Why a family history?
Visitors to EXPERIENCE TIROL are not only treated to an hour of fantastic images and background knowledge about Tyrol, but also an emotional storyline. Co-Managing Director and author of the screenplay, Felix Kozubek, in conversation.
How are you?
Thank you, very good so far. EXPERIENCE TIROL has been running for six months now and more people are coming every day. That is wonderful.
If someone didn’t know EXPERIENCE TIROL at all, how would you explain it to them?
The best explanation is the experience itself. EXPERIENCE TIROL is an attempt to show a country, its people and special features in a way that has never been seen before. It is a show that hopefully triggers positive emotions, gives pleasure and at the same time imparts a little knowledge.
You use elements from film, theater and museums.
That’s right. As in the museum, we also have several rooms that you walk through one after the other and learn about different topics. These so-called stages are linked by a family history. Father Thomas and daughter Anna involve us guests in a kind of chamber play. And if you like, EXPERIENCE TIROL is a big movie, with everything that goes with it. A lovingly designed environment. Two protagonists with background stories. Highs and lows. Drama and maybe even a happy ending.
You wrote the script that forms the basis for EXPERIENCE TIROL. Why did you choose a family story?
That was not my decision, but a joint one. It was clear to us right from the start that we wanted to use the power of storytelling to combine all the rooms into one large overall work. A suitable plot was needed for this. I have written several. All completely different. They ranged from very critical to fantastic to very real. In the end, we decided against a magical story with dwarves and keys and in favor of the family. Everyone has a family in some form or knows the image. That is the lowest common denominator, so to speak. The connecting factor.
Why exactly father and daughter?
Anna is 14. She is looking to the future. Worries about her home. Just like many young people do these days. That is why she is involved in bee projects and is generally an active and responsible young woman. Her father represents more conservative values. He focuses on family, security, money and career. This mixture results in an exciting generational conflict. Delivered in the home of a typical Tyrolean family. Not on the big stage.
Do you want to say something about the end?
No. That would be mean and would take away the tension. Our guests should be able to fully immerse themselves in the story and look forward to the finale.
Thank you for the interview.
