Festival Forfest - International Festival of Contemporary Art with Spiritual Orientation
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| Country and Region | Czech Republic — Zlín Region |
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| Type of Festival | Music |
| Location of Festival | Kroměříž, Zlín Region; Olomouc, Olomouc Region; Bratislava, Bratislava, Czech Republic |
| Festival Contact Information | The Organizing Committee of the Festival |
| Festival Description | Search for current role, the current situation of art in contemporary global society is the main idea of this biennial colloquium XXII. Festival. We talk about the threat of high culture as a whole in the post-industrial Europe. The organization of art in international units seems to be the only possible way to cross the narrow limits of regional and commercial interests - that threaten to completely absorb the message of the original art. Festival had cooperated during the last two decades with many leading personalities of international art scene - whose work significantly influenced the contemporary art world. This year of Festival will be almost the little retrospective – of course, historical reflection, the memory has been one of the fundamental features of European culture… The Festival is organized by the Artistic Initiative under the personal auspices of Mayor of Kroměříž Daniela Hebnarová, under the personal auspices of head of District Office in Zlín Stanislav Mišák. Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, under the auspices of the Czech Commission for UNESCO, Archbishopric Olomouc, and with attendance of Town Office Kroměříž, Regional Office in Zlin, Conservatory Evangelic Academy Olomouc, Palacký University Olomouc, Academy of Music in Prague, Museum of Art Olomouc, Union of Fine Artists Olomouc, The National Institute for the Protection and Conservation of Monuments and Sites Kroměříž, Priory and with co-operation of Kroměříž Region Museum, Gallery Artuš, Gallery Orlovna Kroměříž, Czech Radio, Slovak Radio, the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic, Tv Noe, Radio Proglas, The Contemporary Music Centre Ireland, Irish Government, National Endowment USA, The Gaudeamus Foundation, Foundation OSA, Foundation of F.A. Urbánek, Society for Electroacoustic Music Prague, Society for Spiritual Music in Prague and with financial support by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, the Foundation of Czech Music Fund in Prague and District Office in Zlín. |
| Festival Dates | June 12 - October 5, 2011 |
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Festival Story:
The biennale Festival is organized as a Colloquy on “Spiritual Streams in Contemporary Arts“, which has already reached rather wide recognition in the Czech Republic. The goal of this event is to direct attention to a growing hunger for spiritual values in today’s art world and to classify this topic among international relations. “All music is sacred” claimed remarkable Romanian composer Liviu Danceanu during a festival Colloquy two years ago. Danceanu believed it would be possible to transfer meaning to all art as a fruit of the human spirit. Creative people throughout the world today, predominantly technologists would consider the danger of the art becoming non-existent. In the atmosphere of globalization each nation protects its valuable originality so that it will survive. It is necessary to emphasize the universal effort of all who take an active role in creating artistic projects that represents art of today and the future.
