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29-560: The foundation is not due to the testamentary will of Pierino Ambrosoli. Rather, it arose by the desire of Daniela Ambrosoli, who decided to use a substantial portion of her inherited fortune from the father, to support young artists on their way to the stage. Thus, the Pierino Ambrosoli Foundation was founded on May 10, 1990 in Zurich. The Pierino Ambrosoli Foundation supports very young talented dancers and musicians on their way to

58-519: A Dream – Life as a Ballet Dancer", a cinematic essay about ballet, dance, young dancers and their lives. This documentary explores the difficult journey from the first steps in amateur dance schools to careers as the main dance performer in one of the world's most famous dance companies. In 2018, "The Making of a Dream" was shown for six weeks at the Stüssihof Cinema in Zurich and was distributed worldwide by Taskovskifilms London. On November 11, 2018,

87-461: A Dream: Documentary – HN Hermann Nitsch: Hermann Nitsch Hermann Nitsch (29 August 1938 – 18 April 2022) was an Austrian contemporary artist and composer. His art encompassed wide-scale performances incorporating theater, multimedia , rituals and acted violence. He was a leading figure of Viennese Actionism . Born in Vienna , Nitsch received training in painting when he studied at

116-596: A museum dedicated exclusively to Nitsch's work, the “Museo Archivio Laboratorio per le Arti Contemporanee Hermann Nitsch”, which was set up in a former power station. In the Weinviertel , not far from his Prinzendorf Castle, Nitsch owned a vineyard. The yields from it are pressed according to traditional standards and filled into double-liter bottles. Since the 2006 vintage, the Nitsch-Doppler, whose label Hermann Nitsch artistically redesigned every year, has been presented to

145-604: A ritual. The cloths, bandages, and other fabrics used in these performances introduced Nitsch to the idea of making paintings. From 1971 on Nitsch organized his “Orgy-Mystery Games” at the Prinzendorf Castle area he acquired, including the high point of his life's work, the great “6-Day Game” in the summer of 1998, directed by Alfred Gulden . In 1972, Nitsch participated in Documenta 5 in Kassel , curated by Harald Szeemann ; he

174-532: Is active in supporting exhibitions related to dance to promote dance in the public: Daniela Ambrosoli Daniela Ambrosoli (born 10 November 1941 in Ascona ) is a Swiss entrepreneur, founder and president of the Pierino Ambrosoli Foundation , and film director. Source: Daniela Ambrosoli, daughter of German dancer Sonja Bragowa and Italian entrepreneur Pierino Ambrosoli , from Lombardy,

203-561: Is supporting promising companies to promote their creations and work: The Pierino Ambrosoli Foundation is active in the field of dance competitions: The Pierino Ambrosoli Foundation is organizing and supporting performances in the field of dance and music: The Pierino Ambrosoli Foundation was participating and supporting the International Organization for the Transition of Professional Dancers: The Pierino Ambrosoli Foundation

232-513: The Prix de Lausanne , the Swiss Dance Prize and she is a member of the board Montecinemaverità Foundation. The Pierino Ambrosoli Foundation is a private non-profit foundation. Today it consists of a board of trustees, the founder and president Daniela Ambrosoli as well as a professional advisory board for the areas of music and dance. Mrs Ruth Suter worked as General Secretary since the foundation of

261-641: The Wiener Graphische Lehr-und Versuchanstalt , during which time he was drawn to religious art . He is associated with the Vienna Actionists —a loosely affiliated group of Austrian artists interested in transgressive themes and the centrality of the body in their artwork, which also includes Günter Brus , Otto Muehl , and Rudolf Schwarzkogler . Nitsch's abstract 'splatter' paintings, like his performance pieces were inspired by his neutral perspective on humanity and being human. In

290-601: The 122nd action of the Orgies-Mysteries-Theater took place at Vienna's Burgtheater as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations for the reopening after World War II . On 24 May 2007, the “Hermann Nitsch Museum” was opened in the Mistelbach Museum Center , which led to protests among parts of the Mistelbach population . In Naples on 13 September 2008, Nitsch's long-time gallery owner Peppe Morra opened

