PLANETARIUM




29 April 30 April 1 May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 May	3 May (saturday) / 3.30pm " PLANETARIUM " “Planetarium” (2005) 67min. The journey and creation of the first work of art painted at the most significant sites on the Planet Earth. Winner of the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival 2005, a documentary by Kiro Urdin, who will be this year’s Festival Special Guest. The painting "PLANETARIUM" consists of two panels, each covering 24 square meters. The artist KIRO URDIN has dedicated more than one year to the execution of this work in different significant places on our planet, and several years to make the film on 35 mm in six versions (english, french, german, spanish, dutch and macedonian) : The painting was brought to life during a journey throughout the world, thus symbolically bringing the world together in one undivided unity : The Berlin Wall, Nerezi, Ohrid, Brussels, Knokke-le-Zoute, Bruges, Paris, Rome, Pompeii,Pisa,the english channel, London, Stonehenge, Athens, Cape Soœnion, the Tomb of Jesus Christ and the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, Suez, the Nile, Cheops' Pyramid, Kenya - Masai Mara, New York, Machu Picchu, Cuzco, Bangkok, Peking (the Forbidden City) and the Chinese Wall, Tokyo, Kamakura, Nuenen and Eindhoven. The idea behind "PLANETARIUM" is to present different cultures of the world and its different regions. It presents itself as a multimedia project, as an integration and synthesis of several arts such as painting, cinema, photography, music, dance, theatre, literature and video.
history of macedonian cinematography merchandise gallery links	The aim is to bring together and unite artists from around the world into a new art movement called "planetarism". Kiro Urdin shortly sublimated the idea in one sentence: One point everywhere, everything in one point. Artist starts to recognize and practise his idea as "all arts in one and one art in all arts". In 2002, choreographer Debbie Wilson joined with Urdin and Macedonian composer, Venko Serafimov to expand the Planetarium experience through a new medium - dance. The original Planetarium - a co-production with Macedonia premiered in Toronto, Canada in February 2003. The current version of the production premiered in Geneva, Switzerland in October 2005. Planetarium Ballet Performances: February 2003: Toronto, Canada July 2003: Skopje, Bitola, Ohrid, Macedonia May 2004: Chicago, USA October 2005: Geneva, Switzerland March 2006: Ankara, Turkey April 2006: Toronto, Canada
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