Lavanderia a Vapore's ARIA Project Reimagines Artist Residencies Through Collective, Horizontal Practices

Key facts

• Lavanderia a Vapore is a dance venue and research center located in a former psychiatric hospital in Collegno, on the outskirts of Turin, Italy.
• It is recognized as a Dance Residency Centre by the Ministry of Culture and the Piedmont Region and is a member of the European Dance Development Network (EDN) and European Network of Cultural Centres (ENCC).
• The 2025–2026 program 'Sistema degli Affetti' includes ARIA, a collective residency project that involves artists and staff in co-managing curatorial, artistic, and organizational aspects.
• ARIA is a hybrid group formed through an open call and includes artists Anna Basti, Adriana Borriello, B Bordoni, Francesca Cinalli, Christopher Serebour, Jija Sohn, Doriana Crema, and Salvo Lombardo.
• Lavanderia's staff involved in ARIA includes Chiara Organtini, Anna Estdahl, Angela Giorgi, Kadri Sirel, Carlotta Pedrazzoli, Eugenia Coscarella, and Edoardo Urso, with participation from Alessandra Valsecchi of Fondazione Piemonte dal Vivo.
• The institution's speculative future vision was prompted by a workshop question developed with the Fitzcarraldo Foundation: 'What will your residency look like in fifty years?'
• Lavanderia's framework emphasizes themes of Artistic Language, Transformative Experience, and Rituality, with projects like Workspace Ricerca X, Research Camping, and Palestra del Feedback.
• The 2025 edition of Research Camping, 'Sliding Bodies,' explored sliding as a posture and relational dynamic, focusing on inclination toward the other and interdependence.