Cagliari, between dance and music: “Arterità” and “Gli Omaggi” meet in the eighteenth century

There is a moment when past and present merge, where the outskirts become the beating heart of art. This is where the meeting between two apparently distant festivals takes shape, but linked by a common feeling: the celebration of beauty through music and dance. Arterità Festival and Gli Omaggi, two festivals that today, Monday 23 September, from 7:30 pm will merge to give life to an evening of eighteenth-century suggestions in the Garden under the Walls of Viale Regina Elena, in Cagliari.

The second edition of Arterità Festival – The suburbs are the center of art!, conceived by the company L'Aquilone di Viviana under the artistic direction of Nina Zedda and Marco Quondamatteo, closes in grand style, crossing its intentions with the festival “Gli Omaggi”, curated by the Studium Canticum association with the artistic direction of Stefania Pineider. Together, they will give life to “A Dip in the Eighteenth Century”, an evening that celebrates the elegance, refinement and artistic vivacity of an era that has profoundly influenced European culture.

It will be a real journey through time, a tribute to the famous Bolognese musician Giovanni Battista Martini, a figure acclaimed as "the God of music of our times", Mozart's favorite maestro and an essential reference for 18th-century composers. The audience will be welcomed in period clothing, immersed in an atmosphere that will faithfully evoke the glories of the 18th century, with refreshments served according to the customs of the time. The whole thing will come to life with the notes of a Bach minuet, performed by the young body musicians of the Studium Canticum, thus paving the way for a unique sensory experience.

The protagonists of the evening will be over thirty young musicians and dancers, aged 9 to 18, who will perform the music of Martini and his contemporaries. But the real peculiarity of the event will be the invitation extended to the public, called not only to watch, but to actively participate, letting themselves be transported by the dances and the convivial spirit of the time.