Die italienische Künstlerin Elena Tagliapietra inszenierte am 25. Feber am Markusplatz in Venedig ein herausragende Installation. Der 25. Feber ist der Jahrestag einer jungen Liebe, die schief ging, als sich die Tochter eines Adligen in einen armen Soldaten verliebte. Die Romanze endete mit dem Tod der beiden jungen Männer, wobei die letzte Geste des jungen Mannes darin bestand, ihr eine Rose zu schenken. Die Liebesgeschichte und der daraus resultierende Tag der Rose am 25. Feber ist älter als der Valentinstag und eines der vielen Geheimnisse und Geschichten die Venedig zu erzählen hat.
Trotz strömenden Regens, „zeichnete“ sie mitten am Markusplatz eine Rose nach, bestehend aus hunderten Freiwilligen. Wir durften dabei sein und ein Video zusammenstellen um die „Rose von Venedig“ einzufangen.
Projekte wie diese organisieren wir von WB Production Team gemeinsam mit der Künstlerin Elena Tagliapietra auch in anderen Städten und Regionen!
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Artist Elena Tagliapietra reimagines “The Feast of the ROSE” in one of the worlds most famous landmarks, the “Piazza San Marco”, on the 25th of April, with a massive art performance creating an iconic image. The writer Alberto Toso Fei tells the ultra millennial story behind this tradition. Venice, a city famous for its secrets, has a tradition older than Valentine’s Day, and older and more tragic than the story of Romeo and Juliet. The festival marks the anniversary of the tragic story of young love gone wrong, from when the daughter of a nobleman fell in love with a soldier of poor fortune. The romance ended in the death of both youths, the last gesture of the young man having been offering her a rose. Every April 25th for nearly 1200 years, the men of Venice have honoured the women in their lives by giving them a rose. The Festa del Bocolo, the Festival of the Rose, is one of the oldest and best kept secrets of the romantic city of Venice. This year, the artist Elena Tagliapietra brought hundreds of local Venetians and a few handpicked international romantic travellers, to battle against the weather to create a massive rose from living people in the centre of the Piazza san Marco. This giant rose which she has called “A Rose for Venice” was a live performance for the people of Venice, accompanied by a spoken word poem by the writer Alberto Toso Fei.
Official event of the Municipality of Venice, with the production of the Centro Teatro Attivo Srt, these artists will create an unforgettable experience that will live on in photos and in the memories of Venices citizens as a reawakening of their ancient passions. The installation was a performance of modern art taking its roots in the love of this magical city. And just as love can conquer all obstacles, art can be created in all weather.
