MDR KULTUR: When you came to Dresden in 1993, the reconstruction of the castle was already a done deal. The conception was still being wrestled with, including the money. The armory was still in the east gallery of the Alte Meister gallery and the green vault had an appearance in the Albertinum. For a 37-year-old, … Read more
One day after the nationwide cinemas reopened, The Light Cinema in Halle-Neustadt announced that it was closing. Managing director Keith Pullinger justified this with the financial pressure caused by the corona pandemic. On the homepage he thanked him for the hard work and commitment of his team in the 20 years of existence. – Eight … Read more
A green hairy body, a large purple eye, and pink boots. This is what one of Alma Weber’s aliens looks like. The Dresden animated film artist sits on the flowered vintage sofa in her studio and draws sketches for her current project entitled “Menstrualiens” – a mixture of the words menstruation and aliens. – Aliens … Read more
1946. The Second World War is not long over, the coming to terms with the National Socialist crimes is at the very beginning. During this time the psychology professor David summarizes. P. Boder a plan: He wants to know what happened – unadorned and firsthand. He begins to interview displaced persons all over Europe – … Read more
Gianluca Calivà – from the Altmark to the Dresden Elbe Calivà was born in Salzwedel, then at the age of 15 went from the Altmark in the north of Saxony-Anhalt to the Pforta state school in the south of the state, where he received a sound education in the music show. His instrument is the … Read more
MDR KULTUR: “Uschi offered vocal artistry” we read on the cover of the CD – obviously a voice of the concert criticism. What memories do you still have of that concert in Dresden in 1971? – Uschi Brüning: So directly, specifically, I can hardly remember the concert. Very good to the location. But the whole … Read more
Peter Schubert was best known for his ceiling paintings. The artist, who was born in Dresden in 1929, died on Sunday in his Berlin studio, the Peter Schubert Society announced on Wednesday, citing the family. Schubert was 92 years old. – The artist became known, among other things, for his ceiling paintings in the Great … Read more
Painter, copywriter, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and performance artist, in short: Peter Piek is a creative all-rounder. Born in Chemnitz, the artist’s career began professionally in 2002 when he began studying painting and graphics at the University of Graphic Arts and Book Art in Leipzig – as a student of none other than Sighard Gille. – Composing … Read more
About the Fabmobil project If people cannot get to the offers – because buses no longer run – the offers have to go to the people. This has been done by Fabmobil, the mobile art and digital workshop for rural areas, since 2017, from Constitute eV Fabmobil comes directly to schools or socio-cultural youth centers … Read more
The conductor has not only taught at the “Carl Maria von Weber” Academy of Music in Dresden for almost 20 years, he also curated the Richard Wagner Museum in Graupa near Pirna, which opened in 2013. Of course he knows Wagner’s anti-Semitic pamphlets, says Hurshell, they are terrible for Jews. Still, he loved Wagner’s music. … Read more