From 2 June to 14 August 2024, MAGMA presents the fifth edition of Elements, the traveling exhibition of contemporary music, performance and visual arts. Born in 2020, Elementi aims to create immersive experiences in breathtaking natural landscapes of Romagna. After last year’s edition, held shortly after the flood that hit the region, the festival once again invites the public to discover extraordinary natural stages between Cervia, Milano Marittima, Faenza and Lugo di Romagna. The event stands out for its zero environmental impact, welcoming the natural specificities of each place.
The 2024 schedule includes 14 site-specific performance shows distributed over seven days, with educational, recreational and creative activities with active participation. The events, free and open to the public, will see the participation of young emerging talents and internationally renowned artists.
Dates and main events:
- June 2: Opening at the former fishing hut in the Cervia salt pan with Spencer Clark and Lieven Martensexplorers of dreamlike sounds.
- June 23: at the Circolo Kayak in Milano Marittima, the public will be able to book a water excursion towards the Salina, followed by a live show at sunset by the Italian band Hearth of Snake, a ritual created by Vincenzo Marando with Alberto Danzi and Cosimo Rosa, who were joined in 2023 by Francesca Colombo aka Mira and Paul Beauchamp. The event will end at the Circolo Kayak, with a musical selection curated by MAGMA (limited places, event by reservation at the email [email protected]).
- July 7: the Pineta di Cervia will host a laboratory led by the architect, musician, sound artist and scholar Nicola di Croce which will focus on the relationship between urban and sound studies, and two live performances: the sound designer and musician Agnese Banti will perform a site-specific acoustic sound intervention, while the Japanese performer and composer Michiko Ogawa he will perform with clarinet and shō (limited places, event by reservation by email [email protected]).
- July 20-21: at the suggestive park of Villa Emaldi in Faenza you can participate in ceramic workshops in collaboration with AiCC – Italian Association of Ceramic Cities and the Carlo Zauli Museum with the master ceramist Fabiano Sportellispecialized in creating whistles and sound ceramics (limited places, event by reservation at the email [email protected]).
- August 4: the enchanting “lunar” scenery of the Aia della Salina in Cervia at sunset will be the backdrop to a live performance. Cucina Povera, the solo project of the Luxembourg-Finnish musician, will perform Maria Rossi, hailed as one of the most surprising new voices on Glasgow’s underground music scene. (limited places, event by reservation by email [email protected]).
- August 14: the musical project will be performed at the Francesco Baracca Airport in Bagnara-Lugo di Romagna Parus, created by Anton Anishchanka, producer of electroacoustic music, in collaboration with singer and ethnographer Hanna Silivonchyk. At sunset, the audiovisual installation No Such Array by musician John Chantler will be presented inside an airport hangar. As a backdrop to the event, from late afternoon until night the Bolognese collective Undicesimacasa will propose a series of DJ sets and listening sessions.
The fifth edition of Eementi is made possible thanks to the contribution of the Emilia-Romagna Region and the collaboration with various local institutions.
For further details and reservations: [email protected].
