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The Wonderland Festival 2024 returns to Brescia: the twelfth edition teaches us to start again

From November 9th to 30th, Brescia comes alive with dance, theater and live music, with a special focus on Spain and initiatives for inclusion and accessibility.

The Wonderland Festival 2024 returns to Brescia: the twelfth edition teaches us to start again.

Back to Wonderland Festival, in its twelfth edition, conceived and organized by IDRA Teatro with the artistic direction of Davide D'Antonio – supported by the Ministry of Culture, the Lombardy Region, the PICE Programme for the Internationalisation of Spanish Culture (AC/E), the Cariplo Foundation, the Fondazione Comunità Bresciana, with the patronage of the Municipality of Brescia – from Tuesday 12 to Saturday 30 November 2024 – with preview on November 9th – to animate the city of Brescia in the name of multidisciplinarity and translocality, in full Wonderland style, to hybridize dance with visual elements, theater and live music, the excellence of the Italian and international scene, a special focus on Spain, immersive and participatory shows, workshops, concerts, meetings with bloggers and influencers dedicated to accessibility and inclusion, events organized in collaboration with C.Re.S.Co and IETM and specific programs for schools.

A Brescia torna il Wonderland Festival 2024: la dodicesima edizione insegna a ripartire

Lots the guests present in this edition, entitled Start Over - restart: from Daria Deflorian, one of the most sensitive protagonists of the European theatre with Elogio della vita al rovescio, around the work of the South Korean writer Han Kang, Nobel Prize for Literature 2024 (November 22) to the young and award-winning choreographer Marco D'Agostin who will debut with the unmissable Gli Anni, a revelation show of last season, a reflection on time and memory, inspired by the book of the same name by Annie Ernaux, Nobel Prize for Literature 2023 (November 21) and a study on Asteroide as part of the IDRAConnect project, an ironic tribute to musicals and love stories (November 21, scheduled to debut in June at the Piccolo Teatro in Milano).

Space to the new generations with Shame Culture, a show by the talented company Asilo Republic to talk about the sense of inadequacy that plagues the youngest and reflect on the responsibilities that concern us (November 13 and 14).

A Brescia torna il Wonderland Festival 2024: la dodicesima edizione insegna a ripartire

In the context of PICE Program – Program for the Internationalization of Spanish Culture – the festival will host the wonderful Sara Cano, a true flamenco star, award-winning bailaora and choreographer from Toledo (Saturday, November 16). Also in the Spanish program, for the first time at Wonderland the choreographer Eduardo Vallejo Pinto presents Mother Tongue (Mother Tongue), an introspective and analytical work that tells of the uprooting we feel when we return to our origins (Saturday, November 23), the collective Danza Mobile, an important creation and training center in Seville will debut El Festin de lo Cuerpos, a celebration of bodies, their movement and their diversity (Friday, November 29) to close with a show by Atresbandes, in which the artists question the tension between art and political correctness (November 30) and with the performance Home, the conclusion of the immersive theater workshop of the students of the Accademia Santa Giulia with the director Sophie Thirion, an independent researcher, around the concept of home (November 30).

In the central days of the festival, IDRAConnect returns, a platform created in 2022 with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to structure the dialogue with the European market without gender barriers: the selected artists will be able to present to the public a work representative of their poetics and a work in progress on which they are working.

This year, together with Marco D'Agostin, there will be Zaches Teatro with a study entitled Lost in Time (November 20) and the elegant and dark Cenerentola, a cult of their repertoire (November 21), Tindaro Granata with a work in progress (November 21) and with the show Poetica at the Teatro Sant'Afra, a humanographic map of Italian towns through the poems of Franco Arminio (November 20), Aristide Rontini, performer, choreographer and community dance practitioner with a study on the dimension of identity and a delicate and intimate show dedicated to Pier Paolo Pasolini co-produced by Emilia Romagna Teatri (November 22).

