Projects & Films
2014 Next Door – Between Life Art and "Leberkas" (Film)
The film "Next Door", edited 2014, documents the socio-cultural project "Life Artists – Life Art" from the academic year 2012-13 in Salzburg. The focus is on encounters between people on their various stages of life on site. Focus of the encounters: Swap and exchange with creative means.
Read more … Next Door – Between Life Art and "Leberkas" (Film)2021 LIA Mirabell Talks (Film)
The four-part film series from March 2021 documents walk talks in Salzburg’s Mirabellpark. Reason for the talks: the book publication by Karin Mairitsch from September 2020: Helmi Vent – Lab Inter Arts. Insights into the Performance Lab „Hätte Hätte Fahrradkette“ [shoulda woulda coulda]
Read more … LIA Mirabell Talks (Film)2016 Hätte Hätte Fahrradkette [shoulda woulda coulda] – A Performance Lab (Film)
The film “Hätte Hätte Fahrradkette [shoulda woulda coulda] – A Performance Lab” documents the process of the Lab Inter Arts project of the same name with students from different fields of study at the Paris-Lodron University Salzburg and the Mozarteum University Salzburg in the winter semester 2015-16.
Read more … Hätte Hätte Fahrradkette [shoulda woulda coulda] – A Performance Lab (Film)2015-16 Performance Studio. An AV-Documented Experimental Platform
A Lab Inter Arts Project on the focus area “Science&Art”, University of Salzburg and Mozarteum University Salzburg, featuring a summary of lab excerpts in the film “Hätte Hätte Fahrradkette. A Performance Lab” (see Trailer).
Read more … Performance Studio. An AV-Documented Experimental Platform2012-2013 REP & RIP – REPertoire & Repertoire In Process A Laboratory Documentation
A vocal theater project in Manado (North Sulawesi, Indonesien), February 10-29, 2012. A collaboration project with the Manado State University Choir, MSUC (Indonesien); Dr. André de Quadros (USA) und Helmi Vent (Germany/Austria)
Read more … REP & RIP – REPertoire & Repertoire In Process2013 Performative Self-Portraits Part II
Laboratory Development in the Summer Semester 2012: From "protrahere" (Latin: "to drag forward") to a "portrait" with performative means
Read more … Performative Self-Portraits Part II2010 Film Documents I: Between Hurdy-Gurdy and Red Cabbage
Presentation of film excerpts for discussion, May 2010
Read more … Film Documents I: Between Hurdy-Gurdy and Red Cabbage2005 Pezzettino – Facets of Identity
Short Films 2005: Splitters of one’s own identity in personal and interpersonal patchwork fabrics
Read more … Pezzettino – Facets of Identity2010 ConCom City Walks Mumbai 2010
An intercultural encounter and performance project with partners from Mumbai (India) and the Lab Inter Arts, Salzburg (Austria), September 2010
Read more … ConCom City Walks Mumbai 20102009 Between Schranne and Mirabell
Outdoor laboratory works in the neighbourhood of Mirabellplatz in Salzburg. April 2008 – October 2009
LIA – Lab Inter Arts and interested parties from the Salzburg environment
2009 ConCom Goa 2009
An intercultural encounter- and performance project in Panaji, Goa (India) with students from India and Austria, December 2009
Read more … ConCom Goa 20092009 Basement Theater
A series of explorations in basement spaces, March – July 2009
LIA – Lab Inter Arts, University Mozarteum Salzburg
2007 "Sing to the Lord a New Song"
A scenic questioning of doctrines and traditions. Salzburg University Church, June 2007
DanceMusicTheater Laboratory and university parish priest and rector of Salzburg University Church Andreas M. Jakober
2001 "I walked along ..."
A SpaceSoundBodyTheater in the context of the international and interdisciplinary symposium "Musik und Humanität" (Music and Humanity) – Frankfurt, November–December 2001
Read more … "I walked along..."1998 Songs of(f) Stage
Dedicated to Mauricio Kagel
A sound research project for the opening of the "22nd International Festival of Contemporary Music – ASPEKTE Salzburg", May 1998
DanceMusicTheaterLaboratory and VoiceArtist Lauren Newton
1989-90 "The Unanswered Question"
A Performance project based on the music of the same name by Charles Ives as a leitmotif
DanceMusicLaboratory, Salzburg (Austria) and Bochum (Germany) 1990
1989 "Where are you, Adam?"
