BEETHOVEN FACTORY

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2020 : Beethoven’s birthday…

Celebrated by an innovative project…

On tour around the world .

3 PROJECT PRINCIPLES

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Nam June Paik, Beethoven, audiovisual artwork

Bernard Rose, Immortal Beloved, 1995

A unique montage

AN AUDIOVISUAL NARRATION

Samsung commercial starring David Beckham playing the 9th Symphony on drums.

Exhibition view - Ludwig Van, the Beethoven myth. Cité de la Musique – Philharmonie de Paris, 2016

5000 choristers singing the Ode to Joy, Tokyo. 2006

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A dynamic projection

Roll Over Beethoven

C. Wischmann, M. Baer, Kinshasa Symphony, 20105000 choristers singing the Ode to Joy, 2006

The Pink Panther, Pink, Plunk, Plink, 1996

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THE 4 EXPLORED THEMES

The Ninth : A political symphony

Euromaiden gathering , Kiev, 2013

Investiture of François Mitterrand, 1981.

The listening cinema

J.L Godard, A married woman, 1964Gus van Sant, Elephant, 2003Stanley Kubrick, A clockwork orange, 1971

Tom Hooper, The King’s Speach, 2011

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Isador Duncan dances Beethoven

Isadora Duncan, ©Albert Harlingue

OPTIONAL:A DIGITAL TOOL PATH

Interactive units

Playlist –Beethoven Pop:

Digital Cartography -Beethoven monumentalized:

Monument to Beethoven, Naruto, JapanCosa Nostra Klub, Ode to Joy, disc, 2010

Chuck Berry, Roll overBeethoven, disc, 1972

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Tactile Screens –Beethoven’s quaint lives :This unit remains to be build with the hostvenue

Beethoven’s sad youth, Liebig advertising card

THE INSTALLATION SETUP

The installation format

• rebuilt

• Dimensions :

• Optional : a dark and acoustically isolated space

The projection

• 25 minutes

• 4 video-projectors

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MATERIAL REQUIREMENT

Material requirement for the projection space

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11,2m

5,6m

• Curator

• Audiovisual conception

• Project manager

• Head of Exhibition department

THE PROJECT AUTHORS

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Jade Bouchemit

Victoire Guéna

Charlotte Bochet

CONTACTS

CITÉ DE LA MUSIQUEPHILHARMONIE DE PARIS

221, AVENUE JEAN-JAURÈS 75935 PARIS CEDEX 19

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