NU Arts and Community Festival Returns to Novara for Third Edition
The third NU Arts and Community festival launched on September 28, 2022, in Novara, Italy, hosted at Casa Bossi and the Salone dell'Arengo. Ricciarda Belgiojoso directed the festival, which was organized by Associazione Culturale Rest-Art. It kicked off with a live performance of Murnau's Nosferatu by L'Arsenale Ensemble, featuring soprano Livia Rado under the direction of Filippo Perocco. The festival highlighted an exhibition titled "Electricity" by Stefano Invernizzi, curated by Marco Tagliafierro, and included a theater piece from Instabili Vaganti. Highlights were Irene Russolillo's performances, a screening of Jonas Mekas's work by Andrea Lissoni, and a contemporary Romeo and Juliet by Cabiria Teatro, addressing cyberbullying and body shaming, alongside concerts from various artists.
Key facts
- Third edition of NU Arts and Community festival in Novara, Italy.
- Launched on September 28, 2022, at Casa Bossi and Salone dell'Arengo.
- Directed by Ricciarda Belgiojoso, organized by Associazione Culturale Rest-Art.
- Opening event: live scoring of Nosferatu by L'Arsenale Ensemble, conducted by Filippo Perocco, with soprano Livia Rado.
- Exhibition 'Electricity' by Stefano Invernizzi, curated by Marco Tagliafierro, at Rest-Art until October 29.
- Theater piece 'Lockdown Memory' by Instabili Vaganti (Anna Dora Dorno and Nicola Pianzola).
- Performance 'Dov'è più profondo' by Irene Russolillo with music by Edoardo Sansonne.
- Screening of Jonas Mekas's 'As I was moving ahead occasionally I saw brief glimpses of beauty' introduced by Andrea Lissoni.
- Concerts by Ghenadie Rotari, Sofia Donato, Joan Thiele, Ginevra Nervi, Babau, and Omar Souleyman.
- Closing production: 'Romeo e Giulietta' by Cabiria Teatro, a hybrid of live acting and multimedia.
- Festival ran from September 28 to early October 2022.
Entities
Artists
- Ricciarda Belgiojoso
- Filippo Perocco
- Livia Rado
- Stefano Invernizzi
- Marco Tagliafierro
- Anna Dora Dorno
- Nicola Pianzola
- Irene Russolillo
- Edoardo Sansonne
- Jonas Mekas
- Andrea Lissoni
- Ghenadie Rotari
- Sofia Donato
- Joan Thiele
- Ginevra Nervi
- Babau
- Omar Souleyman
- Francesca Cola
- Elisabetta Consonni
- Daniela Terranova
- Mark Rothko
- Astor Piazzolla
- Jean Cocteau
- Robert Wiene
- F.W. Murnau
- William Shakespeare
- Alessandro Antonelli
- Valerio Veneruso
Institutions
- Associazione Culturale Rest-Art
- Casa Bossi
- Salone dell'Arengo
- L'Arsenale Ensemble
- Cineteca di Bologna
- Instabili Vaganti
- Cabiria Teatro
- Oltre le Quinte
- Spazio Nòva
- Casa di Giorno per Anziani Don Aldo Mercoli
- Canonica del Duomo di Novara
- Museo di Storia Naturale Faraggiana Ferrandi
- Artribune
Locations
- Novara
- Italy
- Casa Bossi
- Salone dell'Arengo
- Rest-Art
- Spazio Nòva
- ex Chiesa di Sant'Agostino
- Canonica del Duomo di Novara
- Museo di Storia Naturale Faraggiana Ferrandi
- Tell Tamar
- Syria
- Taranto
- Cerignola
- Verbania
- Moldova
- Lithuania