A performance contribution to the environmental debate
DanceMusicLaboratory, University Mozarteum Salzburg
Salzburg (Austria) and Enschede (Netherlands) 1989
1992 Table Talks
A piece with people at tables with hard edges and corners
DanceMusicTheater Laboratory. Salzburg and Linz (Austria), 1992
1994 Opening
Festive project to start off the academic year 1994-1995, based on compositional ideas by John Cage
Department of Music and Dance Education, Orff-Institute, University Mozarteum Salzburg (Austria), 1994
1995 "Will you Play your Hurdy-Gurdy to my Songs?"
A scenic questioning on the subject of the so-called 'self' and 'other', based on the concluding question of the poetry and lieder cycle "Winterreise" by Wilhelm Müller and Franz Schubert
DanceMusicTheaterLaboratory.
Salzburg (Austria), April 1995; Melbourne (Australia), July 1995; Cape Town (South Africa), July 1997
2008 Postludium – An Afterplay
Action commentary on the transfer of the university parish priest Andreas M. Jakober, July 2008
Front steps of the Salzburg University Church
Helmi Vent in cooperation with the cultural association "K. – Junge Kultur Salzburg"
2000 In Endless Halls
SpaceSoundBodyTheater for the opening of the conference "Neue Musik in Szene" (New Music on the Scene)
Frankfurt, Oct./Nov. 2000
A cooperation project between Universities in Salzburg (Austria) and Frankfurt (Germany)
2002 Word-Sound-Body-Essays
Intermezzi to the conference "Mensch und Musik" (Man and Music), University Mozarteum Salzburg, in cooperation with the ORF Landesstudio Salzburg (Salzburg regional Studio of the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation), March 2002
With instructors and students of the University Mozarteum and guest soloists
1987 "Art is when ..."
"D… d… does anyone here know anything about art?"
DanceMusicLaboratory, University Mozarteum Salzburg
Salzburg (Austria), Köln and München (Germany) 1987
1985-87 "Please Take a Seat"
A piece to illuminate positions
DanceMusicLaboratory, University Mozarteum Salzburg
Salzburg (Austria), Köln and München (Germany) 1985 and 1987
2010 Multi-Stage-Theater
A project carried out in cooperation between LIA – Lab Inter Arts, University Mozarteum, the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg and the course of studies MultiMediaArt (MMA) of the University of Applied Sciences Salzburg, fall 2010
Read more … Multi-Stage-Theater2011 Performative Self-Portraits Part I
Laboratory Development in the Winter Semester 2011-12: From "protrahere" (Latin: "to drag forward") to a "portrait" with performative means
Read more … Performative Self-Portraits Part I2011 ConCom India Part III – 2011
The film documentary about the second part of the intercultural project work in India will be cause for joint reflections (September 2011) on the previous laboratory attempts in Goa and Mumbai (2009 and 2010)
Read more … ConCom India Part III – 20112010 Lisa Sokolov, New York: Embodied VoiceWork
A guest course about Embodying the Voice with Lisa Sokolov for students of LIA – Lab Inter Arts, Salzburg
Read more … Lisa Sokolov, New York: Embodied VoiceWork2013 30 Years – Where Would We End Up?
Double-Event: An Anniversary Film commemorating thirty years of Helmi Vent’s workshop projects and Helmi Vent’s Retirement Party, May 17, 2013
Read more … 30 Years – Where Would We End Up?2012-13 Life Artists – Life Art
A project to facilitate encounters with “Lebenskünstler” (life artists). The stages upon which these artists live their lives offer opportunities to take part in joint projects on location. Salzburg 2012-13.
Read more … Life Artists – Life Art2006 Performative Arts – Audio-Visual
Film chapters from the sound research project “Songs of(f) Stage”
By the open day 14 Oct. 2006
In the framework of the grand opening of the Salzburg Mozarteum’s new building on Mirabellplatz
2011 Film Documents II: City Walks Mumbai 2010
Presentation of a documentary film on the ConCom-Project: City Walks Mumbai 2010
Read more … Film Documents II: City Walks Mumbai 20102006 Strings in Conversation
An experimental music theater project for string players, led by Helmi Vent in the context of her guest teaching at the "College of Music and Dance", Ulanbaatar (Mongolia), September 1–13, 2006
Read more … Strings in Conversation