A Brescia torna il Wonderland Festival 2024: la dodicesima edizione insegna a ripartire

It will also be presented world premiere at the Santa Giulia Museum, one of the most precious cultural sites in Italy, Open Your Arms Now directed by Davide D'Antonio - an intercultural project curated by Fondazione Brescia Musei, Fabbrica Sociale del Teatro, Elefanti Volanti, Fondazione Comunità Bresciana, Confartigianato Brescia - a collective itinerant and intercultural show with migrant protagonists from different backgrounds which takes place along the UNESCO Corridor, a suggestive historical and cultural geographical path and itinerary (from 28 to 30 November).

Plenty of space will also be given to artists rooted and coming from the territory, with the intention of valorising their work and recognising their peculiarities: from the wonderful dancer Alessandra Bortolato who will bring a rarefied and powerful performance (November 15 and 17) to the actor and singer-songwriter Ettore Giuradei who will debut with a tragicomic reflection on the meaning of life (November 14 and 17), the violinist and composer Daniele Richiedei who will perform pieces created extemporaneously, based on musical notes taken from the audience at the beginning of the concert (November 23) and also the show/concert with psychedelic and lounge sounds by Diorama Group, a musical ensemble that offers soundtracks for films from the Sixties and Seventies (November 16) without forgetting the “symphonic” jazz with Woofer – Luca Ceribelli and Davide Bussoleni, a mix of improvisation and samples (November 29).

A Brescia torna il Wonderland Festival 2024: la dodicesima edizione insegna a ripartire

And it still debuts a Wonderland When global meets local – Colourful body, a transdisciplinary work involving artists from different countries (Italy, France, Germany and Russia) and from multiple experiences such as dance, contemporary visual art, Russian directorial theatre and dance theatre, the result of the Boarding Pass+ project, produced by Festival Wonderland, Festival delle Colline Geotermiche, Festival Portraits on stage, TeCa and the German network Flausen+, which includes, for this show, the involvement of the performer from Brescia Giovanni Consoli (November 15).

The festival will close with the itinerant and immersive performance of Delia Trice, Silvia Mercuriali and Morten Poulsen, Path, a precursor of autotheatre (November 30).

Mercuriali will also present at Wonderland Love Pong, a game/show co-produced with IDRA Teatro in which spectators are called "to take a position" (15 and 16 November).

Returns after the success of the last edition the Warm Up format, meetings and insights with bloggers and influencers on the themes of the festival. Guests of this edition will be the scientific popularizer Giacomo Moro Mauretto, aka Entropy for Life, to talk about evolution and environmental issues (November 13) Michele Lamacchia, editor, writer coach, creator of the site leparolecreanomondi.com to discuss and reflect on failure and how to deal with it (November 20) Noemi Tarantini, social media manager with a historical-artistic background, creator of the TikTok channel @Etantebellecose where she shares her passion for art, fashion and beauty (November 27).

There will be no shortage of meetings with industry insiders – on Saturday 23rd at 14.30:XNUMX pm we will talk about “non-public” in collaboration with C.Re.S.Co., Centro Studi Socialis, UICI Brescia – and great cinema in collaboration with Piccolo Cinema Paradiso.

A Brescia torna il Wonderland Festival 2024: la dodicesima edizione insegna a ripartire

WEB accessibility

Wonderland Festival together with IDRA Teatror has undertaken a journey to improve the accessibility of its programming. Thanks to the TrasformAzioni project, supported by Fondazione Comunità Bresciana, and the long journey together with the Unione Italiana Ciechi e Ipovedenti Sezione territoriale di Brescia, a show with poetic audio description was selected to make the performance accessible to blind and partially sighted people. The wonderland site is accessible to people with visual impairments and there are on-site and online indications on physical and cognitive accessibility, created in collaboration with Elia Zeno Covolan, member of Al.Di.Qua Artists.

Wonderland Festival 2024 is supported by the Ministry of Culture, the Lombardy Region, the PICE Programme for the Internationalisation of Spanish Culture (AC/E), the Cariplo Foundation and the Fondazione Comunità Bresciana.
Under the patronage of the Municipality of Brescia.

