21st - diagonale 2009

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Tribute Mara Mattuschka
Diagonale 2009
The tribute dedicated to the filmmaker Mara Mattuschka marks one of the high points of the
festival. It is a presentation and recognition in concentrated form – and a total of four
programmes – of her multilayered work, starting with her anarchic, wildly comical 16mm films
from the 1980s and 1990s in which Mattuschka's alter ego “Mimi Minus” captivates us with
great physical exertion and visual presence. It progresses to her latest video works, which
were created in collaboration with the dancer and choreographer Chris Haring and in which
she found surprising filmic translations for the dance works. Mattuschka's and Haring's latest
film Burning Palace is being given its world premiere during the Diagonale.
In a Workshop (Saturday 21 st March, Forum Stadtpark: 11.00 am) Mara Mattuschka will
introduce her reference points, as well as her own experimental approach and in this way give
an insight into her artistic work.
Mara Mattuschka
Born in 1959 in Sofia, Bulgaria
1975 “Goldener Zirkel für höhere Mathematik”. From 1976 in Vienna. 1977 “General
Certificate for Education of the University of London”. 1977-83 Studied Ethnology and
Linguistics at Vienna University. 1990 graduated from University of Applied Arts (painting and
animation, master class Maria Lassnig). Various exhibitions of oil painting, performances and
recitals. 1991 Grant from the Federal Ministry for Teaching and Art in Prague. 1994 Professor
of “Free Art” at the University of the Visual Arts in Braunschweig. Member of the Austria
Filmmakers Coop and member of the board for the ASIFA Austria.
Wednesday, 18 th March, 6.30 pm, augartenkino kiz
Programme 1 (approx.72 min)
Plasma (AT 2004, colour, 11 min)
NabelFabel (AT 1984, colour, 4 min)
Der Schöne, die Biest (AT/DE 1993, b/w, 10 min)
Kaiser Schnitt (AT 1987, b/w, 4 min)
Running Sushi (with Chris Haring, AT 2008, colour, 28 min)
Comeback (with Chris Haring, AT 2005, b/w, 14 min)
Thursday, 19 th March, 1.30 pm, augartenkino kiz
Programme 2 (approx. 73 min)
Kugelkopf (AT 1985, b/w, 6 min)
Parasympathica (AT 1986, b/w, 5 min)
Legal Errorist (with Chris Haring, AT/DE 2005, b/w, 15 min)
ID (AT 2003, colour, 3 min)
Cerolax II (AT 1985, b/w, 3 min)
Part Time Heroes (AT 2007, colour, 33 min)
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