Gottardo 2016 — Georg Lendorff

Gottardo 2016

Opening Celebration of the Gotthard Base Tunnel – Erstfeld, Switzerland

Conception and realisation of the video projections for the opening celebration of the Gotthard base tunnel, the longest railway tunnel in the world, connecting northern and southern Europe through the Alps, in the summer of 2016.

 

Incorporating more than 600 collaborators, the show was performed sumultaneosly at the southern end of the tunnel in Ticino and at the northern entry in Erstfeld. There an assembly hall was equiped with grandstands capable of accommodating 1000 guests. The large-sized video installation served as a key visual element of the show.

Divided into three acts, the performance titled "Sacre del Gottardo" broached the historical struggle of man against nature, the dangers it holds for humans, and the hardships people encumber themselves with in order to subjugate nature. The second act revives the archaic realm of myths and legends typical of central Switzerland. In the third and final act, the South and the North meet, and the occassion is merrily celebrated.

The event was televised throughout Europe and visited by some 80'000 guests.

 

Client: SBB, Alptransit

Video projections for the opening show
24 HD projectors
30 minutes

Director: Volker Hesse
Décor: Stefan Mannteufel
Music: Knut Jensen
Choreography: Andrea Herdeg
Video: Georg Lendorff
Producer: Rolf Derrer
Production management: Claudia Capecchi
Technical director: Thomas Prahl

Approx. 600 actors and musicians participated

Performance: 1 June 2016, live television broadcast

Xaver Award 2017 for Best Public Event


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