Also: “Visions of Music – The ORF Music Year 2023” and “The Culture Week” – from 9:05 a.m. on ORF 2
Vienna (OTS) – The “matinee” on Sunday, February 11, 2024, at 9:05 a.m. on ORF 2 is initially dedicated to “Carnival in Vienna”: The documentary by Judith Doppler tells the eventful history of the foolish time in the federal capital not only with one strong ball season is associated with it. Afterwards, the ORF cultural morning presented by Clarissa Stadler follows in the footsteps of the famous Renaissance painter with the documentary “Tintoretto and the New Venice” (9.30 a.m.), in keeping with the carnival in the lagoon city. Afterwards, the program “Visions of Music – The ORF Music Year 2023” (10:25 a.m.) shows the diversity of the Austrian art and cultural landscape, followed by an edition of the weekly series “The Culture Week” with current reports and tips on local cultural events.
“Carnival in Vienna” (9:05 a.m.)
Carnival, the unofficial fifth season, is one thing above all in Vienna: ball season. But it would be wrong to believe that that is all. Together with Reinhardt Badegruber, designer Judith Doppler explores the diverse history of carnival in Vienna. While Otto Schenk dances as a ballerina, Michael Niavarani, Dolores Schmidinger, Erwin Steinhauer and Lukas Resetarits look for the ultimate carnival costume together. Anything is possible during carnival – a public swimming pool is built in parliament and Edmund “Mundl” Sackbauer attends the opera ball.
“Tintoretto and the New Venice” (9:30 a.m.)
Jackson Pollock called him his master, Jean-Paul Sartre called him the first film director in history. Jacopo Tintoretto entered the High Renaissance with nothing less than the desire to revolutionize painting – and to become famous: already celebrated during his lifetime, his work experienced a renaissance with the onset of modernity. In the 20th century, art historians recognized traits of impressionism, expressionism and abstract expressionism in Tintoretto’s style.
Tintoretto, who was born at the beginning of the 16th century, was given his love of color pigments in his father’s workshop – a dye works. But a dilemma arose for the aspiring, ambitious artist: in Italy at that time, everything that painting had to offer seemed to already be there. The paintings and frescoes of geniuses such as Michelangelo and Titian decorated churches and palaces. In this context, Tintoretto was the outsider who thought big and painted big. With his style he broke artistic conventions; details in his pictures are blurred and seemingly unfinished. With his thick brush strokes he made the creative process visible. He dealt intensively with the human body, studying anatomy books and the works of Michelangelo. His pictures appear like stages on which he stages these very bodies. Director Erminio Perocco recreates the image compositions of the Renaissance master in artfully lit and arranged settings.
Tintoretto’s depictions of women are interesting: During the plague epidemic, prostitutes were hired to care for the sick. It can be assumed that many of his female characters were prostitutes – so he brought them closer to divine grace. That was new and provocative. In today’s language, one would probably say that Tintoretto was also an advocate for sex workers.
“Visions of Music – The ORF Music Year 2023” (10.25 a.m.)
In a brilliantly edited summary and under the motto “Hello Culture”, “Visions of Music” reminds us of the eventful music and cultural program on ORF with a selection. Extraordinary opera and concert broadcasts, big names from the international music scene, breathtaking venues and renowned festivals demonstrate the complexity of Austrian art and culture. In-depth documentaries build bridges between genres, explore exciting personalities and take you behind the scenes of iconic productions.