“ark nova”世界上首个充气式音乐厅

Two years after a major earthquake and tsunami(海啸) hit Japan, architect(建筑师) Arata Isozaki and artist Anish Kapoor have completed an inflatable(膨胀的) mobile concert hall that will tour affected regions (+ slideshow(幻灯片放映)).

Japanese architect Arata Isozaki teamed up with Indian-born Anish Kapoor to design the orb-like structure(结构), which is modelled on the inflatable Leviathan sculptures created by the artist for a past exhibition in Paris.

The 500-seat performance venue(审判地) is designed to stage performances ranging from orchestras(管弦乐队) and chamber(室) music to jazz, theatre, dance and art, and it will host the Lucerne Festival of music this autumn in Matsushima.

"We named the Project Ark Nova, or 'new ark', with the hope that it will become a symbol(象征) of recovery(恢复) immediately after the great earthquake disaster," said the designers.

"Ark Nova obviously can't carry people and animals to escape from disaster, but we conceived(怀孕) the ark to travel packed with music and various arts, from the perspective(观点) of long-term rebuilding of culture and spirit," they added.

The walls of the structure(结构) are made from a stretchy(有弹性的) plastic membrane(膜), designed to enable quick erection(勃起) and dismantling(拆除). To transport it to a new venue(审判地), the orb is completely deflated(泄气的) and loaded onto the back of a lorry alongside(在…旁边) the disassembled(拆开) equipment.

The designers first revealed(显示) their concept(观念) for Ark Nova back in September 2011. Arata Isozaki also recently completed the national convention(大会) centre in Qatar, while Anish Kapoor's latest collaborations(合作) include the 115 metre-high sculpture at the London 2012 Olympic Park.

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Here's more information from the festival organisers:

Lucerne(苜蓿) Festival Ark Nova 2013 in Matsushima Two years have passed since the unforgettable(难忘的) earthquake and tsunami(海啸) occurred in East Japan. As time goes by and the momentum(势头) for support of reconstruction(再建) wanes(衰退), Lucerne Festival one of Europe's leading music festivals, has formally(正式地) launched(发射) the Lucerne Festival Ark Nova in association(协会) with a Japanese concert management company with the aim of bringing hope through music to regions afflicted(折磨) by the Great East Japan Earthquake that struck on March 11, 2011. Lucerne Festival Ark Nova 2013 in Matsushima will be held this autumn in Matsushima-machi, Miyagi Prefecture. International architect(建筑师) Arata Isozaki is collaborating(合作) with India native and UK resident(居民) sculptor(雕刻家) Anish Kapoor to develop a mobile concert hall with a capacity(能力) of 500 people. In this hall and the surrounding area, called Ark Nova, various programs will be held during the period, blending(混合的) performances of world artists, centered around Lucerne Festival, and musical expression activities of the Tohoku region.

About Lucerne Festival Ark Nova

Lucerne Festival Ark Nova was initiated(开始) immediately after the great earthquake by Lucerne Festival, the Swiss international music festival. "ARK" as in "Noah's Ark", and NOVA, meaning "new". In the famous great flood legend(传奇) of the Old Testament/Book of Genesis, Noah boards his family and animals on an ark, and after the floodwater(洪水) recedes(后退), a rainbow is formed. In a nod to this story, we named the Project "new ark" = Ark Nova with the hope that it will become a symbol of recovery immediately after the great earthquake disaster. Ark Nova obviously can't carry people and animals to escape from disaster, but we conceived the ark to travel packed with music and various arts, from the perspective of long-term rebuilding of culture and spirit. We also recalled(召回) a key concept that Japanese folklorist(民俗学研究者) Shinobu Orikuchi coined as "marebito (sacred(神的) guests)". This is the concept that "marebito" from foreign lands brought religions and festivals and revitalised(新生) society as a result. This could also be considered the principle(原理) of how the arts came into existence. Ark Nova will visit all over the disaster regions as a "marebito" and generate(形成) activities putting the spotlight(聚光灯) on each location as it interacts(幕间剧) with locals. Although the project was born as a result of the earthquake, we aim to develop a structure that can extend(延伸) beyond rebuilding to create "ARS NOVA", meaning "new arts".

Outline(轮廓) of Concert Hall

The concert hall Ark Nova created by Arata Isozaki and Anish Kapoor is an air-inflated membrane structure which equipped with the necessary stage and sound equipment. The membrane can be folded up and the equipment dismantled and loaded on a truck, so they can be brought to each site. The interior(内部) is a single uninterrupted(不间断的) space which, depending on the arrangement of equipment, is a multistage format which can accommodate(容纳) various events from orchestras(管弦乐队) to chamber(装填) music, jazz, the performing arts or exhibitions. It is envisioned(想象) to seat 500 during an orchestra performance, and is planned to have a width of 30m, length of 36m and maximum height of 18m.