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From the 30th September to 2nd October, Lugano welcomes the grape harvest with the traditional Autumn Festival. Three days of cheerful musical animation, a wide autumn-themed gastronomic offer and various activities in the city centre. Let’s find out more details and the graphics that will accompany the festival days.
Rita Payés is a Spanish jazz musician and singer. Born in 1999, Rita is one of the emerging voices of contemporary jazz in Europe. Rita Payés will play in concert on 7 November at Studio Foce together with her mother, classical guitarist Elizabeth Roma.
From 28September until 11 October, the 31st edition of the Festival Internazionale del Teatro e della Scena Contemporanea (the International Festival of Theatre and Contemporary Scene) will go on stage in various theatres in Lugano: thirteen days for nineteen shows and dance performances for adults and children, four meeting with the artists and many side events.
“Papagheno, Papaghena. I pappagalli di Mozart” (“Papagheno, Papaghena. Mozart’s parrots”) is PEM Habitat Teatrali’s performance, staged by the Compagnia Trioche. The show will be performed on 3 September at Boschetto Parco Ciani during the summer season. We talk about it with Rita Pelusio, who edited the dramaturgy and direction.
Blues To Bop is the longest blues festival in Switzerland, taking place in Lugano from its very first edition. This year it will liven up squares in the city centre, on the last week end of August, from 25 to 28 August. We talk about its history and its guests with Filippo Corbella, artistic director of Blues To Bop.
University professor of media studies, Gabriele Balbi will tackle the theme of digital revolution and transformation at the conference called “La trasformazione digitale. Storia e futuro” (“Digital transformation. History and future”), along with Serena Cangiano, Pablo Creti and Gianni Giorgetti.
Conference on 30 August at the Darsena of Parco Ciani.
VISUAL JOURNAL
Some images of the urban art projects carried out during the LongLake Festival that have brought new life to the walls of the city.
