Velonotte™ La Fenice:
Hamburg 1945-1965.
Sunset bike-powered time machine
with architects, historians
and a special soundtrack.
Saturday Sept. 13th, 17:30
Badge & tshirt per gli iscritti
VeloNotte La Fenice: Hamburg 1945-65
Welcome to the first ever bicycle-powered time machine! — by night, by bike with music!
Velonotte International invites you to cycle back through the Hamburg's epic journey -- from the devastation of wartime bombings to its dazzling rise as Germany’s powerhouse of economy, media, transport, and industry. In eight captivating chapters, we’ll trace Hamburg's remarkable re-birth as protagonist in the Wirtschaftswunder -- the German economic miracle.
Join us as we pedal through urban history, discovering courageous architecture masterpieces of Brutalism and International style, immersing into the incredibly rich media scene (Spiegel, Die Zeit, & more more more come from here), wrapped up by the dramatic showbiz stories (Alexandra, and the Beatles met here!) in this vibrant unforgettable night.
You will need a bike and a smartphone to participate in this evening bike tour. You are encouraged to dress like it's 1950/60s.
Created by urban historian and composer Dr.Sergey Nikitin-Rimsky, architect Christoph Schwarzkopf & VeloNotte International.
Supported by ZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS, Architectuul, Teatro Instabile de Venexia.
If you don't have a bike, there is a well-developed bike sharing in Hamburg, -- just take your time to register and borrow a bike a little bit beforehand.
Expect a 13 kms relaxed ride to ponder the scenery and imagine that we're traveling in time. A nice workout for parents with kids too.
Speakers
Coming soon!
Please bring with you:
• Fully-charged smartphone with headphones to be able to listen to the audio streaming from your cell phone
• You will need a bike with a bell, front and rear lights
Audience
Age appropriate for age 6 to eternity.
For history, biology and gardening enthusiasts, bike and nature lovers, people who love to explore the place they live in.
Velonotte is a non-commercial non-government association of scholars architects and artists which mission is to inspire people with urban legacy. You can donate to encourage our work. If you like to know more about how to support us, please write to us .
Original soundtrack
for Velonotte La Fenice
Composed by The Useless Youth.
Velonotte Hamburg Team
Sergey Nikitin-Rimsky
Christoph Schwarzkopf
Manuela Merlo
Sergey Kamenskiy
cvbetto design
What is VeloNotte?
We explore cities by night and by bike.
We have a generous selection of scholars and architects to guide us.
VeloNotte has a scenario – beginning, middle and the end, like a good piece by Shakespeare.
From ghosts to bricks we weave it all into a compelling story.
More than 100.000 people joined our events worldwide.
Velonotte speakers featured Richard Rogers, Peter Ackroyd (London), Peter Eisenman, Cinzia de Lotto, Stefano Aloe (Verona), Ken Jackson (Columbia), Maria Vittoria Capitanucci (Politecnico di Milano), Jean-Louis Cohen (New York University), Franco Cardini (Normale di Pisa), Carlo Blasi (La Sapienza, Roma), Pier-Ostilio Rossi e Vittorio Vidotto (La Sapienza, Roma), Anna Bronovitskaya, Natalia Dushkina (Markhi).
The project is created and curated by Prof. Sergey Nikitin, urban historian, activist and educator.
Books that inspired us making VeloNotte Hamburg
Coming soon!
FAQ
-- How long it will be?
The Velonotte journey will take 3 hours. No steep hills.
-- Will we have to ride fast?
Never. It is a non-competitive ride.
-- What do I have to take with me to listen to the guides?
We will have a streaming of speakers comments, so please bring a smartphone to follow Velonotte, a battery and headphones.
-- Do you have a bike-sharing in Hamburg?
Yes, you can rent a bike, or something more interesting from local bike shops,.
If you have further questions, please contact us
Thanks to our experts and advisors
Alessandro De Magistris
Irina Von Jagow
Video: Velonotte Olimpica in London in 2012 was wrapped up by unforgettable concert by Trinity Laban string orchestra at 4 o'clock in the morning
Created by Velonotte International
About Us
Since 2007 we have established a series of international Grand-tours in the greatest cities all over the World. Created by Sergey Nikitin & Velonotte International. Read more.
Contacts
You can write email at:
velonotte#gmail.com (please replace # with @)
Meet us in Social networks: www.Facebook.com/Velonotte
www.twitter.com/velonotte
