modern (London) and Witte de With (Rotterdam), as well as as part of Manifesta 7 (Rovereto), the Aichi Triennale (Japan), and the Folkestone Triennial.

Etchells has received numerous awards for his artistic and literary work, including the Manchester Fiction Prize in 2019.

 

TIM ETCHELLS

Tim Etchells is an artist and writer working across various contexts – primarily in performance, visual art and literature. He is the co-founder and artistic director of the performance group Forced Entertainment, considered one of the most influential theatre projects of the past decades. Under his direction, the group received the International Ibsen Award in 2016 for its significant contribution to contemporary theatre.

Etchells has collaborated with renowned artists and choreographers such as Meg Stuart, Marino Formenti, Taus Makhacheva, Vlatka Horvat und Elmgreen & Dragset. His highly successful plays, such as The Notebook, Quizoola! and Speak Bitterness, are performed at theaters and major festivals around the world.

His visual art practice includes numerous Neon and LED works, which have been exhibited internationally and partly presented as public installations. Among others, at Tate Modern (London) and Witte de With (Rotterdam), as well as as part of Manifesta 7 (Rovereto), the Aichi Triennale (Japan), and the Folkestone Triennial.

Etchells has received numerous awards for his artistic and literary work, including the Manchester Fiction Prize in 2019.

 

MARTHA GRAHAM

Martha Graham (1894–1991) was one of the most influential dancers, choreographers, and dance educators of the 20th century. Her artistic approach is considered groundbreaking for the development of modern dance. Her legacy includes more than 180 ballets and the creation of the Graham technique, which revolutionized the world of dance.

Breaking away from classical ballet, the Graham technique is based on the principles of contraction and release. Graham developed a movement vocabulary in which the body becomes a medium for expressing intense emotions. Her choreographies reveal the depth of human feeling through sharp, angular, and direct movements. She frequently thematized mythological and historical figures in her works, as well as personal experiences, in which she often staged herself.

Graham collaborated with leading artists of her time, including composers Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber and Gian Carlo Menotti. Her influence extended beyond dance into various areas of theater, such as lighting, costume design and music. Graham inspired generations of choreographers that included Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, and Twyla Tharp.

1998 Martha Graham was named “Dancer of the Century” by TIME magazine. At the Martha Graham Dance Company, which she founded in New York City in 1926, her technique continues to be studied. Her approach to dance and theater revolutionized the art form and her innovative physical vocabulary has irrevocably influenced dance worldwide.