Festival Events:
Programming 2011:
- Neděle/Sunday, June 12 — Zahajovací koncert / Opening Concert OLOMOUC
- Irena Chřibková (CZ) - varhanní recitál / organ recital
(8:00pm) 20.00 – Dóm sv. Václava / Cathedral St. Vaclav Olomouc
- Irena Chřibková (CZ) - varhanní recitál / organ recital
- Sobota/Saturday, June 18
- Karel Martínek (CZ) - varhanní improvizace / organ improvisations
(8:00pm) 20.00 – Chrám sv. Mořice / Church of St. Maurice Olomouc
- Karel Martínek (CZ) - varhanní improvizace / organ improvisations
- Neděle/Sunday, June 19 — Zahajovací den / Opening Day Kroměříž
- Pavel Blatný (CZ)- autorský koncert / author concert to 80 anniversary of composer
(4:00pm) 16.00 – Chrám sv. Mořice / Church of St. Maurice Kroměříž - Zahajovací koncert / Opening Concert Kromeriz
Nicola Baroni (Italy) - cello recital “The cello in the XXI century”- This project is part of VIA ARTIS
(8:00pm) 20.00 – Sněmovní sál / Assembly Hall of the Chateau Kroměříž - VIA ARTIS
Michal Rataj (CZ)/ - live electronic, guitar, sound intervention
Marek Trizuljak (CZ/SK) - skleněné sochy-objekty / glass sculptures Zvukové instalace – multimediální projekt / Sound instalation – multimedial project
(9:30pm) 21.30 – Salla Terrena of the Chateau Kroměříž
- Pavel Blatný (CZ)- autorský koncert / author concert to 80 anniversary of composer
- Pondělí/Monday, June 20 — Kolokvium Duchovní proudy v současném umění / Colloquium Spiritual Streams in Contemporary Arts - Muzeum Kroměřížska / Museum of Kroměříž
- Tisková konference / Press Conference to opening festival
(1:00pm) 13.00 – Obřadní síň MÚ / Town Hall - Kroměřížské ateliéry / Kroměříž Art Studios
Tommasina Squadrito (Italy) - práce na papíře / works on paper – exhibition - videoart
(3:00pm) 15.00 – Gallery Artus Kroměříž
Dana Puchnarová (CZ) - KOSMOS-BARVY-ENERGIE / UNIVERSE-COLORS-ENERGY
- Tisková konference / Press Conference to opening festival
- June 20 to October 7, 2011 — Exhibition
- Exhibition - project is part of VIA ARTIS 16.00 – Galerie Orlovna / Gallery Orlovna
- Elena Letňanová (SK) - piano recital VIA ARTIS
(6:00pm) 18.00 – Sněmovní sál / Assembly Hall of the Chateau Kroměříž - Friedrich Gauwerky (Germany) - solo violoncello recital
(9:00pm) 21.00 – Chrám sv. Mořice / Church of St. Maurice – Kroměříž
- Úterý/Tuesday, June 21 - Kolokvium Duchovní proudy v současném umění / Colloquium Spiritual Streams in Contemporary Arts – Muzeum Kroměřížska / Museum of Kroměříž
- California State University Los Angeles – Contemporary video art (4:00pm) 16.00 – Muzeum Kroměřížska / Museum of Kroměříž
- Daniel a Dolly Kessner /USA /- flétna / flute – klavír / piano - VIA ARTIS
(5:00pm) 17.00 – Sněmovní sál / Assembly Hall of the Chateau Kroměříž - Ensemble Collegium Arion (CZ) - This project is part of VIA ARTIS
Kristýna Valoušková (CZ) - soprán / soprano
(8:00pm) 20.00 – Sněmovní sál / Assembly Hall of the Chateau Kroměříž
- Středa/Wednesday, June 22 - Kolokvium Duchovní proudy v současném umění / Colloquium Spiritual Streams in Contemporary Arts – Muzeum Kroměřížska / Museum of Kroměříž
- California State University Los Angeles – Contemporary videoart (4:00pm) 16.00 – Muzeum Kroměřížska / Museum of Kroměříž
- William Feasly (USA) - kytarový recitál / guitar recital
(5:00pm_ 17.00 – Muzeum Kroměřížska / Museum of Kroměříž - Miroslava Hlaváčková (CZ) - Bohuslav Reynek – komentovaná prohlídka výstavy
(6:30pm) 18.30 – Muzeum Kroměřížska / Museum of Kroměříž - Miro Bázlik/SK/-autor.profil- electroakustická hudba VIA ARTIS
