Europa <->  Mediterraneo <->  Oriente

17th edition
May 6 – 25, 2010
Florence, Stazione Leopolda and other venues

artistic direction
Maurizia Settembri, dance and multimedia
Roberto Bacci, theatre
Lorenzo Pallini, music

With this 2010 edition Fabbrica Europa completes the three-year cycle on artistic and cultural relations between Europe and the other continents. After the 2008 edition “Europa <->  Mediterraneo <->  Africa” and that of 2009 with “Europa <->  Mediterraneo <->  Americhe”, in 2010 it will be the turn of Europe, the Mediterranean and the East.

The relations between Europe and the East have been complex and fluctuating: sometimes really intense and enthusiastic, other times difficult, not infrequently conflictual. It is however evident that without diminishing its own originally pluralistic identity, western culture has always encountered and confronted oriental culture at every level. It has always been possible to reconstruct this vivacious, sharp yet often inclusive confrontation in the reality of history and common and respective cultural identities; and within the framework of this confrontation, spiritual pathways and those more or less “secret” of mystiques, religious and otherwise, have always played a central role due to their fertility, depth and enhancement potential without removing conflicts yet refusing to clash with them or to attempt to over-run them.

The XVII edition of Fabbrica Europa will therefore focus on the investigation by means of the instruments of contemporary artistic creation, the pathways, the links, the hints, and also the differences, between the West and the East. Moving ideally towards the East, from Europe and the Mediterranean to reach as far as China, one of the keystones of this itinerary will be research on the pathways of spirituality and sociality, hence the social spirit, of groups on the move, and of pilgrims in search of themselves in others. The itinerary abounds in tangible, interior traces of these journeys, in dimensions and directions, in wonderous performative, monumental and textual syntheses at all levels of art and science, from that of the multidisciplinary contemporary scenario so rich in memories, functions and above all in future potential.

Another approach found throughout Fabbrica Europa 2010 will be that investigating the relationship between art and science. More and more, artists (choreographers, theatre directors, musicians, visual artists) and scientists together are carrying out research and work at international level which merge contemporary performing arts, science and new technologies, contributing to the definition of new interdisciplinary aesthetic paradigms and overcoming the classic concept of artistic disciplines. Continuing the investigation on the most innovative and original artistic procedures, Fabbrica Europa will therefore provide space for those artists who more than others confront experimental practice and technological research by examining the “secret” mechanisms of knowledge and adopting the potential offered by new theories and methodologies.

Through a structured programme of dance, theatre and music events, installations, workshops and meetings, Fabbrica Europa will thus again be an occasion for confrontation among differing cultural practices, stimulating work on research and interdisciplinary creation, and at the same time tracing out and enriching the map of relations and knowledge through an itinerary between the West and the East; recent movements of peoples, goods, documentation and creativity, both individual and collective, have been redesigning this itinerary day by day with instruments featuring more and more frequently new communication and environmental technologies as well as old and new contradictions and the appearance of new global and local entities.

This work programme has been funded with the support from the European Commission.

