Art in the square
The creative trademark of the Tollwood Festival
A place for inspiration and encounters: an open-air museum.
In addition to theatre, concerts and performances, the Tollwood presents a wide variety of art installations and sculptures every festival.
Creative works of art
Torsten Mühlbach: Zauberwald, Pegasus & Bacchus is Dancing
It glitters and sparkles when Tollwood presents Torsten Mühlbach’s works of art at the Winter Festival. Even before the entrance, the dancing sculpture Bacchus is dancing welcomes the audience. At the main entrance, an enchanted forest harbours its glowing Pegasus – always an eye-catcher. And at the other end of the festival, a twelve-metre-high Christmas tree made of disco balls shines across the grounds.
Andrey von Schlippe: Planets
Art floats at the Tollwood Winter Festival. Just like the planets floating above part of the market – designed by Andrey von Schlippe, Head of Visual Arts at Tollwood. Hundreds of colourful planets float on fine strings above the heads of the festival audience. Breathtakingly beautiful!
Veronika Angloher: Fence design
‘We need you!’ – The motto of the winter festival is also reflected in the fence design by freelance artist Veronika Angloher, who will be responsible for the artistic square design from this winter.
responsible for the artistic design of the festival.
Adam Stubley: Word Sculptures
Adam Stubley shapes words into art. His word sculptures bear witness to the power of language and place the human being at the centre. His works have fascinated audiences for more than at the Tollwood Festivals for more than a decade.
Ludwig Frank: Entrance gate & illuminated pagodas
Get out of the underground and into the Tollwood Winter Festival – Ludwig Frank’s illuminated pagodas shine in front of the festival’s main entrance. They show the way in bright colours. And the artist’s entrance gate welcomes everyone at the side entrance in the colours of fire.
Mukai Katsumi: Wooden sculptures
Deeply rooted in nature: that is the art of Mukai Katsumi. The large wooden sculptures by this friend of Tollwood breathe the spirit of his Japanese homeland. The artist listens to his trees and responds with his very own formal language. For many years, he has also been preoccupied with the theme of family, which inspired him to create his “Family” sculptures.
Ice artists: Fascinating things made of ice
How do you turn ice into art? Ice artists like Christian Staber show how at the Tollwood Winter Festival. They carve fascinating creatures and works of art freehand live on site.
Werte Bänke ‘Values Benches’
Tollwood visitors can get creative themselves at the ‘Values Benches’ in the Bazar: simple wooden benches invite them to actively engage in artistic dialogue with values such as courage, freedom, tolerance and cohesion.
TraVani’s light ball
This illuminated object by the manufacturer TraVani’s Leuchtenliebe is made from 5000 metres of braided wire and over 400 LED lights for the enchanted forest at the Tollwood Winter Festival. The family business TraVani has been creating individual, magical lights since 2008 with the aim of giving joy and contributing to the ‘re-enchantment of the world’. If you are interested in this bauble, please contact: [email protected] | Further information at: www.travani.de | @travaniofficial