Osterfestspiele Salzburg 2023–2024
Overall communication and visual identity for the Osterfestspiele Salzburg—design by Off Office (Johannes von Gross and Markus Lingemann), with Leonie Seitz and Robin Christopher Körner.
Based in Vienna, Austria, Off Office developed the identity of the annual festival around the use of Millionaire Script and Roman (Altiplano), paired with ABC Diatype (Dinamo). The combination of Diatype’s modern efficiency with the baroque–neoclassical expressiveness of Millionaire, all brought together through remarkably precise and thoughtful typographic composition, perfectly reflects the festival’s ambition:
The festival crosses the boundaries of classical music, featuring a world premiere by choreographer Sasha Waltz and an immersive electro performance.
Spring and Easter stand for the reawakening of life. In this spirit, and with reference to the 2024 festival’s focus on Italy, the design brings marble statues of Roman fountains to life. For the first time, they feel the heat of the sun, the freshness of the water, and—after centuries of rigidity—finally move to the music of the great Italian masters.
The festival was nicely documented by Vincent Forstenlechner and Erli Grünzweil.