319-717: The 1950s, Nitsch conceived of the Orgien Mysterien Theater (which roughly translates as Theatre of Orgies and Mysteries or The Orgiastic Mystery Theater ) and staged nearly 100 performances between 1962 and 1998. In 1966 he was with Yoko Ono , Gustav Metzger , Günter Brus , Otto Muehl , Wolf Vostell , Juan Hidalgo , and others, as a participant of the Destruction in Art Symposium ( DIAS ) in London. In 1962, together with Otto Muehl and Adolf Frohner , he performed

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348-441: The Pierino Ambrosoli Foundation in 1990 until December 1996. Since 1998 Mr Michael Jürgens works as General Manager and adviser in the field of dance for the foundation. The Pierino Ambrosoli Foundation organizes auditions: Since the foundation some of the most successful scholarship holders of the Pierino Ambrosoli Foundation should be mentioned such as: First Soloists/Principals Soloists The Pierino Ambrosoli Foundation

377-636: The audience, then catharsis. The combining of real animal carcasses and real blood with religious content such as the crucifixion and the Immaculate Conception were consciously used by Nitsch in order to bring the viewer to reflect on symbolic topoi such as blood and death that are often repressed in everyday life, which also play a central role in Christianity . Christian viewers and numerous critics perceived his actions and works as blasphemy . In addition to his theater of orgies and mysteries, Nitsch

406-618: The documentary "The Making of a Dream" was broadcast on the Ticino television channel RSI. In 2021 she completed the documentary "papa & dada". The film follows the question: how does starting a family actually "work" as a couple of two men and what does everyday family life look like? "Papa & dada" follows up on these questions, with a look at the world of the famous ballet dancer John Lam and his husband lawyer John Ruggieri. Documentary "papa&dada" Festivals: Festival of Tolerance - JFF Zagreb 18–22 October 2023 Documentary – The Making of

435-823: The fields of dance, such as Prix de Lausanne , and music, as well as in humanitarian and social issues, e.g. Soroptimist International Swiss Union. As a result of her collaboration with the Italian film director Renato Pugina, Ambrosoli started working with films. Since 2004 she has worked with Renato Pugina as assistant director, organizer and translator of documentaries for the Radiotelevisione svizzera (RSI / Radio and Television of Italian Switzerland): "La Depressione, il male oscuro" (2004), "Sul corpo e nel cuore" (2007), "In un corpo sbagliato" (2009), "Madri figlicide" (2010), "L'ultimo viaggio" (2013), "I sopravvisuti" (2014), "Il sogno di Hans" (2015), "Via dal Ticino" (2015). Ambrosoli

464-613: The overly religious element of his work. In terms of content, his art at Prinzendorf Castle can certainly be interpreted as an attempt at a counter to Richard Wagner 's Bayreuth . From November 1988 to January 1989, the Städtische Galerie in the Lenbachhaus in Munich showed some of the artist's works as part of the solo exhibition "Nitsch - Das Bildnerische Werk". He performed the "2-day game" campaign in summer 2004. On 19 November 2005,

493-684: The public in Vienna. In 2010 Nitsch created a series of Limited Edition Prints , presenting his 130. Aktion at the Museo Nitsch in Napoli with the Dutch artist Rene Rietmeyer. '' UNDER MY SKIN ” This book is the documentation of Personal Structures Art Projects #02. Published by European Cultural Centre. He exhibited his works during the 2017 Venice Biennale at the European Cultural Centre. Nitsch

522-533: The real estate company Amministrazioni Immobiliari Ambrosoli in Locarno. In 1999 she founded the Travel & Culture Management AG in Zurich. In 1990, Daniela Ambrosoli founded the Pierino Ambrosoli Foundation in Zurich, an organization that supports young talents from all over the world in their dance and music training. Ambrosoli has served on the executive boards of a number of international associations working in

551-598: The scenic conception, design, stage design, and costumes for Saint François d’Assise by Olivier Messiaen at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich . Nitsch's worldview was strongly influenced by mystical authors, but also by de Sade , Friedrich Nietzsche , Sigmund Freud , and Antonin Artaud , among others. In his theoretical book Orgien-Mysterien-Theater, Nitsch stated that his actions and images should first cause disgust in

