Digitalive 2019: Romaeuropa Festival's Digital Arts Program Returns to Mattatoio

The Romaeuropa Festival launches the second edition of Digitalive, a program dedicated to digital and performing arts, taking place at Mattatoio in Rome from October 4 to 6, 2019. Curated by Federica Patti, the event features performances, installations, and DJ sets exploring the intersection of bodies, software, and machines. Highlights include Hiroaki Umeda's adapted 'Intentional Particle' and Italian premiere of 'Median'; Eliane Radigue's compositions performed by Enrico Malatesta; and new works by Maria di Stefano, Mara Oscar Cassiani, Marco Donnarumma, Margherita Pevere, and Ultravioletto. The program also includes a 'virtual b2b' between DJs Sandra Mason and JASSS, and a durational improvisation by Stéphanie Janaina and Nicolás Jaar. The Digital Award returns, with a jury including Satu Oksanen (Kiasma, Helsinki) and Boris Magrini (HeK, Basel), selecting from five candidates: Mara Oscar Cassiani, Maria di Stefano, Enrico Malatesta, Ultravioletto, and ZU. The festival collaborates with Villa Massimo, NABA, Sapienza University, RUFA, and others. The theme 'Landscapes' explores virtual and hybrid environments, addressing climate change through works like ZU's 'Terminalia Amazonia' and RUFA students' algorithmic video on animal migration.