Fri 15.6. 16.00 GALERIE

ACADEMY OF PLAY (4 JUNE TO 17 JUNE2012, GROSSER GARTEN) WORKSHOPS FOR YOUNG PERSONS WITH ARTISTS

In a manuscript dating from 1675 which continues to be inspiring in our time, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz postulated that pleasure and knowledge should be combined to advance scientific learning. The concept that wonder and amazement possess an inherent productive force also provides the motto for the Academy of Play which takes place during the KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen. The academy provides young persons with the exceptional opportunity of participating in creative workshops with renowned artists. During the week, ideas will be developed and activities undertaken within the fields of film, construction, theatre and experimentation which will then be presented to the public in an event on Friday held in the ‘Pavilion of the Senses’.

The atelier le balto with Véronique Faucheur and Marc Pouzol (garden artists and landscape designers; Berlin, Le Havre),
Michael Beutler (sculptor and installation artist; Berlin),
Melanie Manchot (photographer and video artist; London)
Robyn Schulkowsky (percussionist and composer; Berlin)

will be participating with their own individual cultural media with young persons, demonstrating the significance of the philosopher’s appeal to consider curiosity as the key to understanding the world and developing individual concepts.

Leonore Leonardy Curator

In cooperation with Integrierte Gesamtschule Vahrenheide/ Sahlkamp and Schulbiologiezentrum Hannover
Supported by TUI Stiftung