Laura Bisceglia: From Cello to Visual Arts in New Project Yarn Exorcism
Laura Bisceglia, a classically trained cellist and soprano from Sacile, Pordenone, has expanded her practice into visual arts with a new project titled Yarn Exorcism. The work, performed live for the first time in the Natisone valleys at Altana with Kala Teatro, combines cello, voice, effects, loops, and the Indian tampura. Bisceglia draws inspiration from textile art, particularly the woven fiber sculptures of Magdalena Abakanowicz, and explores the intersection of sound and weaving. She has collaborated extensively with musician Teho Teardo and Einstürzende Neubauten's Blixa Bargeld, recording on albums such as Fall (2017), Grief Is The Thing With Feathers (2019), and Live in Berlin (2023). Upcoming releases include Christian & Mauro and a photographic project Healing Textiles. Bisceglia also teaches cello and studies dhrupad, the oldest genre of North Indian classical music.
Key facts
- Laura Bisceglia is a cellist and soprano from Sacile, Pordenone.
- She debuted as a soprano in Pakistan in 2006.
- She performed Liù/Turandot in Turandot Lunaire at Piccolo Festival del Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
- She was cellist and actress in Salome Renaissance at Teatro Ristori for Mittelfest 2013.
- She has collaborated with Teho Teardo since 2016, performing in Viaggio al termine della notte and ParadisoXXXIII with Elio Germano.
- She has recorded on albums by Teardo and Blixa Bargeld, including Fall (2017) and Live in Berlin (2023).
- Her new project Yarn Exorcism was performed in the Natisone valleys with Kala Teatro.
- She cites Magdalena Abakanowicz's Abakans as her favorite visual artworks.
- She studies dhrupad, the oldest genre of North Indian classical music.
- Upcoming releases include Christian & Mauro and Healing Textiles.
Entities
Artists
- Laura Bisceglia
- Teho Teardo
- Blixa Bargeld
- Elio Germano
- Michele Riondino
- Isabella Ragonese
- Magdalena Abakanowicz
- Samantha Stella
- Jnanadev
Institutions
- Piccolo Festival del Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- Teatro Ristori
- Mittelfest
- Circo Brocante
- Huma Show Entertainment
- Korarte
- Teatro del Lemming
- Einstürzende Neubauten
- Kala Teatro
- Artribune
Locations
- Sacile
- Pordenone
- Italy
- Pakistan
- Cividale
- Belluno
- Rovigo
- Berlin
- Germany
- Natisone valleys
- Altana
- Maharashtra
- India
- Genoa
- Milan