Florence's Estate Fiorentina 2017 Closes with 12 Major Events
The Estate Fiorentina 2017, organized by Tommaso Sacchi and supported by the City of Florence, wraps up its six-month celebration with a vibrant autumn lineup. Launched in May, the festival features events in outlying neighborhoods, with one-third of the 102 participating associations. Notable attractions include the Firenze Jazz Fringe Festival, showcasing over 200 artists and 52 free concerts, alongside film screenings at Piazzale degli Uffizi. Significant happenings from September to October feature Vanessa Beecroft at Firenze Suona Contemporanea (September 27–October 2), Cirk Fantastick (until September 24), and the Nextech Festival, a magazine fair at Museo Novecento (until September 24), as well as exhibitions like Parla con i muri #queer (until October 1). The program will offer various performances and guided tours through the end of October.
Key facts
- Estate Fiorentina 2017 runs from May to October, curated by Tommaso Sacchi and promoted by the City of Florence.
- One-third of the 102 participating associations organized events in Florence's suburbs.
- Firenze Jazz Fringe Festival debuted with over 200 artists and 52 free concerts in Oltrarno.
- Cinema screenings returned to Piazzale degli Uffizi during summer.
- Vanessa Beecroft is guest of honor at Firenze Suona Contemporanea (Sept 27–Oct 2) at Palazzo Strozzi, Uffizi, and Centro Pecci in Prato.
- Cirk Fantastick festival of contemporary circus runs until September 24 at Parco delle Cascine.
- Nextech Festival features Alva Noto's UNIEQAV (beta) project at four venues.
- Museo Novecento hosts a magazine fair until September 24 with Arianna Ciccone and Marcello Fois.
- Nel Chiostro delle Geometrie runs until October 26 at ex-convent of Santa Verdiana.
- Parla con i muri #queer exhibition at Caffè Letterario Le Murate until October 1.
- Sonic Somatic 2017 takes place at San Donato complex in Novoli from October 5–8.
- Genius Loci is a 48-hour music and poetry marathon at Santa Croce on October 6–7 with 15 international artists.
- Maratona Radicals on October 23 at Palazzo Vecchio accompanies 'Utopie Radicali' exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi.
- Inediti d'Autore film series runs until October 29 at Museo Novecento.
- Voci lontane voci sorelle poetry festival at Biblioteca delle Oblate and peripheral venues.
- Cooperativa Archeologia offers guided tours of Florence's archaeology until end of October.
Entities
Artists
- Vanessa Beecroft
- Alva Noto
- Gea Brown
- Dj Ralf
- Adam Beyer
- Arianna Ciccone
- Marcello Fois
- Vanni Santoni
- Edoardo de Angelis
- Francesco D'Isa
- Giancarlo Cauteruccio
- Carlo Terpolilli
- Andrè Benaim
- Giancarlo Di Giovine
- Roberto Visconti
- Filippo Brunelleschi
- Carla Brut
- Maria Paternostro
- Alessandro Bergonzoni
- Enrico Rava
- Makiko Hirabayashi
- Elio Germano
- Roberto Cotroneo
- Alberto Salvadori
- Gianni Pettena
- Pino Brugellis
- Marino Demata
- Daniel Nettheim
- Willem Dafoe
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Jia Zhangke
- Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- Elisa Biagini
- Martino Marangoni
- James Ivory
- Ettore Sottsass jr
- Tommaso Sacchi
- Valentina Silvestrini
Institutions
- Comune di Firenze
- Pitti Immagine
- Firenze Jazz Fringe Festival
- Palazzo Strozzi
- Galleria degli Uffizi
- Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci
- Maxxi Museum
- Museo Novecento
- Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi
- Palazzo Vecchio
- Caffè Letterario Le Murate
- Biblioteca delle Oblate
- Cooperativa Archeologia
- Opera di Firenze
- Controradio Club
- Controradio
- Associazione Laboratorio Nuova Buonarroti
- Rive Gauche ArteCinema
- Aria Network
- Artribune
- Wired
- Festival di Cannes
- Todo Modo
- Poltronova
- Side
- Baraka
- El Grito
- Paul Morocco
- LPM
- Soralino
- MaFalda
- Teatro Necessario
- Delà Prakà
- Tomi Soko
- Casaca
- Gera Circus
- Trio Trioche
Locations
- Florence
- Italy
- Oltrarno
- Piazzale degli Uffizi
- Palazzo Strozzi
- Galleria degli Uffizi
- Settignano
- Prato
- Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci
- Parco delle Cascine
- Piagge
- Parco dell'Anconella
- La Compagnia
- Move on
- Viper Theatre
- Fortezza Da Basso
- Piazza Santa Maria Novella
- ex convento di Santa Verdiana
- Santa Croce
- Novoli
- Complesso di San Donato
- Biblioteca delle Oblate
- Le Murate
- Sala delle Colonne
- Gualchiere di Remole
- Bagno a Ripoli
- Arno
- Isolotto
- Palazzo Vecchio
- Teatro Romano
- Genoa
- Turin
- Perugia
- Roma
- Africa
- South Sudan
- Japan
- China
- Turkey
- Sweden