December 2019
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In addition to its Intramuros activities, Fondation Opale is pleased to announce the exhibition Mapa Wiya (Your Map's Not Needed): Australian Aboriginal Art from the Fondation Opale at The
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In addition to its Intramuros activities, Fondation Opale is pleased to announce the exhibition Mapa Wiya (Your Map’s Not Needed): Australian Aboriginal Art from the Fondation Opale at The Menil Collection. From September 13th 2019 to February 2nd 2020, Houston’s famous Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art will present more than 100 works by the foundation under a title derived from a recent work by artist Kunmanara (Mumu Mike) Williams, the first showing of his work in an American art museum. His recuperation of official government maps and postal bags is a pointed response to the foreign cartographies of the country of Australian Aboriginal peoples, in which the laws of ancestors are always present, where painfully violent colonial histories are memorialized and where potential futures for these peoples are imagined.
Time
September 13 (Friday) - February 2 (Sunday)
Location
Menil Foundation
Houston
sat21sepAll Daysun01decSpecial Focus: Mystery and Modernity(All Day)
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In the framework of the exhibition Before Time Began, Fondation Opale gave “carte blanche” to ECAL/HEAD students to share their cinematic interpretation of contemporary Aboriginal art in the heart of
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In the framework of the exhibition Before Time Began, Fondation Opale gave “carte blanche” to ECAL/HEAD students to share their cinematic interpretation of contemporary Aboriginal art in the heart of Valais.
Until December 1st, our Special Focus space will host the fruit of their labor: seven touching and sometimes surprising short films, seven different perspectives on a lively and vibrant artistic movement that draws on a multi-millennium tradition, in echo with local Swiss traditions.
Time
September 21 (Saturday) - December 1 (Sunday)
Location
Fondation Opale
fri06dec18:3019:30Concert : Valéik, Peter Sculthorpe's Quatuor n°1618:30 - 19:30
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Valéik, a hybrid music ensemble halfway between classical and contemporary music, enters the exhibition Before Time Began with Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe’s Quartet n°16, Bur Buk Boon, for string
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Valéik, a hybrid music ensemble halfway between classical and contemporary music, enters the exhibition Before Time Began with Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe’s Quartet n°16, Bur Buk Boon, for string quartet and yidaki (didgeridoo).
“In the beginning, everything was cold and dark. Bur Buk Boon was preparing wood for the fire to bring protection, warmth and light to his family. Bur Buk Boon suddenly noticed that a log was hollow and that a family of termites ate the soft wood from the centre of the log. Not wanting to hurt the termites, Bur Buk Boon carried the hollow log to his mouth and began to blow. The termites were projected into the night sky, forming the stars and the Milky Way, illuminating the landscape. And for the first time the sound of the yidaki blessed Mother Earth, protecting her and all the spirits of the Dreaming, with that vibrant sound for eternity.”
Founded in 2016 under the impetus of viola player Elise Lehec, Valéik is a group of young professional musicians from the Valais chapter of the Haute Ecole de Musique de Lausanne, eager to pursue a musical activity in Valais.
Maria Ten: violin, Yongmin Lee: violin, Elise Lehec: viola, Jonas Bouaniche: cello, Richard Poher: yidaki
Adults: CHF 20. – / students & retired: CHF 15. – / children up to 11: free
Limited places, booking advised: reservation@valeik.com or + 41 27 483 46 10
Time
(Friday) 18:30 - 19:30
sat14dec18:3019:45Roundtable : The founding myths of our relationship to nature18:30 - 19:45
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In partnership with the Foundation for the Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions (FDDM), we’re thrilled to bring you an evening moderated by Eric Nanchen, Director of FDDM. We will
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In partnership with the Foundation for the Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions (FDDM), we’re thrilled to bring you an evening moderated by Eric Nanchen, Director of FDDM. We will explore the mythical and sacred foundations that have shaped our relationship with nature, in today’s Valais and in Aboriginal culture.
Noël Cordonier, Professor of literature at the University of Lausanne and Etienne Catzeflis, Priest of the parishes of Lens and St Maurice de Laques, will talk about the local conceptions of the natural world while Georges Petitjean, Curator at Fondation Opale, will present its Aboriginal counterpart. The round table will be animated by readings from actor Pierre-Isaïe Duc – not to be missed!
In French, free entry
Time
(Saturday) 18:30 - 19:45
Location
Fondation Opale
sat28dec20:00Concert : Classical and brass band around the trumpet20:00
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As part of the 1st International Trumpet Fest in Valais 2019, a classical string ensemble followed by the RosAlp Brass Band will present a varied repertoire, under the
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As part of the 1st International Trumpet Fest in Valais 2019, a classical string ensemble followed by the RosAlp Brass Band will present a varied repertoire, under the baton of young conductor David Bonvin, from Lens.
As soloists: the internationally renowned trumpet players Eric Aubier (France), Mark David (England) and Yannick Barman (Switzerland).
Adults: CHF 20. – / students and retired: CHF 15. – / children up to 11 years: free
Limited places, booking advised: info@fondationopale.ch or + 41 27 483 46 10
Time
(Saturday) 20:00
Location
Fondation Opale
