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A Lectio Magistralis by Peter Sloterdijk for the Biennale della Parola
Entitled The Midwife of the Intellect: Meister Eckhart and the Divine Man, it will take place on Friday 7 March, 5:30 pm, at the Casa dei Tre Oci.
A lectio magistralis by Peter Sloterdijk
On Friday 7 March, Peter Sloterdjik will hold a Lectio Magistralis entitled The Midwife of the Intellect: Meister Eckhart and the Divine Man. The lectio magistralis will take place at 5:30 pm, in the Casa dei Tre Oci. It will be introduced by President Pietrangelo Buttafuoco.
Peter Sloterdijk is among the protagonists of the Special Project of the Historical Archives of La Biennale di Venezia Expositio Sancti Evangelii secundum Iohannem by Meister Eckhart (Ospedale Civile SS. Giovanni e Paolo, 5 > 9 March 2025, repeated 11 > 15 March 2025), where the philosopher will introduce the evening dedicated to Being (March 6).
The participation of the German philosopher, known for his analysis of modernity and his critique of the structures of Western thought, is the result of a collaboration between La Biennale di Venezia and the Berggruen Institute Europe.
The lectio will be in English with simultaneous translation into Italian.
Free admission upon reservation, while seats are available: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lectio-magistralis-with-peter-sloterdijk-at-tre-oci-tickets-1251041080549?aff=oddtdtcreator
Expositio Sancti Evangelii secundum Iohannem by Meister Eckhart
From Wednesday March 5th to Sunday March 9th and in a repeat performance from Tuesday March 11th to Saturday March 15th (at 9:30 pm), La Biennale di Venezia presents the Special Project of the Historical Archive Expositio Sancti Evangelii secundum Iohannem (Commentary on John) by Johannes Eckhart (c. 1260 – c. 1328), the Dominican theologian and mystic known as Meister Eckhart.
The project stages the Commentary on John in the Portego delle Colonne of the Scuola Grande di San Marco, the atrium of the monumental sixteenth-century complex known today as the Ospedale Civile SS. Giovanni e Paolo with actors Federica Fracassi, Leda Kreider, Dario Aita together with the Coro della Cappella Marciana led by Maestro Marco Gemmani. The dramaturgy and direction are by Antonello Pocetti and the stage concept by Antonino Viola, who last January created Luigi Nono’s Prometeo for La Biennale, while the video images are designed by Andrew Quinn and the sound diffusion by Thierry Coduys.
The President of La Biennale di Venezia Pietrangelo Buttafuoco has stated: “The word makes the world, humanity is revealed in the word, the word returns the destinies of all to the Eternal. The special project that La Biennale di Venezia dedicates to the Expositio Sancti Evangelii secundum Iohannem by Meister Eckhart focuses attention on the word, which is the origin of everything, to attune us to listen. The word is the one most certain element in the human amalgam, and giving meaning to the world – in life’s long and secret history – is an exercise in pure vertigo that Eckhart forges in a direction that finds expression today in an artistic event: the resonance of the word in the flesh, in the voice and in performative action”.
Thanks
We would like to thank for their hospitality and collaboration the Fondazione Scuola Grande di San Marco and Azienda ULSS 3 Serenissima di Venezia, two institutions for a single place that together embody the interconnection between care and art.
