Lectures, workshops and performances

17-20 August

Teatret OM - Ringkøbing

Contents:

A forum for immersion and exchange of experiences of working artistically in and with nature. The content embraces a spectrum from living beings to materials - crafts - art - performances.

The speakers will give a lecture demonstration followed by a short workshop.

Speakers:

Cristina Maria Aimaretti (AR), artist and researcher; Berit Kiilerich (DK), professional shepherd; Otto Pilgaard (DK), sculptor, and ceramic artist; Alfio Bonanno (DK/IT), internationally recognized Sicilian visual artist; Parvathy Baul (IN), singer and performer; Sandra Pasini (DK/IT),  artistic director, actor and director at Teatret OM; Petra Lindblom (SE), actor, Gestalt therapist, shamanic practitioner; ET4U (DK), contemporary visual art projects in Middle- and West Jutland; Antonella Diana (DK/IT), scenographer, co-founder of Teatret OM and head of Teatret OM’s Scenography Lab; Lise Faurschou Hastrup (DK), daily manager of Tuskær - Culinary Art and Culture Center; Kirsten Bjerge (DK), former Head of Kitchen at Vestjyllands Højskole; Dina Abu Hamdan (DK/JO), cultural officer in Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality; Maria Vandborg, (DK), cultural consultant in Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality.

Location:

The program primarily takes place at Teatret OM in Ringkøbing with tours to Lystbækgaard, Vemb, Ringkøbing Havn, and Hoverdal Plantage.

Registration

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Price:

The symposium is supported by the Danish Arts Council and can therefore be offered at a very low price. It costs DKK 1,800 to participate in the whole program.
The price includes 4 x lunches, 3 x dinners and transport to and from activities during the day. If you are a student, you can request to participate at a reduced price by mail to: lab@teatretom.dk.
The price does not include accommodation. If you have any questions, fell free to contact lab@teatretom.dk.

Programme:

TUESDAY 17th AUGUST

10:00-11:30 ARRIVAL AND WELCOME
Place: Teatret OM

11:30-12:30 LUNCH
Kirsten Bjerge presents the food and talks
about the natural ingredients.
Place: Teatret OM

13:30-18:00 SHEPHERD from Lystbækgaard
Visit, lecture and workshop with sheepherder
Berit Kiilerich.
Place Lystbækgaard

18:00-19:00 DINNER
Place: Lystbækgaard

19:00-20:30 THE GENEROUS FOREST
Lecture with Petra Lindblom in the open air.
Place: Lystbækgaard

FRIDAY 18th AUGUST

08:30-09:30 BROGÅRDEN KULTURVÆKSTHUS
Maria Vandborg and Dina Abu Hamdan
present a workshop with the focus on cultural
entrepreneurship.
Place: Brogården Kulturvæksthus

10:00-12:00 CRISTINA AIMARETTI
Presentation about Ringkøbing Fjord’s natural
materials and techniques that can be used to
assemble the works.
Place: Brogården Kulturvæksthus

12:00-12:40 LUNCH
Place: Brogården Kulturvæksthus

13:00-18:00 OTTO PILGAARD
Lecture and workshop with the sculptor
and visit to the exhibition “International
Woodsculpture Symposium 2023”.
Place: Ringkøbing Harbour

18:00 DINNER
Place: Smakkelaug

SATURDAY 19th AUGUST

09:00-11:30 ET4U
Intro to ET4U followed by a practical artistic
exercise, where we also focus on biodiversity,
especially the insects.
Place: ET4U “Insekt-hotellet” in Nørre Vosborg

12:00-13:00 LUNCH
Place: ET4U at Nørre Vosborg

15:00-16:30 ”LIKE A LILY”
Performance with Parvathy Baul and Sandra
Pasini, followed by a meeting about the
adaptation process of the performance to
nature and Parvathy’s Ekathara Kalari project.
Place: Ringkøbing

17:30-18:30 ALFIO BONANNO
Lecture on works of art and the process behind
the sculptures that unite art and nature.
Place: Teatret OM

19:00-20:00 DINNER
Place: Teatret OM

SUNDAY 20th AUGUST

10:00-11:50 ”COEXISTENCE”
Performance in Hoverdal Plantage and
meeting with Antonella Diana and the cast.
Place: Hoverdal Plantage

13:00-14:00 LUNCH
Place: Teatret OM

13:00-14:00 TUSKAER - CULINARY ART
Lise Faurschou Hastrup presents the
symposium’s last meal and her concept.
Place: Teatret OM

14:00 CLOSING

More about the speakers:

Cristina Maria Aimaretti (AR), artist and researcher, with her works she provokes the social and the environment conflicts. Practical lecture on the possibilities with Ringkøbing Fjord’s natural materials and techniques used to assemble the work: interweaving, weaving, crocheting, binding, etc.

Berit Kiilerich (DK), professional shepherd trained in England, head of the Cultural Center of “Lystbækgaard”. Berit will talk about sheep, wool and wolves, and will take us on a hike with the theme ”A walk on the cultural paths of the moor”. Workshop “The Land of Whool”.

Otto Pilgaard (DK), sculptor, and ceramic artist. Principal organizer of the International Woodcarving Symposium in Ringkøbing. Otto has facilitated workshops in ceramic, glass, forging and knife construction. Workshop “Introduction to materials, tools and possibilities”.

Alfio Bonanno (DK/IT), internationally recognized Sicilian visual artist living on the island of Langeland, DK. Alfio Bonanno will present his lifelong work with land art. One of his land art installations can be seen at Bundsbæk Mølle in Ringkøbing-Skjern.

Parvathy Baul (IN), singer and performer. Together with Sandra Pasini, she performs the concert performance ”Like a Lily”, created as an indoor performance but is adapted to nature. Talk about the work process and about Parvathy’s work in India at Ekathara Kalari.

Sandra Pasini (DK/IT), artistic director, actor and director at Teatret OM. Since 2009 she has created performances in the nature of Ringkøbing-Sjern Municipality. Performs ”Like a Lily” together with Parvathy Baul and talks about the process from indoor to outdor performance.

Petra Lindblom (SE), actor, Gestalt therapist, shamanic practitioner. In 2019 she formed the association The Generous Forest (Den Generösa Skogen) that produces performances in the forest through theatre, art, and music.

ET4U (DK), contemporary visual art projects in Middle- and West Jutland. They will introduce their work, especially the ongoing project INSEKT.

Antonella Diana (DK/IT), scenographer, co-founder of Teatret OM and head of Teatret OM’s Scenography Lab. She will present her work with the performance installation ”Coexistence” in Hoverdal Plantage.

Lise Faurschou Hastrup (DK), daily manager of Tuskær - Culinary Art and Culture Center. Presentation and conversation about preparation of food from the nature around us.

Kirsten Bjerge (DK), former Head of Kitchen at Vestjyllands Højskole. Her starting point is natural/biodynamic and local ingredients. Presentation and preparation of meals.

Dina Abu Hamdan (DK/JO), cultural officer in Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality, works in developing cultural projects and international partnerships. She is the artistic director of the light festival VINTERLYS and is developing and establishing the Brogården Kulturvæksthus.

Maria Vandborg (DK), cultural consultant in Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality, works with cultural development, fundraising and cultural policy involving local, regional and international actors. Presentation of the Municipality’s cultural policy and film and art strategy.