EVENTS SCHEDULE

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	Tue, May 5 – Sat, May 23 Stazione Leopolda – Outdoor square | Florence KINKALERI WEST  | installazione
	Tue, May 5 – Sat, May 23 Stazione Leopolda | Florence CARLOS MOTTA ATTI DEMOCRATICI. LA BUENA VIDA  | installation
	Tue, May 5 – Sat, May 23 Stazione Leopolda | Florence JUAN ESTEBAN SANDOVAL ATTI DEMOCRATICI. ISLAND  | installation
	Tue, May 5 –  Sun, May 10 Cango | Florence COMPAGNIA LABORATORIO PONTEDERA MUTANDO RIPOSA  | theatre
	Tue, May 5 – Wed, May 6 Stazione Leopolda | Florence COMPAGNIE CATHERINE DIVERRÈS LA MAISON DU SOURD  | dance
	Tue, May 5 Stazione Leopolda | Florence FUENTES IRIKELE  | music
	Wed, May 6 Casa della Creatività | Florence FOCUS: ARTE E DEMOCRAZIA ATTI DEMOCRATICI IN AMERICA LATINA  | talk
	Wed, May 6 – Fri, May 8 Stazione Leopolda | Florence COMPAGNIA VERDASTRO DELLA MONICA SATYRICON  | theatre
	Wed, May 6 Stazione Leopolda | Florence THE IDAN RACHEL PROJECT WITHIN MY WALLS  | music
	Thu, May 7 – Sat, May 9 Casa della Creatività | Florence UNMASKED ATTI DEMOCRATICI  | videos showing
	Thu, May 7 Stazione Leopolda | Florence LUDWIG VAN DI MAURICIO KAGEL  | film showing
	Thu, May 7 Stazione Leopolda | Florence TANGO ALEMÁN  IN MEMORY OF MAURICIO KAGEL  | music
	Thu, May 7 Stazione Leopolda | Florence MONGOLIA EXPEDISOUND IOT RECORDS  | music
	Fri, May 8 Institut français | Florence GROTOWSKI TRA NOI ART AS A VEHICLE  | talk
	Fri, May 8 – Sat, May 9 Stazione Leopolda | Florence TEATRO DE LOS ANDES / CÉSAR BRIE ODISSEA  | theatre
	Fri, May 8 Stazione Leopolda | Florence YINGMEI DUAN | LUIGI COPPOLA BREATH IN, BREATH OUT  | performance
	Fri, May 8 Stazione Leopolda | Florence CITY MIX MEXICO CITY  | music
	Sat, May 9 Stazione Leopolda | Florence SILVIA PASELLO | AUGUSTO TIMPERANZA LA CAMERA OSCURA  | workshop
	Sat, May 9 Stazione Leopolda | Florence YINGMEI DUAN | LUIGI COPPOLA ME & GHOST  | dance
	Sat, May 9 Stazione Leopolda | Florence CITY MIX  MUZIC POLLUTION  | music
	Sun, May 10 Stazione Leopolda | Florence TEMPO REALE OFFICINA MUSICA LIVE  | music
	Sun, May 10 Stazione Leopolda | Florence SAMULE CARDINI | MARINA GIOVANNINI   PAUSA PARADISO  | dance
	Sun, May 10 – Sat, May 16 Teatro Affratellamento | Florence LABORATORIO NOVE / BRANKO BREZOVEC GALILEO INCATENATO  | theatre
	Sun, May 10 Stazione Leopolda | Florence COMPANY BLU TELL ME  | dance
	Sun, May 10 Stazione Leopolda | Florence SPAZIO NU IL TEATRINO DI RORSCHACH  | dance
	Tue, May 12 Stazione Leopolda | Florence COMPANY BLU THIRST  | dance
	Tue, May 12 – Wed, May 13 Stazione Leopolda | Florence LOUISE LECAVALIER | BENOÎT LACHAMBRE  IS YOU ME  | dance
	Wed, May 13 Casa della Creatività | Florence FOCUS: ARTE E DEMOCRAZIA L’INDIPENDENZA CULTURALE  | talk
	Wed, May 13 maggio Teatro Studio | Scandicci KRYPTON IL PONTE DI PIETRA  | theatre
	Wed, May 13 – Thu, May 14 Stazione Leopolda | Florence ANDRES MORTE INTERFERENCIAS – TOY BOX  | interdisciplinary project
