Matera 2019: European Neighbours' Day, Steven Feld, and Art Thinking Workshops

Matera, European Capital of Culture 2019, hosts a weekend of events from May 24-26 focusing on community, tradition, and art. The European Neighbours' Day on May 24-25 includes workshops on mental health, embroidery, board games, nordic walking, and mozzarella-making, organized by local associations. Ethnomusicologist Steven Feld leads I-Dea events on May 25-26, including a roundtable at Cava Paradiso with scholars Nicola Scaldaferri, Serena Facci, Ferdinando Mirizzi, Don Giuseppe Filardi, and Accettura mayor Alfonso Vespe, and the European premiere of his film 'Voices of the Rainforest' at Cinema Piccolo. The Art Thinking workshop 'Il passato del futuro: le Avanguardie storiche' by Francesco Cascino and Dario Carmentano takes place May 25 at Museo Archeologico Nazionale Domenico Ridola, exploring art's social and political role from antiquity to today.