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All Inclusive

Ars Electronica 2008 Opening Event

04.09. | 19:38 - 23:00

Pöstlingberg

A tempting trip will kick off “A New Cultural Economy,” the 2008 Ars Electronica Festival. This All Inclusive event invites festivalgoers to take an excursion up Pöstlingberg, one of Linz’s most beloved daytrip destinations and tourist attraction par excellence.

This All Inclusive event invites festivalgoers to take an excursion up Pöstlingberg, one of Linz’s most beloved daytrip destinations and tourist attraction par excellence. At an altitude of 539 meters, we’ll be offering a full evening program in which a spectacular view of Linz is just the start. The featured attractions are rather of an artistic nature: elements specifically related to their physical settings on Pöstlingberg, or that were conceived especially for these locations. In addition to the panorama terrace, a charming grotto railway that makes its way through a nostalgic, fairy-tale world, and a handsome Rose Garden are the other stops along our All Inclusive way. On this trip, artists will be doing double duty, serving as both tour guides and experts in the staging of illusions. Real venues and real settings as well as excursions to virtual and imaginary destinations are all part of this All Inclusive package. Experiences for the ears and eyes, stimulated electronically and naturally, a diverse array of artistic approaches to sound & light experiences will be presented here.

Aussichtsterrasse
19:38 - 20:30 SoUNdSET
19:38 TeZ (IT/NL) – RESUNANCE
20:05 Domenico Sciajno (IT) – PHADORA

Grottenbahn
19:30 - 23:00 Georgie Gold aka Patrik Huber (AT) und DJini Godez (AT)

Rosengartenzelt
20:30 - 20:50 Jan-Peter E.R. Sonntag (DE) and N-solab (DE) – sonArc::ema – RADIAL2

Rosengartenzelt
20:50 - 21:10 Evelina Domnitch (BY) & Dmitry Gelfand (RU/US) –
Ten Thousand Peacock Feathers in Foaming Acid,
sonification software: Bas van Koolwijk

Rosengartenzelt
21:10 - 21:30 TeZ (IT/NL) – PV868

Rosengartenzelt
21:30 - 23:00 Raster-Noton (DE)
byetone (aka Olaf Bender)(DE) – d.o.a.t.
Frank Bretschneider (DE) – rhythm
Franz Pomassl (AT) – spare parts

Saphire Club
21:00 - 23:00 DJing by Uli Mayr (AT)

Admission is free of charge. The event will be held come rain or shine. For the SoUNdSET performance, we recommend bringing along protective rainwear and seat cushions.

Departure (bus number 50) from the Main Square (Hauptplatz) via new Ars Electronica Center to Pöstlingberg: 06:00 PM / 06:15 PM / 06:30 PM / 06:55 PM / 07:00 PM / 07:30 PM / 08:00 PM

Departure from Brucknerhaus via new Ars Electronica Center to Pöstlingberg: 07:35 PM / 08:15 PM

Departure from Pöstlingberg to Main Square (Hauptplatz): 11:15 PM / 11:30 PM / PM 11:45 / 00:00 (midnight) / 00:15 AM / 00:30 AM

This evening is curated by Manuela Pfaffenberger.
Project Management: Maria Seidl.
Sound design (Grottenbahn/Märchenwelt) by Karl J. Schmidinger.
Light Design by Peter Thalhamer.
Special thanks to Messe Linz Management GmbH, Magistrat Linz, LIVA, Linz AG, „La Famiglia di Palermo“ as well as Anton Gallistl (Pöstlingberg Schlössl), Christian Muck (Kirchenwirt), Alexander Krenmayr (Café Saphire) and Kurt Schöllhammer (Gasthaus Freiseder).