The 1905 Winegrowers Festival belongs to Ren\u00e9 Morax and Gustave Doret. The poet and the musician fully expressed the artistic ideal of the Winegrowers Festival for the very first time:<\/p>\n
A poet and man of the theatre, Morax was the first to structure the Festival and to create a scenario. The Festivals of the 19th century were like patchwork, because many authors worked on them. The 1905 Festival is consistent from start to finish. The performance was entirely produced on the Market Square, and was separate from the pageant, which had little in common with the parades of the 18th century or the dancing pageants of the 19th century.<\/p>\n
The music is a splendid artistic cascade transported by the poetry of Morax\u2019s lyrics. Some 1,800 singers and musicians executed Doret\u2019s score. The 1905 Winter act included a choir describing \u201cthe Earth\u2019s sleep\u201d, one of Gustave Doret\u2019s most remarkable pieces of music.<\/p>\n
Additionally, as if striving for even more authenticity, women were finally accepted without restriction, with the Bacchantes played by charming young girls. For the first time, a film was shot from the stands and amateur photographers were also present. Thanks to the profits made, in February 1906 the Brotherhood reimbursed the participants 40% of the value of their costumes.<\/p>\n
Abbot-President: Emile Gaudard
Direction: Ren\u00e9 Morax
Music: Gustave Doret
Libretto: Ren\u00e9 Morax, first true poet, first real writer to create a plan for the Festival, wrote a poem and not a patchwork
Costumes: Jean Morax<\/p>\n
Louis Chessex and Louis Curchod (61 winegrowers also received distinctions and awards)<\/p>\n
Ancient temple in neo-classical style
Altar of the three gods
3 gates connected by colonnades
Horseshoe shape
Centre block higher than side stands
12 500 seats<\/p>\n
Shift in cycle of the seasons, performance opened with Winter and closed with Autumn
Sacred celebration of the tasks and the days
Cow-herders in Summer
New characters: elderly men and women; spinners, Swiss and cantonal banners in the arena
Bacchantes were women
5 brass bands and, for the first time, Basel Pipers and Drummers
1 orchestra including, among others, 2 military bands and 12 harps
Pageant totally separate from the performance<\/p>\n
1,800 participants
6 performances and 2 parades
Prices of seats CHF 2.00 to 25.00.
Festival costs CHF 625,338
Profits CHF 40,664.70<\/p>\n
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4, 5, 7, 8, and 9 AUGUST 1905: A JOINT EFFORT Morax and Doret in perfect unison The 1905 Winegrowers Festival belongs to Ren\u00e9 Morax and Gustave Doret. The poet and the musician fully expressed the artistic ideal of the Winegrowers Festival for the very first time: \u201c\u2026(it) was truly the celebration of an entire […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":759,"parent":1171,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1134","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n