“Ephhemera Festival of Intangible Culture”, the first in Italy, conceived, edited and directed by Eleonora Cedaro, Michela Lupieri And Rachele D’Osualdo, which will offer events until the fall (you can find the full program here). After the presentation, the “Here, There & Everywhere” exhibition of Riccardo Arena, Cristina Burelli, Michela Lupieri.
Conceived and designed as a festival for all: for the communities that inhabit its places, for curious people of all ages and nationalities, “Ephemera” will focus on some symbolic places in the natural and artistic heritage of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region – Prato d’Arte Marzona, Vigne Museum, Palazzo Lantieri, Martincigh Bookshop and Trieste Contemporanea – through a rich calendar of events spread from May to October that will intertwine different disciplines: dance performances, contemporary music and sound art, an artist residency, visual art exhibitions, artistic and sporting workshops “, predicted the founders.
We talked about it with the curatorial team in the interview below.
How did the Ephemera Festival arise and the need to focus attention on intangible culture?
“It stems from the need to tell the story of the present and from the awareness that there is an intangible legacy that cannot be seen is difficult to define and that we risk taking for granted. A consciousness strongly attached to our time, which tells and defines it. We have tried to bring back to the center the essence of art, of sociality, of the collective, of a time that has undermined its possibility of happening; we wanted to share a common good that is necessary and that belongs to the community. Michela Lupieri and Eleonora Cedaro accepted the invitation of the Autonomous Community of Friuli Venezia Giulia and the confidence of ETRARTElead body, as with Rachele D’Osualdo they turned the curatorial idea into a solid project reality. We believe that the essence of the project lies in this: a passionate vision of the present and a network of partners, professionalism of culture, organizations, foundations, institutions and last but not least the prestigious support of a network of cultural mentors representative of the cultural centers of the territory “.
What kind of interaction with the area does the festival propose, and how were the bodies involved chosen?
We involved the local communities that live in the places, the small cultural associations and unusual synergies were activated – think of the Zahre Choir in Sauris, which collaborated with Melucci. But we also turned to more structured realities that, depending on the field to which they belong, persistently pursue quality programming and a long-term vision – such as Trieste Contemporanea, Libreria Martincigh, Vigne Museum and CREAA, a cultural enterprise that has taken us by the hand. in hand and accompanies us in telling Ephemera ».
What is the festival’s planning for the future?
“In this first edition, we have activated a very strong network: the region’s support was joined by the support of the Friuli Foundation and the Pietro Pittini Foundation, and there were many applications and proposals that we have already received for future editions. It will be fundamental to activate a cross-cutting support network between public and private, in order to consolidate and expand the audience of those who want to believe that what lasts “one day” is necessary because it resonates for a long time in a powerful and vital echo ».