580-415: The scholarship grants. On request, the foundation offers also technical information and advice. The personal care and regular contact with the foundation's scholarship holders distinguishes the foundation's work. The Pierino Ambrosoli Foundation is member of the International Organization for the Transition of Professional Dancers. Daniela Ambrosoli has been among others member of the patronage committee of

609-411: The stage for the promotion of dance and music at a professional level through scholarships all over the world at recognized vocational institutions. Ballet school graduates can obtain a scholarship as a trainee at theatres and dance companies. The foundation collaborates with other organizations, schools and theatres. A careful investigation of the talent and the need for a scholarship is a prerequisite for

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638-662: The three-part action “The Blood Organ” in Vienna, for which a joint manifesto was published. At the beginning of the 1960s, he developed the main ideas for his Orgie Mysterien Theater. Nitsch's Orgien Mysterien Theater performances (or Aktionen , as he called them) can be considered to have been both ritualistic and existential . The scene often involved slaughters, religious sacrifices, and crucifixion , as well as blood and flesh. The performances were also accompanied by music , dancing , and active participants. In his first Orgie Mysterien Theater performance, Nitsch and his friends used animal carcasses, entrails, and blood similarly to

667-480: Was also active as a composer and writer. His actions are noted in meticulously notated scores which, in addition to instructions and texts, also contain graphically notated pieces of music. Because he offended not only animal rights activists , but also theologians and representatives of public morality, his work is highly controversial. Conversely, some action and performance artists, including former comrades-in-arms, distance themselves from what they consider to be

696-493: Was also represented at Documenta 7 in 1982. In 1975, Marina Abramović took part in a Nitsch performance. In addition upon occasion Christoph Schlingensief also participated in the work of Nitsch. Nitsch was repeatedly invited to bring his conceptions of art and ritual to the opera. In 1995, he co-directed the Vienna State Opera and created the sets and costumes for Jules Massenet 's opera Hérodiade . In 2001, Nitsch

725-634: Was born in Ascona, Switzerland. She attended school in Ascona and Locarno , and obtained the Swiss Confederation classical (Latin) matura. Later, she studied and worked in the fields of psychology and medicine in Florence, Zurich and Geneva. After the premature death of her father, she learned management and took over some of the companies that had been founded by her father, including Camping Delta in Locarno in 1983, together with her husband Franz Marcacci, and

754-646: Was co-director with Renato Pugina for the documentary "Per Amor di Dio" (2011) RSI. In 2008/2009, Ambrosoli made a documentary about Hermann Nitsch, the Austrian artist and founding father of Viennese Actionism. In 2011, the film "HN Hermann Nitsch " received the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Beverly Hills Film Festival in Los Angeles. In 2017, Ambrosoli directed and produced "The Making of

783-679: Was responsible for the stage design and costumes for the performance of the Gandhi opera Satyagraha by the American composer Philip Glass in the Festspielhaus St. Pölten in Lower Austria . In 2005, he created the equipment for Igor Stravinsky 's Le Renard . In 2007, he directed the scenes from Goethe 's Faust by Robert Schumann at the Zurich Opera House . In 2011 he was responsible for

812-679: Was shortlisted for the European Cultural Centre Art award in 2017. In 2019, Hermann Nitsch won the for the European Cultural Centre Art Award. Most recently, in 2020, 80 current works were shown at the Museum Mistelbach in the exhibition Hermann Nitsch - New Works . After the color red, which he used earlier in his artistic work, and after the color yellow - the color of light and resurrection - Nitsch used bright colors in his late creative days. His endeavor

841-449: Was to bring sounds, tastes, and tactile sensations onto the canvas with his own hands. He was inspired by peonies and other flowers. His late work has an optimistic and life-affirming effect through the floral color symphonies and the transcendent lightness. [15] Nitsch's estate is represented by Pace Gallery (since 2022) and Galerie Kandlhofer. Because of their intense and graphic nature, often using nude performers and blood, Nitsch

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