From October 12 2007 the inauguration takes place of the finalised tour of the restored Reggia of the Venaria Reale in Turin, one of the most significant examples of architectural magnificence and international Baroque art from the 17th and 18th century. An international exhibition entitled “The Reggia di Venaria and the Savoy Dynasty. History and magnificence of a European court”, with over 400 prestigious works from the major art and historical museums in the world; and “Repopulating the Reggia”, pageants created and presented by Peter Greenaway. Click here for video interview with Peter Greenaway.

Peter Greenaway's next film "Nightwatching" is about the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn. Greenaway has written and directed the film.

The Nightwatching film premiere will be during the Venice Filmfestival 2007 (September 6).

Initiated by The Netherlands' Kasander Film Company, Nightwatching is based around the painting of Rembrandt's most famous picture:"The Nightwatch".

The film was accompanied by a special installation that Greenaway designed for the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. It was shown next to the actual "Nightwatch" painting and casted some light on the characters portrayed in the famous work. 

Click here for the trailer video .
Click here for the Netwerk.TV special on Nightwatching & the art of VJ-ing .

Please click here for the synopsis of the film.

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Recently awarded a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in the New Year's honours list, outrageous and controversial, Peter Greenaway is one of cinema's great antagonists.  Here, produced by Dutch Visual Music label NoTV, Greenaway will challenge the 'tyrannies' of cinema as we know it with the UK premiere of his Tulse Luper VJ performance (OPTRONICA FESTIVAL).

Queen Elizabeth granted Peter Greenaway the title of Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). He will receive a medal and his new title in an official ceremony in March 2007.

On Friday June 17 2005 Peter Greenaway performed his first memorable VJ act. Utilizing a giant touchscreen control system he rocked the crowd in Amsterdam's VJ temple "11", blending his avantgarde cinematographic imagery (taken from the Tulse Luper Suitcases movie) with the heavy movie score remix by DJ Serge Dodwell a.k.a. Radar. With his outstanding cinematographic eye and energetic approach the "real time image conductor" Greenaway, assisted by VJs E202 and Robotfunk, has hereby set the pace in the toplevel international VJ scene.
Click here for more on Peter's VJ debut and some pictures.

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, a personal history of Uranium, is an on-going multi-media project by British filmmaker Peter Greenaway. It is manufactured as a series of feature films for the cinema, a television series, numerous DVDs, a Suitcases Exhibition , a live cinema VJ performance , a website, an online internet game, a library of 92 books, and various theatre events, exhibitions and installations. Click here for more information.