Terribly Beautiful Eyesores – Brutalist Monsters
Building sins! They disturb, annoy, fascinate. Architects categorise their concrete monsters as ‘brutalism’. Le Corbusier’s ‘La Tourette’ monastery is one such monster, but Charles Desjobert, a Domenican friar and architect, infects us with his enthusiasm for it. The National Theatre in London is disturbing – before revealing its soul as a theatre factory. And the […]
Terribly Beautiful Eyesores – Delusions of Grandeur
Construction sins spoil our living space, especially when their sheer size dominates the surroundings: Towers that reach into space, megastructures made of steel and concrete, too huge, too massive, too breakneck – and yet spectacular and attractive! From the Tower of Babel and the Eiffel Tower in Paris to the ‘Colossus of Prora’, the longest […]
Terribly Beautiful Eyesores – Prefab Paradise
An ode to the sins of building! When it comes to architecture that is both loved and hated, prefabricated buildings are probably THE classics. Too much monotony in bulk. Author Jesse Simon has dedicated an entire photo book to these concrete giants. His fascination for the blocks of flats is infectious. The dimensions that social […]
Terribly Beautiful Eyesores – Temples of Consumerism
Architectural sins disfigure our living space, and many of us would like to tear down these architectural monstrosities. But wait: like any other sin, architectural sins have a certain allure, even for unpopular types of architecture such as shopping centres and car parks! The film shows in an entertaining way that a shopping centre can […]
Jonas Kaufmann – The Sound of Movies
Jonas Kaufmann is an ardent film fan. Now he is showing this passion on stage for the first time. In his new programme ‘The Sound of Movies’, Kaufmann presents film music hits from 80 years of film history. Beginning in the Germany of the Weimar Republic (ICH KÜSSE IHRE HAND, MADAME), the programme moves on […]
Luigi Nono – The Sound of Utopia
The life of composer Luigi Nono is the story of a passionate fighter for a better world and a tireless seeker of new sound possibilities. As the son-in-law of Arnold Schönberg, he established himself as the spearhead of the avant-garde after the Second World War, whose concerts regularly caused scandals and triumphs. Like many Italian […]
