Il Trinacria Arts Festival invita il pubblico a vivere una vibrante celebrazione della cultura attraverso un ricco arazzo di spettacoli, workshop e arti visive. Gli eventi del festival si svolgono in tutto il nostro piccolo ma vivace villaggio di Pezzolo, nel sud di Messina, e includono di tutto, dalle performance contemporanee ai workshop pratici, dall'audace arte visiva alla musica folk tradizionale. Il festival mette in mostra la creatività dei nostri artisti in residenza del 2024 sullo sfondo del nostro villaggio naturalmente bello, insieme ad artisti locali. Il Trinacria Arts Festival del 2024 celebra il tema "Arte per tutti" e includerà opportunità per la nostra comunità di impegnarsi con l'arte a tutti i livelli, da spettatore a partecipante attivo.

Quest'anno, siamo anche orgogliosi di celebrare l'inaugurazione del Sentiero Bettaci, un progetto guidato dai membri della comunità di Pezzolo per ripristinare antichi sentieri che conducono al mulino del XVI secolo del villaggio e al bellissimo ponte acquedotto a quattro arcate, da tempo invaso dalla natura. Il Festival includerà escursioni naturalistiche guidate a questi punti di riferimento rivitalizzati, mentre consolidiamo il posto di Pezzolo sulla mappa per gli amanti dell'arte, della natura e della comunità.

The Trinacria Arts Festival invites audiences to experience a vibrant celebration of culture through a rich tapestry of performances, workshops, and visual arts. Festival events unfold all over our small but vibrant village of Pezzolo in Southern Messina, and include everything from contemporary performances to hands-on workshops, from bold visual art to traditional folk music. The festival showcases the creativity of our 2024 Residency Artists against the backdrop of our naturally beautiful village, alongside local artists. The 2024 Trinacria Arts Festival celebrates the theme “Art for everyone” and will include opportunities for our community to engage with art at every levels - from spectator to active participant.

This year, we are also proud to celebrate the inauguration of the Sentiero Bettaci trail - a project spearheaded by members of the Pezzolo community to restore ancient walking paths leading to the village’s 16th century mill and beautiful four-arched aqueduct bridge, long overtaken by nature. The Festival will include guided nature hikes to these revitalized landmarks, as we cement Pezzolo’s place on the map for lovers of art, nature, and community.

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Gli artisti / the artists

Nic Farr

Nic (they/he) is an artist and researcher from Newcastle, UK. With a background in visual art and scenography, their practice often uses ideas of place and materiality as a starting point and they enjoy working in the spaces between art, architecture, and performance design. Last year, they participated in the Trinacria Arts Festival as a scenographer, helping devise and develop the performance The Hades and Persephone Project. They are an associate artist of ShyBairn Theatre Company, who devise live performance for social change, currently developing 'This is What Utopia Looks Like', a performance installation exploring the politics of radical imagination within climate activism. They are also part of the collective flowers, a queer club night and creative space shaped through experimental sonic and material practice. Nic works as a Lecturer in Experimental Performance and Material Cultures at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, where they are also completing a PhD in Scenography and queer placemaking. They are very excited to return to Pezzolo this summer!

Sophia Gutchinov

Sophia (she/her) is a multi-ethnic multidisciplinary artist, actress, performance artist, comedian, and voice over artist based in NYC. She was an artist in residence at La MaMa. She loves creating through collaboration. She creates art that sparks a conversation, has a message, and makes you laugh. Sophia makes art for social change and healing. She graduated in the top 10 of her class at Marymount Manhattan College with a BFA in Acting and minor in Neuroscience. She gave a speech in front of senators, featured on NBC Channel 4, for equality of the AAPI community. Sophia can be seen and heard in: Minute Maid, Walmart, Adore Me, Nathan’s, and Lancôme commercials. She is in a Marvel production alongside Method Man and AnnaSophia Robb. She stars in How to NY, a comedic web series, under her production company, The Tadpoles. Her mixed media collage won the 1st Salamander International Art Award in Paris, France at the Monteoliveto Gallery and is currently in the “Dream” exhibit in Naples, Italy for sale. Sophia has made various performance art that addresses democracy, the Statue of Liberty, racial equality, and being a woman. She teaches webinars on the business of acting. She has been interviewed in Backstage (print and digital) and Casting Networks, giving advice for aspiring actors and on her acting career.

Harley Hefford

Harley (he/him) is an experience designer who combines his neo-expressionist oil painting practice, background in immersive theatre and passion for community-building to create events and happenings. These vary in length and can take the form of exhibitions, workshops, collective rituals, interactive installations, high-concept dance parties, etc. They are united by a focus on connection. There are often invitations of play, imagination, authenticity, reflection, expressiveness. Harley is preparing to move from Melbourne, Australia to Arnhem, Netherlands, to embark upon a four-year fine arts degree, and is thrilled to be joining the wondrous Trinacria family right before that new adventure begins, to collaborate, experiment and connect with special people and sites in Pezzolo! When he grows up, Harley would like to open an art school.

Andrew Simon

Andrew (he/him) is a theatre-maker and educator based in Philadelphia and Maine. He makes interactive shows for all ages and works as a teaching artist with young people in rural communities. Andrew founded the Maine-based arts organization Barn Arts, where he’s worked as a writer, performer, producer, and director to craft events that recognize the audience as a necessary part of the experience. He also works with the public health organization Healthy Acadia to design and execute programming that supports groups of young artists being mindful and present together to build empathy, self-confidence, and resilience. He is currently developing a new piece inspired by the archangel Saint Michael and the intersection of faith and violence and a show for young audiences called Bears Tonight.

 

La squadra / the team

Lola Calotychos | Company Manager

Lola (she/her) is a Brandeis University graduate with a dual degree in Sociology and Italian Studies. Lola was the Company Manager Intern for Trinacria's 2023 festival and is elated to return for this summer's program. Lola is of Greek and Spanish background and is deeply interested in the intersection of languages, literature, international relations, and immigration studies. In the future, Lola hopes to pursue these interests across disciplines and cultures far and wide.

Mariagrazia La Fauci | producer

Mariagrazia (she/her) is a USA-born, Sicilian-raised theatre creator, with familial roots in Pezzolo. Mariagrazia has worked as a director, dramaturg, and educator on projects in London, Sicily, NYC, and Boston. She is passionate about collaborative story-telling and travel. Her work is rooted in the belief that arts programming can bring communities closer, bridge gaps between cultures, and reshape our relationship with the spaces we inhabit. Mariagrazia graduated from Brown University in 2012 and received her MA in Theatre Directing from LAMDA in 2017. She founded Trinacria Theatre Company in 2016. In 2019 she was long-listed for the JMK Young Directors Award and was a keynote speaker at the National Outdoor Theatre Conference in Santa Fe. In early 2021, she joined a global educational travel company, currently sitting on the product development team and overseeing Southern Europe.

 

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