RKP projects 2024

Bach, himself a migrant, does not directly address the subject of flight in his cantatas, but he does take up related themes. Krumper Quaynoo and DJ Spoonman use Bach's music to shed light on flight and exile today, linking Bach and the DJ's sound collages with ritual acts and sacrifices in modern society. It shows the relevance of Bach's works in the present and illustrates how art can build bridges between past and present.

Bach inspires to this day. As a programme module for the 98th Bach Festival (BACH INSPIRIERT. Bachfest 2024 Münster), BASSO CONTINUO offers original music by the world-famous composer as well as programmes inspired by him. The concerts range from old to new formats and through a wide variety of musical genres - from classical to hip-hop. Renowned international as well as regional ensembles are involved.

"Die Baronesse" (AT) is a fictional short film (approx. 15 minutes) in the genre of the horror tale with a black humour touch. The short film takes a critical look at male chauvinism and toxic masculinity.
The story is based on an old Münsterland fairy tale, according to which the castle in Rhede is haunted by a ghost in the form of a beautiful young woman - "the white lady".

The fictional short film "Disposable" is being shot this summer in Münster and the surrounding area. It is about the homeless Marco and his life on the streets - how he wanders through the night, scrounges for money and pursues his addictions. In the end, he is brutally beaten to death by a group of youths for no reason.
With this film, the Butchers & Duchess film team would like to travel through the Münsterland region and invite local politicians and citizens to take a closer look at the issue of homelessness in Münsterland and discuss it openly with a series of film screenings.

Participated, benefited, looked the other way, persecuted - how did your own ancestors experience the Nazi regime and how did they react to it? The Villa ten Hompel History Centre's series of workshops helps interested people from Münster and the Münsterland region to get to grips with their own family history and accompanies them in the process - from kick-off workshops on site to digital formats and consultation hours through to an evening of discussion.

Art meets nature in the cultural project "Landscapes in (climate) change" using the Dörenther Klippen as an example. The legend of the "Hockendes Weib" cliff is becoming increasingly topical due to rising sea levels and flooding. Artistic explorations of the natural environment by Julia Arztmann, Sabine Braungart and Silke Wellmeier in two joint exhibitions. Many events along the Teuto: participatory art action in the forest, performances, guided hikes, lectures, live music.

After the festival "Karibuni - World Music for Children" was a great success in Münster in the last two years, it will also take to the stage in communities in Münsterland in 2024. "Toni Geiling und das Wolkenorchester" from Halle an der Saale with rock music and poetic sounds for children, "Ich und Herr Meyer" from Berlin with pop music for children and "Karibuni" from Münster with world music for children will take to the stage as bands with solo concerts in ten different locations. The children's music festival takes place from 4 to 10 November.

KUNST MACHT WIND im Münsterland is a co-operation between Schloss Senden and Pictorius-Berufskolleg Coesfeld, as well as two cultural venues in the Münsterland region. The project combines art and culture with education in a unique way. Artists and pupils are invited to engage with WIND. Their WindKraftKunst culminates in a hands-on exhibition that opens on Global Wind Day at Schloss Senden and travels to the co-operation locations accompanied by wind workshops.

What can art and culture achieve in rural areas? What effects do major challenges such as distribution, mobility, supply and climate change have here? Burg Hülshoff - Center for Literature (CfL), Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen and AG Kultur Havixbeck are organising a laboratory on rural life in the 21st century. Other partners from the region and the country are involved, artists are exploring the Münsterland in residencies and international experts are providing support.

The life-size whale flukes by the artist Willi Landsknecht will continue to adorn the Münsterland landscape as cultural meeting points in 2023. This time they will be travelling through the municipalities of Neuenkirchen, Sendenhorst, Haxivbeck and Lüdinghausen. Various accompanying events with a thematic focus on climate protection, nature conservation and the conscious use of resources round off the cooperation project.