	Thu, May 14 – Sat, May 16 Casa della Creatività | Florence CARLOS MOTTA | ELISE YOUN ATTI DEMOCRATICI. UNMASKED  | videos showing
	Thu, May 14 Stazione Leopolda | Florence TEMPO REALE STOCKHAUSEN!  | music
	Fri, May 15 Stazione Leopolda | Florence GRUPPO NANOU  MOTEL [FACCENDE PERSONALI]  | dance
	Fri, May 15 Stazione Leopolda | Florence MEMBROS FEBRE  | dance
	Fri, May 15 Officina Giovani | Prato LAURA SCUDELLA | RACHELE COLOMBO PETALI DI ROSA  | MOVING_movimento
	Fri, May 15 – Sat, May 16 Officina Giovani | Prato ANDREA FAGARAZZI & I-CHEN ZUFFELLATO ENIMIRC  | MOVING_movimento
	Fri, May 15 – Sat, May 16 Officina Giovani | Prato ILYAS ODMAN TODAY, NOTHING…  | MOVING_movimento
	Fri, May 15 Stazione Leopolda | Firence CITY MIX SANTIAGO  | music
	Sat, May 16 Grand Hotel Villa Medici | Florence PRACTICS > MOBILIY IN EUROPE  | meeting
	Sat, May 16 Limonaia di Villa Strozzi | Firenze TEMPO REALE DER KLANG  | talk
	Sat, May 16 Arcetri Observatory | Florence ARCHIVIO ZETA IL SISTEMA DEL MONDO  | Cantieri teatrali per Fabbrica Europa
	Sat, May 16 – Sun, May 17 Stazione Leopolda | Firenze BOUCHRA OUIZGUEN / ANANIA MADAME PLAZA  | dance
	Sat, May 16 Stazione Leopolda | Florence CITY MIX RIO DE JANEIRO  | music
	Sun, May 17 Stazione Leopolda | Florence ANTONIO MONTANILE UN FASCIO DI NERVI  | MOVING_movimento
	Sun, May 17 Stazione Leopolda | Florence LUISA CORTESI VIVIDO. TRILLO. BRILLO  | dance
	Sun, May 17 Stazione Leopolda | Florence KINKALERI THE HUNGRY MARCH SHOW/YES SIR!  | dance
	Tue, May 19 Stazione Leopolda | Florence ANDREA SAGGIOMO I FIORI D’ARANCIO  | Cantieri teatrali per Fabbrica Europa
	Tue, May 19 – Sat, May 23 Stazione Leopolda | Florence CLAUDIO MORGANTI STUDIO N.5 PER WOYZECK  | theatre
	Tue, May 19 – Wed, May 20 Stazione Leopolda | Florence FARM IN THE CAVE SCLAVI / THE SONG OF AN EMIGRANT  | theatre
	Tue, May 19 Stazione Leopolda | Florence GIANCARLO CAUTERUCCIO LABORATORIO PER L’ADDESTRAMENTO DELLA LUCE  | installation/performance
	Wed, May 20 Istituto francese | Florence LUIGI LOMBARDI VALLAURI LA COSA “DIO”  | talk
	Wed, May 20 – Thu, May 21 Stazione Leopolda | Florence FRANÇOIS KAHN I DORMIENTI  | theatre
	Wed, May 20 Teatro Affratellamento | Florence IL TEMPO DI GALILEO  | talk
	Wed, May 20 – Thu, May 21 Stazione Leopolda | Firenze MARIA DONATA D’URSO / DISORIENTA MEMBRAIN STRATA 1  | dance
	Thu, May 21 Institut français | Florence LUIGI LOMBARDI VALLAURI LA COSA “ANIMA”  | talk
	Thu, May 21 Stazione Leopolda | Florence LYDIAN SOUND ORCHESTRA BERLIN, THE WALL & OTHER STORIES  | music
	Fri, May 22 Stazione Leopolda | Florence SAO PAULO UNDERGROUND | music
	Fri, May 22 Stazione Leopolda | Florence CITY MIX SAO PAULO  | music
	Sat, May 23 Limonaia di Villa Strozzi | Florence TEMPO REALE DER KLANG  | meeting
	Sat, May 23 Stazione Leopolda | Florence COSTANZO / RUSTIONI ENSEMBLE UNDERGROUND  | Cantieri teatrali per Fabbrica Europa
	Sat, May 23 Stazione Leopolda | Florence CRISTINA RIZZO | JUNIOR BDT TUTTO CIÒ CHE STA TRA A E B  | dance