Alghero, Arti Coese Festival: the ancient Bastions become theatre

Thanks to the active participation and hospitality of the Società Operaia di Mutuo Soccorso Alghero and the inhabitants of the Bastioni Marco Polo , contemporary dance and music have opened up new and unexpected architectural explorations in the historic center of Alghero.

The Bastioni Marco Polo offer not only views towards the sea of Capo Caccia open to all but also exclusive and privileged views of suggestive interiors overlooking Via Cavour.

Ivonne Bello’s contemporary dance with Sem Devigus’s sound spaces sends us a reading: a personal story of the Muraglia basements in “massacà” . Stories of crumbly stone. Stories of relationships. Stories of lived volumes, desired spaces and imagined places.

Bastioni-Sotto-Sopra1 follows the performance “ immuginazione collettiva ” with Valentina Solinas (Senza Confini Di Pelle), Sem Devigus (percussion) and Sandro Perdighe (strings), within the international exhibition “ nell'Eco dell'Altro ” (Gloria Zoitl, Ralf Hoedt, Moira Zoitl, Ernest Kienzl, Margareta Niel, Renate Christin, Jutta Brunsteiner, Lothar Persterer, Marlene Schaumberger, Thiébaut Rapp, Ettore Moschetti, Gian Piero Manca, Erwin Auer).

Arti-Coese-Festival 2024 continues until December 2. It is organized by the association Fondo VP-Sardinia with the artistic direction of Valentina Piredda-Sardinia and with the contributions of: Alghero Foundation, Austrian Cultural Forum of Rome/Austrian Ministry of European and International Affairs, Land Salzburg (Federal State of Salzburg), Stadt Salzburg ( Austriamentis and “ nell'Eco dell'Altro ” projects).

For the Visual Arts section, the Festival continues with the solo exhibitions of artists-in-residence, AIRS: Vincent Forstenlechner, (September 20 - October 13), opening September 20, 8:00 pm and Stefanie Pirker (October 17 - November 4), opening October 17, 12:00 pm. Both at the CULT Gallery.

On October 7th it's the turn of Bastioni-Sotto-Sopra2 for the Cinema and other arts section: music in cinema, curated by Mauro Porcu with the interventions of Chiara Masia.

On October 29th the Arti-Coese-Festival celebrates the literature of peace in Alghero with writings and readings, at the Galleria Cult.

The autumn part of the Festival is completed between November 29th and December 2nd with the exciting project curated by Prof. Silvia Serreli: L'Alguer: Women of the sea and lagoon water. Awards for merit, videos and documents . In collaboration with: University of Sassari and National River Contracts Table (Sardinia Section).

The events are also held thanks to the support and collaboration of: Società Operaia di Mutuo Soccorso Alghero, Associazione Sesto Continente and Associazione Senza Confini Di Pelle. The exhibitions also count on the patronage of the Municipality of Bosa, Department of Tourism and Culture.