Stories
Barbuire
Lajetto, a small hamlet above Condove in the Susa Valley, is the location of an ancient carnival. "Verses that tasted just like an animal. They came from under those masks made of rags and totally emptied of civilization, despite the full awareness of the whole staging. Even the eyes had a different light and together with unbalanced movements threw the most sensitive speltters into an error perceptible even in the fog, meters away."
Milonga
Milonga is the term used for a place where tango is danced. Usually a large room, surrounded by tables for the dancers, with a polished floor.The word can also mean word, confusion, quarrel.The precise origin is uncertain and debated, however it used to indicate a meeting place where one could spend time free from the labors of the day, dancing and listening to music. To this day, the milonga is the place where Argentine tango is danced. "It didn't matter how old he was. In the vortex, their temples were as firm as two magnets. Connecting who knows what thoughts, kept eternally secret by the eyes of both of them, closed like graves."
Festiva delle Colline Torinesi
The Festival delle Colline Torinesi was born in 1996 on the initiative of Sergio Ariotti, Isabella Lagattolla and the Association of the same name to propose actor rehearsals in the summer and enhance with them the villas, castles, churches, and villages of the hills around Turin, on the right bank of the Po River. The Festival's artistic evolution has led it in recent years to qualify as a recognized European showcase of contemporary creation, of a more experimental and innovative theater.The images that make up this portfolio were taken during the 2011 performances, an edition marked by a maritime flag, a blue-colored cross on a white background, meaning, "Suspend what you are doing and pay attention to my signals."
Wired Next Fest – Identity – Milano 2017
Wired Next Fest is Italy's largest event dedicated to the culture of innovation. In its 2017 edition in Milan, it faces the theme of the identities of individuals, companies, and governments that, thanks to technological innovation, deal with a process of radical transformation.
Wired Next Fest – Borders – Firenze 2017
The 2017 edition of Wired Next Fest, in Florence, focuses on the theme of borders, those on earth and those in space, with the aim of describing the positive tensions that lead to the crossing of boundaries.
Wired Next Fest – Contamination – Milano 2018
Contamination is the focus of Wired Next Fest’s 2018 edition in Milan. We live in an era in which we witness a continuous and constant hybridization between digital and analog, between machines and humans, between content and new media platforms: an exchange between worlds that never has a unidirectional flow, but is always two way.
Wired Next Fest – Semplicity – Firenze 2018
Everyone is capable of complicating. Few are capable of simplifying.
Wired Next Fest – Future – Milano 2019
Imagining the future is no longer the task only of science fiction writers. Today we can observe enormous changes made possible by the advent of new technologies, which have imposed a number of new challenges on the media to which modern answers and solutions must be given.
Wired Next Fest – Humans – Firenze 2019
Our present is such thanks to the contributions of some unique individuals who, through their history and experience, have become a point of reference for the community. The 2019 edition of Wired Next Fest in Florence is dedicated to the people who have made a difference, giving us concrete tools to build the future we are living.
Wired Next Fest – Milano 2022
The war in Ukraine, the upheaval of global political balances and the consequences of the pandemic have already irrevocably changed the world around us. Climate change, economic and social inequalities, and the fate of democracies are at the center of the reflections and concerns of our time. All of these phenomena can only be analyzed and understood as the driving force behind a profound redefinition of the socio-cultural characters on which the very idea of community is based.
Wired Next Fest – Firenze 2022
After two years of the pandemic, privacy, rights, citizen representation, creativity, scientific research, information and education, labor, security, surveillance, the role of local and global companies, local governments vs. global challenges, and health are just some of the areas of democracy in which digital and innovation are driving profound change.Alongside these transformations, climate change and economic and social inequalities represent two global issues that cut across all dimensions of our existence, with a significant impact on new generations.
