There is a giant new art project coming to Pittsburgh, but it is not
what you would expect. A 40 foot yellow rubber duck that has been
traveling around the world, and it's next stop is Pittsburgh. It will
be premiering as part of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's International
Festival of Firsts.
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's third Pittsburgh International
Festival of Firsts will open with a 40-foot-tall rubber duck in the
Allegheny River.
The Trust announced its lineup for the festival
that opens Sept.27 with Florentijn Hofman's "The Rubber Duck" -- which
also is 35 feet long and 30 feet wide.
The duck will be launched
at the West End Bridge where it will travel toward The Point and under
the
Fort Duquesne Bridge. Sixth Street Bridge also will be shut down for
a bridge party to celebrate the beginning of the festival.
Each
Festival of Firsts brings international artists to Pittsburgh for a U.S.
based premiere of their work. This year's festival will feature artists
and companies from the Netherlands, Belgium, Australia and more. For
the first time, two U.S. artists also will be featured in the festival.
"We
think the Cultural Trust's Festival of Firsts will have a really
profound impact in creating further awareness of Pittsburgh as a true
international city," said Kevin McMahon, Trust president and CEO.
Some
featured works include "Kiss and Cry," about a woman looking back at
her great loves,
"Measure Back," an interactive show that looks at the
construction and implementation of war and
"The Pigeoning," which is
about an obsessive compulsive man and his encounters with pigeons.
Shows
and artwork will be shown in various parts of Pittsburgh, including the
New Hazlett Theater, Bricolage and Cabaret at Theater Square.
For more information,
http://trustarts.org/events/pages/pittsburgh-international-festival-of-firsts/
