mittelfest 2023

mittelfest 2023

from 19 to 28/7

(inevitable)

In the heart of an ancient eastern city, there seems to be a secret place, apparently an ordinary shop, but full of miraculous objects: anyone passing by and brushing quickly and distractedly against its door would see nothing abnormal. They would end up moving on. Instead, the young traveller, devoid of purpose and pretensions, rich only in his time and curiosity, who can wander hungrily through the tangled network of old streets, will have the good fortune to cross its threshold. Then the white-haired owner, an alchemist, will show him, perhaps, that strange mirror, which reigns in the centre of the room. The traveller’s attentive eye has already noticed the oddity of its reflection. It is not a mirror, but a portal to the years. On the right side of the frame, he is told, one can see that same place twenty years from now. On the left side, instead, one can see that same place twenty years ago. Anyone can pass through the portal, for the future as well as the past. The traveller, seduced by his irrepressible curiosity, passes through it from the right, to seek the self of tomorrow. What will life hold in store for him? Will he still exist, will he be rich or doomed to beg? The young man will find himself, older and wealthier, ready to welcome him with generous advice and thoughtful silences. When, restless and stunned, he returns from the portal, the traveller will resume the usual course of his time: he will risk, endure, rejoice, toil, until he becomes a wealthy and experienced merchant, rich in a wisdom that knows how to dispense advice and righteous silences. Only then will he return to the portal, no longer to pass through it, but to thank the mysterious alchemist, satisfied with how he reached the end of his life: he feels he has lived wisely, but he does not know whether because of his choices or because of inevitable destiny.

Our time, when viewed backwards, stretches out linear and secure, like the thread woven by the Latin Parcae, or the Germanic Norns, the arcane spinners of intricate human events. Any event reveals itself as an inevitable moment in a single and long history. So much is true of the life of each of us, individually, so much is true of the life of everyone. So, does this mean that the choices we make are not such, because they are determined by a given destiny? Do we glide swiftly, like balls on an inclined plane, straight towards a destination that cannot be avoided? What if, just a few steps away from arrival, something happens and the course of events changes? If one of the balls jolted off the plane, would that also be an inevitable fact?

Having reached, as Italo Calvino noted in his challenge to the labyrinth, “the phase of total industrialization and automation”, are we perhaps forced to act like automatons, to submit to the implacable mechanisms of an algorithm, to take inevitable steps in a world where “machines are ahead of men and things command consciences”? What is the margin still given to the decisive choice, to the one capable of changing the course of a mechanism that seems immutable.

Like the traveller passing through the portal of the years, or like those seeking answers for their future from the design of the tarot cards and the persuasive voice of the fortune teller, the vision of a distant future, standing there before us, however clear and defined it may seem at first glance, remains deceptive, because nothing reveals the long road it takes to get there. Seen from a distance and isolated from the rest, the goal of a distant future, whether seductive or terrible like the fortune of the tarot cards, can seem as definite as it is inevitable. Yet, as soon as one gets back into the maze of events, its features become blurred again. Once again one finds oneself settling or struggling with the decisions made and missed, never knowing whether, for better or worse, the point of arrival that awaits us is or is not inevitable. Who knows, maybe every destiny is a choice.

Giacomo Pedini, Artistic Director

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Friday 21/07
18:30
Aula Magna del Liceo Classico Paolo Diacono
“I want to begin by thanking the destiny that led me to discover by chance what it truly means to ...
19:00
Ridotto del Teatro Ristori
Event

Premio Adelaide Ristori 2023 

Soroptimist International d’Italia – Club di Cividale del Friuli

Over two hundred years ago, on 29 January 1822, Cividale del Friuli saw the birth of one of the most important women ...
21:30
Piazza Duomo
Music

Janoska style goes symphonic

Janoska Ensemble/FVG Orchestra

80 minutes with intermission
Janoska style goes symphonic is the irresistible encounter and inevitable attraction of two musical universes: the polyglot and heterodox ...
Saturday 22/07
10:30
17:00
Departure from Borgo di Ponte
Theater

Deriva Urbana
A part not apart from a place

Eléctrico 28

80 minutes
In the street performance Deriva Urbana / Urban drift the public is invited to rediscover the beauty of relationships ...
16:00
Il Curtîl di Firmine
Due to bad weather the event was held in Ridotto del Teatro Ristori  Vinicio Marchioni talks with Roberto Canziani and ...
17:00
Museo Archeologico Nazionale Cividale
Dance

Mechanics of Distance

Máté Mészáros

50 minutes
How much can dance explore a space? In Mechanics of Distance three dancers explore the halls of the ...
18:00
Chapiteau - Convitto Nazionale Paolo Diacono
Circus