Every two years, the Münsterland Festival brings music and art from a guest country in Europe to the region - in 2025, it will be Spain. Visitors can once again look forward to a mix of jazz, pop, classical and country-specific sounds.

In the heart of the Euregio Twente-Münsterland, the "Neighbourhood Concerts 4.0" will unfold their splendour in 2024. These concerts are a celebration of cultural diversity and the courage to cross musical and literary borders. Artists from both regions weave a diverse programme that embraces both traditional and avant-garde themes, creating a space for encounters and inspiration. A living testament to socio-cultural richness that brings communities together and celebrates the power of art.

First-class students from the Münster University of Music fan out into the region. Together with local partners and organisers, the students plan unique musical events especially for the locations, where concerts are complemented by workshops and student and audience talks. The artistic spectrum ranges from percussion to cello ensemble to singer/songwriters.

The international festival for neoclassical music will break down the stylistic boundaries between pop, classical, jazz, ambient and electronic music for the fourth time in 2025. After several "Pre-Aneo" forerunners in 2024, the core festival will take place in Münsterland from 31 January to 16 February 2025. You can look forward to lavishly staged concerts and an exciting range of styles with well-known names as well as strong newcomer acts.

On 1 January 1975, a reform of the century comes into force in Münsterland. Numerous local authority and district boundaries are shifted, place-name signs are replaced and areas of life change from one day to the next. The territorial reform digs deep into the region's cultural identity. To mark its 50th anniversary, the Kulturbüro Münsterland is looking for artistic projects from various disciplines that deal with the effects of the reorganisation. The projects will be prepared in 2024 and realised in early 2025. The highlight and conclusion will be the joint presentation week from 7-11 May 2025.

The project does outreach, artistic youth work in cooperation with youth centres in Münsterland. It travels to locations in the region with its own stage lorry. Based on the principle of "by those affected for those affected" by intersectional discrimination such as sexism, racism, ableism and homophobia, the project is aimed in particular at young BIPoC-FINTA*. Impulse workshops are offered in the disciplines of rap, dance and graffiti with the aim of creating the evening show on the lorry stage.

In the medium term, Stadt.Land.Bühne is building a network that links the specific cultural needs of the municipalities in Münsterland with Münster's independent cultural scene and identifies and utilises the resulting opportunities. Niches and gaps in the cultural offering are discovered and utilised artistically. New and unusual venues are explored and opened up.

Europe's woodwind festival Summerwinds blows through the Münsterland region for the seventh time in 2024! From June to September, the audience can look forward to around 35 concerts of classical, crossover and world music. In diverse, traditional and original ensemble constellations, the diversity, colourfulness and wealth of innovation of the woodwind scene can be experienced. A festival focussing on woodwind instruments is unique in Europe. Summerwinds offers programmes with music from the Renaissance to the present day with internationally renowned soloists and ensembles, with big names, but also rising stars and performers who are considered insider tips.

Mats on the floor - let's go! Due to the high demand in the last two years, the project will also offer children's theatre performances directly on site in 2024, both indoors and outdoors. The performances offered by the Don Kidschote theatre from Münster, the Hille Puppille puppet theatre from Dülmen and the Krokodil theatre from Tecklenburg are aimed at nurseries, primary and special schools, initiatives and leisure centres, as well as with a new focus on the smallest institutions in rural Münsterland.

The concert series once again opens the gates of gardens and parks of various sizes, histories and designs. From June to mid-September, ten concerts - from classical to rock/pop - invite you to a Sunday excursion in the region. From the region for the region.

zeitgeisty is a mixture of live music, readings and entertaining storytelling. In addition to four performances in Münsterland (Friday, 27 September, Rock'n'Popmuseum Gronau; Saturday, 28 September, Forum AFG Havixbeck; Saturday, 9 November, Burg Vischering; Sunday, 10 November, Friedenskapelle Münster), a digital mapping extends the immersion into the era. The content will be made accessible interactively via multimedia.