Rudolf Růžička (CZ)-autor.profil / - elektroakustická hudba
(8:00pm) 20.00 – Salla Terrena of the Chateau Kroměříž
- Čtvrtek/Thursday, June 23 - Kroměřížské ateliéry / Kroměříž Arts Studios
- Project for Zichy Palace Bratislava
(10:00am) 10.00 – Zahradní Atelier / Garden Atelier - Lewis Gesner /USA,Thajsko/ - performance
(3:00pm) 15.00 – Velké náměstí / Great Square Kroměříz - Jan Řezníček - Eduard Spáčil (CZ) - viola - piano VIA ARTIS
(8:00pm) 20.00 – Sněmovní sál / Assembly Hall of the Chateau Kroměříž
- Project for Zichy Palace Bratislava
- Pátek/Friday, June 24 -Kroměřížské ateliéry / Kroměříž Arts Studios
- Project for Zichy Palace Bratislava
(10:00am) 10.00 – Zahradní Atelier / Garden Atelier - František Emmert (CZ)– autorský profil / author’s profile
(5:00pm) 17.00 – Chrám sv. Mořice / Church of St.Maurice- Kroměříž - Kristýna Valoušková (CZ) - soprán / soprano
Konvergence (CZ)
(8:00pm) 20.00 – Chrám sv. Mořice / Church of St. Maurice Kroměříž
- Project for Zichy Palace Bratislava
- Sobota/Saturday, June 25 — Kroměřížské ateliéry / Kroměříž Arts Studios
- Project for Zichy Palace Bratislava
(10:00am) 10.00 – Zahradní atelier / Garden Atelier - Lewis Gesner /USA,Thajsko/ - performance
(3:00pm) 15.00 – Velké náměstí / Great Square Kroměříž - PALAGRACHIO - PETER GRAHAM - Ivan Palacký (CZ) VIA ARTIS
(5:00pm) 17.00 – Rotunda Květné zahrady / Rotunda of the Flower Garden - Ivana Loudová (CZ) - autorský koncert / author’s concert - VIA ARTIS
(8:00pm) 20.00 – Sněmovní sál / Assembly Hall of the Chateau Kroměříz
- Project for Zichy Palace Bratislava
- Neděle/Sunday, June 26
- Anna Zielinska (Poland) - houslový recital / violin recital
(5:00pm) 17.00 – Muzeum Kroměřížska / Museum of Kroměříž - Závěrečný koncert / Final Concert – Kroměříž
David Mathews (UK) - autorský koncert / authors concert
Pavel Zemek (CZ) - Walingerovo kvarteto / Walinger Quartet (CZ)
(8:00pm) 20.00 - Chrám sv. Mořice / Church of St. Maurice Kroměříž - POSTFEST – Kompoziční kurzy / Composition master classes – workshops
- Lecturers: Albert Breier (Germany) Jaroslav Šťastný, Pavel Zemek,Ondřej Štochl (CZ)
Prague Music Academy, Brno Academy JAMU
August 24 – 31, 2011 – Kroměříž
- Anna Zielinska (Poland) - houslový recital / violin recital
- Pondělí/Monday, September 12 — Zichyho palác / Zichy Palace, Bratislava — Final Concert Bratislava
- Nao Higano (Japan) - soprán / soprano
Zuzana Biščáková (SK) - klavír / piano
Václav Vaculovič (CZ) - Ranné ostrovy / Exhibition – Morning Islands - Large Formats - Marek Trizuljak (SK/CZ) - skleněné sochy-objekty / glass sculptures
(5:00pm) 17.00 - Zichyho palác / Zichy Palace, Bratislava
- Nao Higano (Japan) - soprán / soprano
- Středa/Wednesday, October 5 — Bratislava – Galéria SPP, Október 2011
- Eva a Alexander Trizuljakovci (moderna – znovuobjavené 60. roky) Exhibition - rediscovered Modern Art of sixties
Motto: Recent developments are leading to the integration of art into international structures, the cooperation with international safeguards, requiring continued financial and methodological support…
PhD. Vlasta Čiháková Noshiro - Conference Cultural Politic and visual arts - Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, April 10, 2010 – art magazine ATELIÉR 24/2010
- Eva a Alexander Trizuljakovci (moderna – znovuobjavené 60. roky) Exhibition - rediscovered Modern Art of sixties
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