The lakeside festival. Dro's sense of (radical) love.

It's time to be radical. At least in love. And even then, things aren't exactly that simple. Perhaps a trip to Dro , just above Lake Garda , might help. A small town that has long been well known to performing arts enthusiasts. It regularly hosts public events to share projects, itineraries, and open construction sites within the vibrant Centrale Fies . The research center for performance practices, built within the splendid post-industrial architecture of the early twentieth century, is a hydroelectric power station. Among the mountains. Partly still functioning. So well-maintained that it seems out of this world. In summer, it becomes a stage for turbines. And in particular, a handful of days remain as a sort of evolution of the previous Drodesera , the festival that for years combined experimentation, celebration, and theoretical tensions, with the artists of the Fies Factory at its core. The horizon has changed. But not that much. In the spaces, perspectives, languages, and disciplines continue to intertwine. To create and have fun.

As you'll discover with " Radical Love ," scheduled for July 24th to 27th. So, you'll have a week to organize the trip to the outskirts of Trentino. And to once again confront this evolving love, which here refers to the long and very close relationship woven with various entities of the Italian scene. Starting with Sotterraneo , now associated artists of the Piccolo. The entire day on Thursday is dedicated to their twentieth anniversary. And they will be seen in order: " L'angelo della storia ," " Il fuoco era la cura " (inspired by Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451), their DJ-show - Twentysomething Edition. Friday begins with " Look Closer " by Collettivo Cinetico and Francesca Pennini , followed by " Ogni Creatura è un popolo " by Grandi Magazzini Criminali and " Temprale " by Silvia Calderoni / Ilenia Caleo , both of whom recently crossed paths at the Santarcangelo Festival.

Info: centralefies.it .

Diego Vincenti

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