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 [...]
Original Cultures Radio – The Formula promo mix
Share With Original Cultures’ 2011 show, The Formula, under way as of yesterday we’re dropping a little promo podcast as part of our Original Cultures Radio series in anticipation of the final showcase that goes down Saturday June 25 in Bologna. Inspired by some of the themes and sounds behind The Formula, namely the written [...]
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
‘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. [...]
Corporal Fluidity
Share Corporal Fluidity is a story written by Valerio Evangelisti which forms the basis for Original Cultures’ 2011 production The Formula. Based on this story both musicians and visual artists will work together over the space of a week to create a live show that is inspired by the story. The story is available – [...]
MEAT Collective
Share The MEAT Collective was born in 2004 from the union of five young professionals operating in the fields of graphic projection, illustration and photography. Their common interest was graffiti writing. With their strength lying in the various formations they each have, from psychology to fine arts, the members of the collective are able to [...]
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 [...]
David Loom
Share David Loom is an artist and visual designer who works on artistic productions, research and implementation of technology in the arts. From 1995 he has silently collaborated with various theatre groups, choreography companies, directors and actors looking after the production of operas, theatre shows and performances, and more specifically looking after the visual design, [...]
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. [...]
