Tableaux vivants - Barocco Festival Leonardo Leo

The event 'Tableaux vivants' will see the “Uroboro Ensemble,” directed by Giovanni Di Giorgio, transform the stillness of paintings into action through bodies, gestures, lights, and music. This meeting between stage and music reconfigures fixed images into a dynamic performance that engages the audience in a dialogue between visual and sound art, emphasizing the importance of the synergy between different artistic languages and inviting reflection on the meaning and impact of works of art.

The “Baroque Festival Leonardo Leo” returns between August and October for its XXIX edition. This itinerant showcase dedicated to ancient music in the spirit of Leonardo Leo is organized by the City of San Vito dei Normanni in collaboration with the Municipality of Brindisi, the Ministry of Culture, and the Puglia Region. The festival continues to center on the musician who is one of the leading figures of the Neapolitan school of the 18th century, born in San Vito dei Normanni, presenting a renewed edition featuring the most acclaimed interpreters of the Baroque repertoire. The Festival enjoys the support of the Prefecture of Brindisi and is made possible by the contribution of the Municipality of Mesagne.

The 2026 program traverses castles, cloisters, churches, palaces, caves, port locations, and community spaces among San Vito dei Normanni, Brindisi, Mesagne, and Lecce. While the Neapolitan Baroque remains the project’s reference point, the Festival broadens its horizons towards popular tradition, jazz, theater, medieval and Renaissance music, European organ schools, and Italian sacred repertoire.
Web: www.baroccofestival.it