The 33rd edition of Mittelfest, a
festival featuring prose, music, dance, and circus from Central
Europe, will commence tomorrow in Cividale del Friuli (Udine).
This year, the festival is dedicated to the theme "Disorders"
and will run until July 28. It will showcase 29 artistic
projects from 17 countries.
The festival is directed by Giacomo Pedini and will open with
a music performance called "Happy Concert" in Piazza Duomo,
featuring the Fvg Orchestra and the duo Igudesman & Joo on
violin and piano. They will perform a diverse repertoire,
including works by Mozart, Strauss, the Beatles, Tchaikovsky,
Beethoven, as well as Pharrell Williams, creating a musical
"zapping" to start the festival with an engaging and exciting
musical disorder, as explained by the artistic director.
In addition to the musical performance, two other events are
scheduled for the opening day. These include the "Orders and
Disorders" exhibition at the Galleria Spazio Cortequattro, which
is dedicated to the renowned artists Giuseppe Zigaina
(1924-2015) and Emilio Vedova (1919-2006) and is a result of
collaboration with the art publisher and printer Federico
Santini. Another event is the Adelaide Ristori Award ceremony at
the Teatro Ristori's smaller stage, which has been awarded
annually since 1998 by the Soroptimist International of Italy -
Club of Cividale del Friuli to the best artist of the previous
Mittelfest edition.
This year, the Adelaide Ristori Award will be given to
Ksenija Martinović, the author and performer of "Tesla" at
Mittelfest 2023. This performance, based on the actress's
research and built on her performing body, intertwines the final
stages of Nikola Tesla's story and his relationship with Wall
Street with our present day.
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