Original Cultures ‘The Formula’ – round up and documentation
Share And so another Original Cultures has ended, the fourth main event since the project started officially in 2009 and the last show of our 3rd year! The Formula, our production for 2011, was very special for many reasons: it saw the return of international artists for the event, we held the event in the [...]
Organisers’ blog Bologna ’11 – Day 4
Share As we get closer to the final day – tomorrow – things get more hectic. Yesterday, which day 4, today and tomorrow are only going to get more and more intense. As such there isn’t really a proper blog for yesterday as I only spent a few hours with the guys in the music [...]
Artists blog Bologna ’11 – Day 3
Share We continue our series of video blogs with the artists taking part in Original Cultures’ 2011 production The Formula. On the beginning of day 3 we got a few more impressions and words from the crew, and a quick chat with our special guest Architeq about Bologna, the show and good food. Remember you [...]
Organisers’ blog Bologna ’11 – Day 3
Share So I got lost on my way to pick up the musicians today, and somehow found myself on the other part of town in front of Gelatauro – the ice cream place I’ve been banging on about. Genuine mistake or subconscious desire to start the day with a tub of the city’s best ice [...]
Organisers’ blog Bologna ’11 – Day 2
Share And on to day 2 of this year’s edition of Original Cultures. Check the video above for a little additional insight into what happened. With the soundcard fixed the musicians hit the ground running with the rehearsals today, running through the tracks to tighten up arrangements and structures and giving Sam Architeq time to [...]
Artists blog Bologna ’11 – Day 1
Share We’re changing things up a little this year with the artists blog – instead of words we’re going to try and bring you a short video of impressions from the artists every day. And so we start with day 1 and some words from the musicians – namely B.Kun, the producer behind the live [...]
Organisers’ blog Bologna ’11 – Day 1
Share It’s good to be back. Having Sam Architeq with us this year is really good too. Firstly because it brings the project back to its original ideas of cultural and artistic exchange between international artists, but also because – as we can already see after only a few hours together – he’s fitting in [...]
‘The Formula’ promo trailer
Share Here is the promo trailer for Original Cultures’ 2011 show The Formula, lovingly created and put together by our good friends at Opificio Ciclope (who you might remember from our 2010 show). The Formula kicks off next week, and you can find full details of the programme and artists involved at the links below. [...]
Valerio Evangelisti
Share Valerio Evangelisti was born in Bologna in 1952. After having published five volumes and forty or so essays and stories he dedicated himself entirely to writing. In 1994 his first novel was published, Nicolas Eymerich, Inquisitor, which won the Premio Urania prize. This was followed by Le Catene di Eymerich in 1995, Il Corpo [...]
Pietro Babina
Share Born in Bologna in 1967. In 1989/90 he sets up the theatre company Teatrino Clandestino with Fiorenza Menni, with which he produces 37 shows and 9 films and videos. With these productions he’s received over the years various prizes and accolades both nationally and internationally. He’s co-produced, debuted and toured in Italy’s main theatres [...]
Hed
Share Edoardo Amati was born in Novafeltria, August 1st 1985. He began to play drums in 2000, the same year in which he started to take lessons at the Centro Comunale di Novafeltria where he learnt the basics of sheet reading which he then used as the basis for his self-taught style. After having playing [...]
Mannaman
Share In 1988 Alessio Argenteri aka Manna joined the Bologna squatter collective Isola nel Kantiere with which he took part in musical productions over 2 years spanning everything from hardcore punk to italian hip hop. The sound of groups like Fugazi and Henry Rollins’ Bad Brains and the birth of Italy’s hip hop scene influence [...]
Architeq
Share Architeq is London-based producer and mixing engineer Sam Annand. He is often joined by Scott Donald or Jerome Tchernyan on drums/percussion for his live shows. He has released music on Tirk recordings most notably, with his last album Birds of Prey receiving critical acclaim worldwide for its unique blend of dub and electronic music. [...]
Danilo Mineo
Share Born in Modica in 1977. His first musical experience is with the V.Bellini di Chiaramonte Gulfi band under the direction of maestro Vito Noto. In 1996, he moves to Bologna where he takes percussion lessons a the Scuola Popolare di Musica Ivan Illich. During those years he frequents workshops and seminars with various renowned [...]
B.Kun
Share Fabrizio ‘B.Kun’ Pollice, son of a professional musician, took his first steps into music at age 5 studying violin, percussion and guitar. Thanks to his love for music and electronics he started working in a recording studio at age 20, soon exhibiting his skills around Italy for the Native Instruments company, demonstrating their Traktor [...]
New show for 2011: The Formula – From Words to Sounds
Share Original Cultures 2011 The Formula – From Words to Sounds Programme The Prequel When: Tuesday June 23th from 7pm Where: Bartleby, Via San Petronio Vecchio 30/a, Bologna Bartleby hosts Original Cultures • Intrduction to Original Cultures 2011 • Premiere of the documentary ‘From Inner Space – Original Cultures 2010′ screening. Produced by Undervilla feat. [...]
Organisers’ blog Bologna ’10 – Day 5
Share And so it ends. As always this last blog comes a few days after our show ended due to the work and relaxation needed to end such a productive and busy week. Without sounding full of ourselves I think it’s fair to say that From Inner Space has been a success, the show went [...]
Organiser’s blog Bologna ’10 – Day 4
Share 3.40pm Gelatauro. Granite this time. 4pm Katzuma and Blanda are going over the tricky song from yesterday, covering his entrance points, before Nico and the rest of the band arrives. Luca is showing me the photos from yesterday’s trip to the school, some amazing shots that manage to capture the surreal element of what [...]
Original Cultures ‘From Inner Space’ – the story so far
Share Original Cultures ‘From Inner Space’ is over half way through now, and as day 4 starts here’s a handy round up of everything that’s happened this week in video, photo and text to give you an idea of what to expect Friday night. Today is the last day of rehearsals before we roll out [...]
Organiser’s blog Bologna ’10 – Day 3
Share Today’s blog has timestamps to help facilitate the flow of what I wrote during the day. 5pm Bumped into Katzuma at Gelatauro. We should so get them to be a sponsor one year considering how much business we bring them the week we’re here. I think last year we managed something like 2 or [...]
Organiser’s blog Bologna ’10 – Day 2
Share FYI these blogs are written as I go along during the day, hence the at times slightly heratic flow of ideas. We’ve got bass. But no internet. Looks like we forgot to reactivate the key. Today we’re trying to do some separate recordings of the various instruments too. And I’ve had to take codeine [...]
Organiser’s blog Bologna ’10 – Day 1
Share Set ups galore and we’re back. The third event in 13 months, not bad for an idea that took shape two years ago and only started really becoming ‘real’ with the first event in early 2009. This year is hotter, with the July heat bearing down on us and making the use of fans [...]
Original Cultures ‘From Inner Space’
Original Cultures comes back to town! It’s been a little more than a year since the successful start of Original Cultures with its Bologna 2009 show and only a few months since the London 2010 show. It’s now time for the third edition of Original Cultures for which we are presenting an exclusive production that explores new artistic avenues, growing from what we have achieved in the first two events.
Deda aka Katzuma
Share Who is Katzuma? There is nothing about it until 2005. Some people maintain that behind the name is a producer, maybe even a group of producers and DJs, funk/disco from the late 70s and early 80s. There is nothing to confirm these rumours other than the sound of Katzuma which is definitely funk/disco. Others [...]
