Music festivals as places of the possible
Curated by KeepOn Live and Assomusica
Moderated by Silvia Boschero. With Giuseppe Gomez (Beats of Pompei), Fulvio De Rosa (Mantova Summer Festival), Barbara Vargiu (Abbabula Festival), Antonio Conte (Farm Festival) also present Carlo Parodi (Assomusica), Davide Fabbri (KeepOn Live)
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Every music festival is a world in itself, yet they all share the same tension: transforming a space into a place. A temporary but very powerful gesture, which takes shape through skills and professionalism that work an entire year to play it all out in a few days. In this panel, some of the festivals’ trajectories are recounted through the voices of those who direct them, analyzing how events of different scales (small, medium and large) impact the territory, the economy and the construction of communities.
Festivals, with their ability to generate cohesion, beauty and a sense of belonging, are true epiphanies. Today more than ever, they are also laboratories of good practices: from environmental sustainability to accessibility and inclusion, from caring for the public to the relationship with institutions.
The meeting will be an opportunity to explore the dynamics that accompany a festival from its conception to its realization: artistic direction, economic models, cultural identity, sustainability and social impact. Because if it is true that every festival is similar, it is equally true that each has its own stylistic figure, its own signature.