Art and politics: Achim Benning - a life's work in focus

Art and politics: Achim Benning - a life's work in focus

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - on Sunday, January 12, 2025, at 9:05 a.m. in ORF 2 The final film by Georg Riha's three -part documentary series is broadcast on "Austria's World Heritage". The film entitled "Jungung, Salt and Baroque Spray" focuses on Salzburg and its advancement as an important historical city. The history of the city, which was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1996, is inextricably linked to the "white gold" salt, which has secured prosperity for centuries. This is particularly evident in the Salzkammergut region, which impresses with its prehistoric saltes in Hallstatt and the unique cultural landscape to the Attersee. These sites provide remarkable insights into the life of the first miners and were recognized in 1997 as a world heritage, as here ots.at reported.

After the documentary, a portrait of the late theater man Achim Benning will be broadcast at 9:50 a.m., which would have been 90 years old this year. The film by Kurt Brazda looks at Benning's life's work and commitment to promoting the Czech dissident movement. Benning's career, which was director of the Burgtheater between 1976 and 1986, is told from his acting training in Vienna to his striking productions. He was known for his provocative directorial work and his close connection to Václav Havel; A special homage that recognizes both its cultural and political merits. These aspects of his impressive biography were also highlighted by orf.at

a life dedicated to the theater

Benning, who died in 2024 at the age of 89, leaves a lasting legacy in the Austrian theater landscape. The upstream contribution from the "Kulturwoche" and the subsequent short series on "The Snow World" complete the cultural program. The spectators can therefore look forward to a deep insight into the history of Salzburg and the life of one of the most influential theater makers who always saw themselves as "homo politicus".