Fili di inchiostro e nuvole

Circo all’inCirca

90 minutes with intermission
Fili di inchiostro e nuvole (Threads of ink and clouds), based on literary suggestions, investigates the narrative power of ...
18:30
Aula Magna del Liceo Classico Paolo Diacono
“I want to begin by thanking the destiny that led me to discover by chance what it truly means to ...
18:30
Chiesa di San Francesco
Inevitabile (Inevitable) – or ‘every destiny is a choice’ – is the theme of the 2023 edition of Mittelfest, which meanwhile continues its ...
19:00
20:30
Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Battuti
Music

THAT TREE

KOOB

45 minutes
When the artist KOOB, stage name of Valeria Dele, decided to move to Berlin in 2020, after the political crisis in ...
21:30
Piazza Duomo
Theater

Il visconte dimezzato

Italo Calvino/Vinicio Marchioni

90 minutes
Moved to Teatro Ristori War is raging in Bohemia. Viscount Medardo of Terralba makes an assault, he is hit by ...
Sunday 23/07
10:00
Chapiteau - Convitto Nazionale Paolo Diacono
L’inevitabile errore (The inevitable mistake) – workshop for children aged 5 to 9 The circus artist trains a lifetime to try to ...
10:30
18:30
Aula Magna del Liceo Classico Paolo Diacono
“I want to begin by thanking the destiny that led me to discover by chance what it truly means to ...
10:30
17:00
Departure from Borgo di Ponte
Theater

Deriva Urbana
A part not apart from a place

Eléctrico 28

80 minutes
In the street performance Deriva Urbana / Urban drift the public is invited to rediscover the beauty of relationships ...
11:45
Chiesa di San Francesco
Music

Fatalis

Ruggiero Fiorella

60 minutes
Mittelfest 2023 returns to host one of the talented pianists who will reach the final stages of the International Piano Competition ...
12:00
Il Curtîl di Firmine
Electrico 28 and the actors of the show talk with Roberto Canziani and the audience.  Electrico 28 is an Austro-Catalan collective ...
16:00
Ridotto del Teatro Ristori
The great Mittelfest archive, its photos, videos, audio files, documents, and promotional materials, to date all collected in a large ...
17:00
Chapiteau - Convitto Nazionale Paolo Diacono
L’inevitabile incontro con l’altro (The inevitable encounter with the other) – workshop for children aged 10 to 13  In a ...
18:00
Teatro Ristori
Theater

La Sarta

Gardi Hutter

70 minutes
Supported by

In The tailor, among rag dolls and mannequins dancing, the clowness Gardi Hutter sews the plot of the show ...
21:30
Piazza Duomo
Tre Fenomeni (Three phenomena. Piovani-Vivaldi concerts of nature) is a refined weave of musical references, where Vivaldi’s celebrated ...
Monday 24/07
18:30
Aula Magna del Liceo Classico Paolo Diacono
“I want to begin by thanking the destiny that led me to discover by chance what it truly means to ...
19:00
Chiesa di San Giovanni in Xenodochio
Music

Clessidra

Enrico Malatesta

50 minutes
Clessidra (Hourglass) is a sound performance freely inspired by the short stories of the Serbian poet and writer Danilo ...
21:30
Piazza Duomo
Dance

Proper Mess + Pyrodise

Duo Two Many/Firebirds/Flame Flowers

70 minutes with interval
Moved to Chiesa di San Francesco Proper Mess + Pyrodise, presented here together, explore the wonders and dangers of circus art ...
22:00
Il Curtîl di Firmine
Mittelimmagine

Ulderica, fruta di mont/ Martinis – Ritratto d’un artista 

Stefano Giacomuzzi

60 minutes
Two short documentary films by Stefano Giacomuzzi, dedicated to two artists from Friuli, photographer Ulderica Da Pozzo and artist Luciano ...
Tuesday 25/07
10:00
Chapiteau - Convitto Nazionale Paolo Diacono
L’inevitabile errore (The inevitable mistake) – workshop for children aged 5 to 9 The circus artist trains a lifetime to try to ...
17:00
Chapiteau - Convitto Nazionale Paolo Diacono
L’inevitabile incontro con l’altro (The inevitable encounter with the other) – workshop for children aged 10 to 13  In a ...
18:30
Aula Magna del Liceo Classico Paolo Diacono
“I want to begin by thanking the destiny that led me to discover by chance what it truly means to ...
19:00
Chiesa di San Francesco
Music

Il castello di Barbablù

Béla Bartók

65 minutes
A great hall in the castle of Duke Bluebeard, who enters it together with Judith, his last wife, in almost ...
20:30
Teatro Ristori
Theater

