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The Italian team behind the Let’s Pass – Promoting Accessible Shows project, led by Marilena Lafornara (project manager) and Andrea Pecchio (artistic coordinator of the Toscanini Foundation), was featured on the Listen to EU podcast, produced by the Europe Direct Center of Roma Tre University. This was an opportunity to share the experience of a […]
As part of the 2025 Sustainable Development Festival, on Friday, May 23, the Cinema D’Azeglio in Parma hosted the world premiere of a docufilm created in collaboration with the VideoAteneo group from Capas at the University of Parma. The film documents the journey of Let’s PASS, from the artistic residency to the debut of the performance The Joy of Life. The docufilm highlights the […]
Tampere, Finland, will host the final stop of the European tour of The Joy of Life on May 9, 2025. This special event marks the closing of an inspiring artistic journey celebrating life. More than 20 artists, including performers and musicians, captivated audiences with their infectious energy, festive spirit, and above all, their extraordinary talent. Once again, art proves its power to […]
The European tour of The Joy of Life continues, with its next stop in Prague on May 6, 2025, at La Fabrika Komunardu. The performance is the result of a co-creation process involving participants in the European cooperation project Let’s PASS, and it continues to resonate with international audiences. Through a playful, engaging, and innovative dramaturgy, The Joy of Life explores timely themes such […]
On March 28, 2025, The Joy of Life made a stop in Thessaloniki at the Municipal Theatre of Kalamaria “Melina Merkouri,” marking the second stop of the European tour. This diverse and international company—a true collective of artists with and without disabilities—moves in unison, giving voice to the uniqueness of what is different and foreign, harmoniously integrating […]
After more than a year of preparation, the show ‘The joy of life’, a co-creation in five scenes for quartet, performer and video orchestra, makes its debut on 24th March 2025 at the CPM Toscanini. This brings us to the heart of Let’s PASS (Promoting Accessible Shows), the European Cooperation project conceived by the Fondazione […]
On 22 March 2025 from 4:00 to 5:30 pm at Toscanini Music Production Centre (Parma, Italy) was organised a workshop dedicated to the whole audience: ‘The joy of movements’ led by Vitoria Kotsalou with the participation of the artists of the artistic residency companies: ‘The joy of movements’. The leitmotif of the workshop is a […]
There are two workshops designed for schoolchildren that kicked off on 21 March 2025 at the Toscanini Music Production Centre for the European project Let’s PASS (Promoting Accessible Shows): ‘Le mani parlanti’ (Talking Hands), inspired by the illustrated book ‘Le parole di Bianca sono farfalle’ (Bianca’s words are butterflies) by Chiara Lorenzoni and Sophie Fatus, […]
From March 18 to 24 in Parma, artist companies are coming together for the first time. This event represents a unique opportunity for the artists to connect with one another, share their creative processes, and collaborate in person. Over the course of this week, they will work side by side, exploring their collective vision and […]
Inspired by Vivaldi’s “L’Inverno”, the pieces composed by Valentina Scheldhofen Ciardelli for the PASS performance are dedicated to the four partner countries of the project: Finland, Greece, Italy and the Czech Republic. Each piece integrates melodic elements from the original work, adapting them to the expressive needs of different groups of performers, including deaf and […]