PERIFERICA 2024 First Edition
From September 27th, at the House of Municipality IV in Rome, the new festival directed by Stefano Cioffi
On Friday, September 27th, in Rome, the first edition of the "Periferica" festival directed by Stefano Cioffi will kick off, conceived and realized with Alessandra Evangelisti.
PERIFERICA, as the name of the festival says, tells the stories of the suburbs, those of the cities and those of the world, and it does so at the House of Municipality IV, "Hypatia of Alexandria" (former Villa Farinacci) in Talenti and at the Vaccheria Nardi Library in Tiburtino Terzo, two lively cultural places of the Roman suburbs.
The festival will offer a overview of world sounds through live performances, concerts and listening sessions, all free entry. Stories of encounters and knowledge, of cultural hybridizations, of discoveries, surprises, wonders. A triumph of sounds and rhythms from the many Mediterranean cultures: from classical music to traditional Roman, Salento, Turkish-Balkan, Arab and Hebrew music together, with forays into Latin American and Creole harmonies. Harmonies that are the soul of a universal language that more than others unites and never divides, for a city party lasting two weeks with events from Friday to Sunday, spread between afternoon and evening.
It starts on Friday, September 27th at 9:00 PM with DIALOGUES, a concert led by leading figures in respectively Arab and Jewish musical culture in our country, Ziad Trabelsi and Gabriele Coen, who engage in a dense musical dialogue that reveals the common roots of these two Mediterranean peoples, drawing on traditional music but also proposing their own original compositions that look to the world of modern jazz improvisation, world music, blues and rock.
On Saturday, September 28th, at 7:00 PM Galatea Ranzi gives voice and face to "La torta in cielo," one of the most beautiful stories by Gianni Rodari adapted by Ennio Speranza. The text is wrapped in the music of Luigi Marinaro, author but also musician on stage with all his percussion instruments and with the saxophone of Gabriele Coen, for a vivid and explosive interpretation of one of the most enchanting stories by Gianni Rodari. The performance will be accessible to deaf people thanks to the collaboration with the Associazione la Chiocciolina ODV.
On Sunday, September 29th at 7:00 PM, it's time for Concerto Explicado, a musical tale that explains the origin, kinship, and development of popular American rhythms and musical styles. From North America to the South. From the simplicity of the Dakota to the complexity of Piazzola. Conceived and performed by the Argentine musician Natalio Mangalavite (piano, voice, and percussion) and the Cuban Juan Carlos Albelo Zamora (harmonica, violin, and trumpet). A concert, a masterclass, a fun, colorful tale with all the Latin flavors.
On Friday, October 4th at 9:00 PM Anime Creole takes the stage, a meeting of words and music, of stories and notes with the journalist, writer, and musician Valerio Corzani who, together with the "strings of the world" by Stefano Saletti and the singing of Barbara Eramo, will take us on an ideal journey from Cape Verde to Zanzibar, to La Réunion. The fascinating story of how Creole is the result of a mixture of native influences, settlers, travelers and pirates, slaves and former slaves, and the discovery of Cape Verdean genres like morna, coladeira, and tabanka, the taraab of Zanzibar, the sega and the maloya of La Réunion...
On Saturday, October 5th at 6:00 PM the Periferica program continues with NìULA with Francesco Rina (guitar, loop station, keyboard and drum) and the voice of Maria Sgro in a concert of traditional songs from Central and Southern Italy - with a special focus on Salento - composed of both ancient compositions, revisited in a modern and performative key, and reinterpretations of songs belonging to contemporary World music.
Also on Saturday, at 9:00 PM, a fully female tribute to Gabriella Ferri, the popular soul of Rome, on the twentieth anniversary of her passing: "Co' li fiori alla loggetta." Three beautiful musicians, Diana Tejera (voice and guitar), Maria Teresa Leonetti (voice), and Désirée Infascelli (accordion), guide us into her world, romantic and combative, melancholic and humorous. A range of songs, from the most well-known to the most sought-after in the repertoire of the unforgettable artist, immerse us in the atmosphere of old Rome, that of a "beautiful time that is no more."
The last appointment is on Sunday, October 6th, at 7:00 PM, with Mediterraneo in movimento with the multi-instrumentalist Stefano Saletti and the singer from Taranto Barbara Eramo, present for years on the Italian and international music scene in the field of world music, ethnic music, and popular song. The two artists, together with the Baobab Ensemble vocal and instrumental group resulting from their course on "Songs and music of the Mediterranean," will take us on a musical journey through time and space: from Corsican, Sardinian, and Sicilian polyphony to the voices of the Balkans; from Sephardic songs of the Jewish diaspora to experiences of singing in Sabir, the ancient lingua franca of the Mediterranean, from Portuguese fado to Arab-Andalusian influences and songs from North Africa.
As emphasized by Stefano Cioffi, artistic director of the event: "PERIFERICA first year! It's the first edition of a new, effervescent, inclusive, and welcoming festival. We are at the House of Municipality IV 'Hypatia of Alexandria' and at the Vaccheria Nardi Library in Tiburtino Terzo, here we launch a calendar entirely devoted to world music, we want to infect those suburban places with the sounds and rhythms of a popular music that tells stories from around the world. Music is a universal language that more than others unites and never divides, music is capable of narratives in Salento, Romanesco, or Sicilian dialect, as well as in Arabic, or in Farsi, in Turkish, languages that are mostly incomprehensible and yet that music can reach people's hearts. Do you understand the complete meaning? Maybe yes, or maybe not. But a message of inclusion and welcome always arrives. This is what interests us, being able to bring dialogue to the peripheral areas, in that social fabric where the other is viewed with suspicion and the doors open hesitantly."
Periferica also includes three in-depth meetings on the musical program, which will all take place at 5:30 PM at the Vaccheria Nardi Library. The first appointment is on Monday, September 30th with Natalio Mangalavite and "Concerto explicado, a journey to discover Argentinian tango"; the second on Wednesday, October 2nd with Diana Tejera and "Gabriella Ferri and the Roman suburbs between music and words"; the last on Thursday, October 3rd with Valerio Corzani and "An overseas journey to discover Creole music."
In case of rain, all events will be organized indoors, in spaces accessible to people with motor disabilities. The performance of actress Galatea Ranzi will be supported by a sign language interpreter for deaf people. PERIFERICA is a festival with entirely free entry.
Periferica is curated by the Accademia Italiana del Flauto association, in collaboration with Municipio IV.
The project is realized with the support of the Ministry of Culture - Directorate General for Entertainment and is the winner of the Public Notice "Live Performance outside the Center - Year 2024" promoted by Rome City Council - Department of Cultural Activities in collaboration with LEA and SIAE.
For information on the program and how to reach us:
www.perifericafestival.it Tel: 06/44703290 | email: produzione@accadmiaitalianadelflauto.it
Web:
www.perifericafestival.it