Le Gratitudini

Lucia Vasini/Lorenzo Lavia/Paolo Triestino/Valentina Bartolo

90 minutes
“Have you ever wondered how many times in your life you have said a real thank you? To whom?”  ...
22:15
Piazza Duomo
Mittelimmagine

La doppia vita di Veronica

Krzysztof Kieślowski

98 minuts
Held in the Church of San Francesco  In The Double Life of Veronique – a cult film by Polish director Krzysztof ...
Wednesday 26/07
09:30
Centro San Francesco
Supported by

For the past two years, alongside Mittelfest rich programme of theatre, music, dance and circus performances, Associazione Mitteleuropa has taken ...
10:00
Chapiteau - Convitto Nazionale Paolo Diacono
L’inevitabile errore (The inevitable mistake) – workshop for children aged 5 to 9 The circus artist trains a lifetime to try to ...
11:00
Il Curtîl di Firmine
Kaffee

Kaffee by Oro Caffè with
Le Gratitudini

Lucia Vasini, Lorenzo Lavia, Paolo Triestino and Valentina Bartolo

Lucia Vasini, Lorenzo Lavia, Paolo Triestino and Valentina Bartolo talk with Roberto Canziani and the audience.  Lucia Vasini, Lorenzo ...
17:00
Chapiteau - Convitto Nazionale Paolo Diacono
L’inevitabile incontro con l’altro (The inevitable encounter with the other) – workshop for children aged 10 to 13  In a ...
18:30
Aula Magna del Liceo Classico Paolo Diacono
“I want to begin by thanking the destiny that led me to discover by chance what it truly means to ...
18:30
Monastero di Santa Maria in Valle
Music

Questo è un nodo avviluppato 

Piccolo Opera Festival

60 minutes
Held in the Church of Santa Maria dei Battuti Questo è un nodo avviluppato (This is a tangled situation), conceived by ...
21:30
Piazza Duomo
Music

Besh o droM 

Besh o droM

75 minutes
Besh o droM, a renowned Hungarian world music band, has been captivating audiences around the world for two decades with ...
22:00
Il Curtîl di Firmine
Mittelimmagine

Ciò che rimane 

Maria Silvia Bazzoli

70 minutes
Held in Sala Sociale of SOMSI in Cividale del Friuli  October 1991: a few months after the outbreak of the conflict ...
Thursday 27/07
10:00
Chapiteau - Convitto Nazionale Paolo Diacono
L’inevitabile errore (The inevitable mistake) – workshop for children aged 5 to 9 The circus artist trains a lifetime to try to ...
17:00
Chapiteau - Convitto Nazionale Paolo Diacono
L’inevitabile incontro con l’altro (The inevitable encounter with the other) – workshop for children aged 10 to 13  In a ...
17:00
Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Battuti
Music

Minotauri

Anaïs Drago

50 minutes
In Minotauri (Minotaurs), the young violinist and composer Anaïs Drago, winner of the Top Jazz 2022, Isio Saba ...
18:30
Aula Magna del Liceo Classico Paolo Diacono
“I want to begin by thanking the destiny that led me to discover by chance what it truly means to ...
19:00
Chiesa di San Francesco
Music

Cadenza perfetta

Conservatorio Statale di musica Jacopo Tomadini di Udine

65 minutes
Refined baroque geometries precipitate into the memorability of certain pop passages, while the mellowness of rock melodies conceals the ancient ...
21:00
Teatro Ristori
Theater

Marlene

Haris Pašović / Mirjana Karanović

100 minutes
In Marlene Haris Pašović, one of South-East Europe’s most influential and prolific directors and playwrights, stages ...
Friday 28/07
10:30
11:00
17:00
17:30
Departure from Borgo di Ponte
Music

Tempo rubato
Walk with me

Strijbos & Van Rijswijk

90 minutes
Supported by

Exploring the relationship between sound and space, Strijbos & Van Rijswijk – already guests in 2021 with Signal in Forum Iulii&...
11:00
Il Curtîl di Firmine
Kaffee

Kaffee by Oro Caffè with
Marlene

Mirjana Karanović e Haris Pašović

Mirjana Karanović and Haris Pašović talk with Giacomo Pedini and the audience.  The great Serbian actress Mirjana Karanović, ...
16:00
Park - Convitto Nazionale Paolo Diacono
Theater

La fiera degli altri

Effetto Larsen

150 minutes
If you were asked to face a fatal game and form a team among a group of strangers, who would ...
18:30
Aula Magna del Liceo Classico Paolo Diacono
“I want to begin by thanking the destiny that led me to discover by chance what it truly means to ...
20:00
Chiesa di San Francesco
Music

