Nomad Fest 2024

September 13th to 15th, 2024, Val Senales Valley

In the Val Senales Valley, Transhumance – the only one in the world that crosses a national border and a glacier at around 3,000 meters above sea level – is a centuries-old tradition that has been listed as UNESCO intangible cultural heritage since 2019.

To enhance this intangible heritage, Italian cultural manager Agostino Riitano was commissioned to develop an artistic concept for the return of the sheep on September 14th in Vernagt/Vernago. Together with Emanuela Marmo, the idea of the Nomad Fest emerged. This festival consists of a multi-week artist residency and a weekend of contemporary performances at selected locations in the valley.

For the artist residency in September, the Italian-Austrian-Turkish trio funduk with Basak Tuna, Maximilian Lehner, and Matteo Locci has been engaged. During their residency, the trio will focus on the theme of "waiting" and will present their work at the opening of the festival on Friday, September 13th, 2024, in Karthaus/Cerotsa.

6 pm Main Square Karthaus/Certosa
Inauguration and greetings

6.15 pm Main Square Karthaus/Certosa
Presentation artwork of the artists’ residency
Artist collective funduk
funduk.cloud

6.30 pm Karthaus/Certosa
FigurAzione
Performance with sculptural installations
Theater group Silence Teatro
www.silenceteatro.it

11 am at Kurzras/Maso Corto
"The Metamorphosis of the Nymph Io" by Ovidio
Trekking theater from Kurzras/Maso Corto to Marchegg farm
Theater group O Thiasos TeatroNatura
www.teatronatura.it

2 pm Vernagt/Vernago
Homecoming of the sheep flocks
Transhumance

4 pm Vernagt/Vernago
Segni bianchi
Impro-Performance
Theater group Silence Teatro
www.silenceteatro.it

10.30 am Vernagt/Vernago
TransumAnsia
Trekking & Reading – Excursion along the Vernago sea and reading with Arianna Porcelli Safonov & Lukas Lobis
www.ariannaporcellisafonov.com
www.theater-bozen.it/person/lukas-lobis

8 pm Main Square Karthaus/Certosa
Concert Fantomtails
Fantomtails Akemi Takeya (A/J) & Sebastian Bauer (D/A)
www.akemitakeya.com & soundcloud.com/sebastian-t-bauer