Categoria: News
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Interview to Celestino Mogetta, the earthquake and the reconstruction
Celestino’s personal experience about the 2016 earthquake in central Italy and his participation to the reconstruction of the many houses involved as a bricklayer and artisan. This video is part of a serie called “Faces of ImproLANDS that celebrate voices, stories and the resilience that enrich our project.
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Spanish Residency
From September 3rd to 8th, the picturesque “Campiña Segoviana” served as the backdrop for the second transnational artistic residency of ImproLANDS, organised by the Cultural Association Las Cosas Que Hacemos from Madrid’s multicultural Hortaleza district. This exceptional initiative not only built upon the foundations set in Italy but also strengthened international ties among rural communities.…
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🌍✨ A Glimpse Into Life in #Bicălatu and Meet Kudor Gyöngyvér: An Emerging Artist from Transylvania 🎭 ✨🌿
“My name is @KudorGyöngyvér, and I live in Bicălatu, a small village in Transylvania. Life here is beautiful but challenging – we’re surrounded by nature, have close-knit neighbors, and support one another. Yet, opportunities feel distant, and cultural events are often out of reach in faraway cities. One year ago, I received a call that…
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interview with the President of the Mountain Union of the Monti Azzurri Giampiero Feliciotti
Spotlight on Resilience in the Heart of the Marche Region As part of the #ImproLANDS project, we had the privilege of speaking with Giampiero Feliciotti, President of the Unione Montana dei Monti Azzurri, a passionate advocate for culture and community in the #inlandareas of the Marche region, in Central Italy. His pivotal role in fostering…
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Getting ready for spanish residency
As the Spanish residency, set for September 3rd to 9th, is fast approaching, Las Cosas Que Hacemos is tooling up to welcome talented artists from partner organisations, Accademia56, Shoshin, and SMouTh. Over six days of intensive collaboration, the participants will work on an uplifting audiovisual documentary and create an impactful show that sheds light on…
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Voices and faces of ImproLANDS – Italian residency ending show
Voices and faces of ImproLANDS – actors and spectators at the same time was held on Saturday 29th June at the Teatro Comunale di Caldarola at the end of the italian international residency of artists from Greece, Romania and Spain; created in collaboration between artists of theatrical improvisation and local communities, it is an unprecedented…
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Italian Residency
The first transnational artistic residency of ImproLANDS took place from June 24th to 30th across five municipalities (Belforte del Chienti, Caldarola, Camporotondo di Fiastrone, Cessapalombo, and Serrapetrona) in the ‘Unione Montana dei Monti Azzurri’ in the Marche Region. Mindful of the revitalising impact of locally-rooted cultural initiatives in their earthquake-affected territories, the administrations joined forces…
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ImproLANDS labs preparation in Spain
During the month June, the talented artists from Las Cosas Que Hacemos threw themselves headlong into a fruitful round of meetings with local communities in the small towns of Miguel Ibáñez, Muñopedro, and Cillán, located in the Segovian countryside. Through active listening, they had the chance to discover what residents’ daily life looks like in…
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ImproLANDS trailer
Our project trailer was conceived by our media coordinator Paolo Strologo to encapsulate the essence of the project. All partners were invited to create short videos featuring the project’s challenges, keywords, and goals. From themes such as isolation and abandonment to the transformative power of connection and improvisation, every frame paints a vivid picture of the ImproLANDS’ mission. Despite the…
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Improv Theatre lab in Pieca – Italy
The 26th may in Pieca, the amateur theatre troupes of Artisti Filodrammatica Pian di Pieca and Artisti Filodrammatica Ripe San Ginesio found themselves venturing into the unknown, embracing the spontaneity and creativity that comes with improvisation. For these seasoned performers, used to the safety of scripts, the labs were a revelation. Through name-exchange games, concentration…