Toonzetters

Primo Ish-Hurwitz/Jos van Kan

75 minutes
Supported by

What do today’s twenty-somethings sound like? Toonzetters brings together the works of twenty young Dutch composers, a ...
21:30
Piazza Duomo
Music

Quadri di un’esposizione

Elia Cecino/Federica Fracassi

60 minutes
Ecphrasis: the challenge of those who want to recreate the magic of a painting in words. Great was the challenge ...
Saturday 29/07
10:30
11:00
17:00
17:30
Departure from Borgo di Ponte
Music

Tempo rubato
Walk with me

Strijbos & Van Rijswijk

90 minutes
Supported by

Exploring the relationship between sound and space, Strijbos & Van Rijswijk – already guests in 2021 with Signal in Forum Iulii&...
11:00
Il Curtîl di Firmine
Effetto Larsen talks with Roberto Canziani and the audience.  Effetto Larsen is a company that between Italy and Europe ...
16:00
Il Curtîl di Firmine
Strijbos & Van Rijswijk talk with Roberto Canziani and the audience.  Headphones, tablets and a city immersed in music ...
16:00
Park - Convitto Nazionale Paolo Diacono
Theater

La fiera degli altri

Effetto Larsen

150 minutes
If you were asked to face a fatal game and form a team among a group of strangers, who would ...
17:00
18:30
Auditorium - Convitto Nazionale Paolo Diacono
Theater

The game of Nibelungen

Laura Gambarini

45 minutes
Supported by

An epic of bloody object theatre, in gestural German Imagine yourself in an afternoon, sneaking into a school, maybe your ...
18:00
19:30
Park - Convitto Nazionale Paolo Diacono
Dance

Drunken Master

Noah Chorny

20 minutes
In Drunken Master, acrobat Noah Chorny has drunk more schnapps than he should, and tipsy and doddery decides to ...
18:30
Aula Magna del Liceo Classico Paolo Diacono
“I want to begin by thanking the destiny that led me to discover by chance what it truly means to ...
21:30
Piazza Duomo
Music

Le Rose di Sarajevo

Erri De Luca/Cosimo Damiano Damato

90 minutes
The show will be held in Teatro Ristori Le Rose di Sarajevo (The Roses of Sarajevo) is a tribute to ...
Sunday 30/07
10:30
18:30
Aula Magna del Liceo Classico Paolo Diacono
“I want to begin by thanking the destiny that led me to discover by chance what it truly means to ...
10:30
11:00
17:00
17:30
Departure from Borgo di Ponte
Music

Tempo rubato
Walk with me

Strijbos & Van Rijswijk

90 minutes
Supported by

Exploring the relationship between sound and space, Strijbos & Van Rijswijk – already guests in 2021 with Signal in Forum Iulii&...
10:30
Chapiteau - Convitto Nazionale Paolo Diacono
Music

Pizz’n’Click e le note del tempo 

Pizz’n’Zip

50 minutes
Held in the Church of Santa Maria dei Battuti The duo of the musical show Pizz’n’Zip returns to ...
11:00
Il Curtîl di Firmine
Kaffee

Kaffee by Oro Caffè con
Le rose di Sarajevo 

Erri De Luca e Cosimo Damiano Damato

Erri De Luca and Cosimo Damiano Damato talk with Roberto Canziani and the audience.  Erri De Luca pays homage ...
11:45
Chiesa di San Francesco
Music

Solo bianco e nero

Geniušas/ Geniushene/Rojac

65 minutes
Solo bianco e nero (Only black and white): to the eye a simple and opposite two-tone, behind which lies ...
16:00
Park - Convitto Nazionale Paolo Diacono
Theater

La fiera degli altri

Effetto Larsen

150 minutes
If you were asked to face a fatal game and form a team among a group of strangers, who would ...
18:00
19:30
Park - Convitto Nazionale Paolo Diacono
Dance

Drunken Master

Noah Chorny

20 minutes
In Drunken Master, acrobat Noah Chorny has drunk more schnapps than he should, and tipsy and doddery decides to ...
19:00
Teatro Ristori
Theater

Tesla

Ksenija Martinović/Federico Bellini

75 minutes
Nikola Tesla is credited with the decisive invention of alternating current, as well as 700 other patents that guide and determine ...
21:30
Piazza Duomo
Music

Fast Animals and Slow Kids

Orchestra Arcangelo Corelli

75 minutes
Performance moved to Giuseppe Verdi Municipal Theatre of GoriziaBeginning at 9:45 p.m Due to the totally uncertain weather situation and ...
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