Licht- und Bühnengestaltung in der Bundeskunsthalle
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Rolf Zavelberg
Some key moments in Rolf Zavelberg's work history:
| 1994 | Founding of the artist management agency „Aktivraum", and since 1997 very intensive collaboration with Markus Stockhausen, also in the conception and realisation of joint projects |
| 1995 | Realisation of first concerts in Cologne and surroundings |
| 1996/97 | Realisation of, and lighting design for the concert series „Lebensklänge" in the Luther Church in Cologne; participating musicians: Markus Stockhausen (trumpet, flügelhorn, piccolo trumpet), Prof. Joachim-Ernst Berndt, Christian Bollaman (overtone singing), Michael Reimann (multi-instrumentalist), Aruna Sayeeram (vocals), Willi Grimm (didgeridoo), Gérard Widner (fujara), Michael Heupel (flutes) and others |
| 1996 | Organisation of a concert in a newly built pipeline of the municipality of Düsseldorf in collaboration with the city's Ministry of Culture; Musical direction: Christian Bollmann, joint performance with the Obertonchor Düsseldorf. |
| 1997 | ILighting design for the Basilika St Maria in Kapitol for Prof. Margareta Hürholz's opening concert to mark the occasion of her professorship of artistic organ playing achievements at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne |
| 1997/98 | Concept and realisation of the „Aktivraum-Veranstaltungen" in which the audience could involve itself actively in the concert |
| 1999 | Founding of the Aktivraum Publishing House |
| 2000 to present: | Concept and realisation of the concert series „ Klangvisionen" with an array of artists from different cultures and genres, connecting music and light , in Cologne's St Maternus Church. Musical direction: Markus Stockhausen. In August 2007 the 100th concert was performed |
| 2000 | Founding of the „Aktivraum" label |
| 2002 | Concept of a silent space as a permanent installation in the European Academy of Music and Performing Arts Palazzo Ricci in Montepulciano/Tuscany: planning and design. Rolf Zavelberg's designs were also used for the making and installation of the glass entrance door, the spatial seating, lamps and lighting integrated in the architecture and atmospheric spatial concept. |
| 2002 | Lighting design for the concert by the „Kristall" ensemble at the festival „Europäische Kirchenmusik Schwäbisch Gmünd" |
| 2003 | Light direction for the „fiesta d'amor" at the Tonhalle Düsseldorf, a night time event under the musical direction of Markus Stockhausen with nine musicians from Chili, Italy, Hungary, Holland and Germany |
| 2004 | „Klangvisionen" at the Tonhalle Düsseldorf (Markus Stockhausen: music, Rolf Zavelberg: lighting design) |
| 2004 | Lighting design in the Industry Museum Sensenhammer in Schlebusch for a concert of the Trio Markus Stockhausen, Tara Bouman, Mark Nauseef |
| 2005 | Lighting for, and realisation of the festival „Klangvisionen" in Cologne with eight different types of concerts (including one for children) over three days, featuring musicians from Ireland, Tunisia, the USA, the Netherlands, Italy and Germany; musical direction: Markus Stockhausen |
| 2005 | Three week sound-light-video installation „Vibrations" with live concerts in the rotunda of the Tonhalle Düsseldorf. Music: Markus Stockhausen, lighting: Rolf Zavelberg |
| 2005 | „Klangvisionen" as part of the event „Kulturherbst Klangwelten" in the Stiftskirche Enger. Music: Duo „Moving Sounds" |
| 2005 | Lighting design for a concert in the Arp Museum, Bahnhof Rolandseck (Trio Stockhausen, Comisso, Thomé) |
| 2005/2006/2007 | Discreet lighting for the May concerts of the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne, in the Fronleichnamskirche Ursulinen. Musical direction: Prof. Margareta Hürholz |
| 2006 | Lighting of venue and organ for the concerts of the church music festival „100 Jahre St Paul" in Cologne. Musical direction: Aya Yoshida |
| 2006 | Kunstnacht Mündelheim: Lighting design for the Markus Stockhausen and Tara Bouman concert in the St Dionysus Church in Duisburg-Mündelsheim |
| 2006 | Participation in the Kölner Musiknacht: lighting for four concerts |
| 2006 | Open air design of Gut Böckel for the piece DIALOGUE D'HOMBRE DOUBLE by Pierre Boulez as part of the performance series „Wege durchs Land" (clarinet: Tara Bouman, sound direction: Markus Oust, general design and lighting: Rolf Zavelberg) |
| 2006 | Nikolaikirche Siegen: „Klangvisionen“ with Markus Stockhausen (trumpet) and Rolf Zavelberg (Lighting design) |
| 2006 | Light accompaniment for the Markus Stockhausen concert in the Römisch-Germanisch Museum in Cologne as part of the Lange Nacht der Kölner Museen |
| 2007 | Concert lighting in the Institute of Italian Culture in Cologne (Trio Stockhausen, Comisso, Thomé) |
| 2007 | Concept and realisation of the public installation Licht-Leiter in the St Maternus Church in Cologne |
| 2007 | Joint conception and supervision of the peformance „Abendglühen für Solotompete und Posaunenchöre" (Evening glow for solo trumpet and trombone choir) by Markus Stockhausen, who composed the piece for the Evangelical Church Day in Cologne. Markus Stockhausen played together with 1800 brass players, who were divided into six groups on either side of the Rhine. To bring this project into being 17 tower systems were provided with over 120 speakers which received the corresponding radio signal from more than 100 microphones and seven mixing desks. Tara Bouman coordinated the six groups, who stood on the balcony of the Lufthansa building with Markus Stockhausen. The conductor communicated with them via radio links and specified the beat they were to play in. |
| 2007 | Concert lighting and stage design in the Bundeskunst- und Austellungshalle of the FRG in Bonn, for the railway tunnel in Erpeler Ley belonging to the bridge at Remagen, churches in Cologne, Wipperfürth, Leverkusen ... |