Made with the support of Jazz Team and the collaboration of MO.CA – Center for New Cultures, ASM Foundation, Brescia Museums Foundation, Peace Festival, Nuovo Cinema Eden, Sonar, MAP, Volunteers for Brescia, SantaGiulia Academy, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Piccolo Cinema Paradiso, Brescia Mobility, Union of the Blind and Visually Impaired Brescia, Centro Studi Socialis, C.Re.S.Co., Elnòs Shopping, Selva Capuzza, Cartapani, Vivai Antica Pieve.
Media Partner: Radio Bruno.

A Brescia torna il Wonderland Festival 2024: la dodicesima edizione insegna a ripartire

A special preview for the city

The festival swill open with a special free preview for the city on Saturday 9 November (at 15.00 pm / 17.30 pm / 18.30 pm) at the Elnòs Shopping Centre with Love pong, a performance by Silvia Mercuriali, a Milanese artist who has lived and worked in London since 2000.

Davide D'Antonio, Artistic Director Wonderland Festival: "Wonderland 24 has been a big challenge, an important productive effort involving many local, national and international institutions and we are happy to be able to propose a unique and inclusive program that aims to involve all citizens from the most demanding to those who have never experienced theater, dance, music and cinema. Wonderland, in fact, is not like going to any theater but like immersing yourself in a multifaceted party where you can meet artists, compare and have fun, precisely, experience"

Francesca Caruso, Councilor for Culture of the Lombardy Region: "Regione Lombardia strongly supports the Wonderland Festival, recognizing in this event a unique opportunity to enrich and enhance the cultural panorama of Brescia. With a program that includes dance, music and puppet theater, the event stands out for its commitment to actively involving citizens, creating spaces for dialogue and cultural exchange. Idra Teatro plays an important role in promoting a participatory culture capable of combining tradition and innovation and offering the public high-quality artistic experiences, deeply rooted in the territory but open to the new contemporary scene.to ".

Francesco Tomasini, City Councilor with responsibility for Cultural Activities of the Municipality of Brescia: "Also this year the Municipality of Brescia is pleased to support Wonderland Festival, an important event for the city and for art now in its twelfth edition. The constant commitment of the organizers, to make it increasingly multidisciplinary and interconnected, ensures a varied and high-level program that promotes a contemporary and popular idea of ​​culture. For us too - as for IDRA Teatro - tradition, innovation, territory and internationalization are elements that must coexist and working with this vision can only bring positive results."

Francesca Bazoli, President of the Brescia Museums Foundation: "Fondazione Brescia Musei, as a body for the protection and enhancement of heritage, fully embraces the ICOM definition of a museum that places the themes of accessibility and inclusion at the center of its offering. This is also in a logic of intercultural integration, with particular attention to the management of the civic heritage that is entrusted to us in concession. The UNESCO corridor has represented a national benchmark as an urban transformation in the name of accessibility and it is particularly important that, in addition to the intervention to overcome physical barriers, actions such as the Open Your Arms Now show are implemented that bring, even at an immaterial and symbolic level, this concept of universal and transversal access to genders, ethnicity, disabilities for full and complete enhancement. Our gratitude to Fondazione Comunità Bresciana and Confartigianato Brescia for supporting the project."

Sandra Inverardi, Italian Union of the Blind and Partially Sighted, President of the Brescia Section: "As far as I'm concerned, I would like to underline how our association is increasingly involved in projects and initiatives in the territory and in various realities, and this fills us with pride. Accessibility and autonomous use of places and culture is a theme of fundamental importance for us and thanks to collaborations like this one we are able to carry forward our statutory purposes".

Cristiana Paladini, Centro Studi Socialis: "Participating in the Wonderland festival represents an important opportunity for the Centro Studi Socialis to share the results of a survey on the public and present the Virtual Cultural Spaces project. In a context in which the ways of living the cultural experience are being redefined, research, which focuses precisely on cultural fruition in the province of Brescia, can also play a fundamental role in theatrical experimentation, offering ideas to create new ways of involvement and foster an authentic dialogue between artists and spectators."

For information and reservations:
www.wonderlandfestival.it
info@idrateatro.it – 030 291592
IDRA Theatre c/o MO.CA – Center for New Cultures – via Moretto 78 – Brescia
The ticket office will open on October 30th – www.vivaticket.it

 

 

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