New artistic visions for Venetian productions
The project was created to establish a territorial ecosystem in the metropolitan area of Venice, focusing on culture as a driver of innovation and development.
The aim is to foster dialogue between cultural productions and the business system, generating new imagery and new identities for the Venetian territory. Culture is not only artistic expression, but also a strategic lever capable of renewing the way Venice produces, communicates and grows.
The drive for cultural innovation is evident right from the title, which is inspired by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti’s provocative statement (“Let’s kill the moonlight”), urging Venetians not to remain anchored to images of the past. This original insight poetically highlighted the risk to the development of a territory of relying on images, codes and symbols inherited from a mythical past and uncritically reproduced in the present. Cultural innovation, on the other hand, can be a factor in development which, by creatively questioning the past and present, anticipates the future and prepares the conditions for the necessary transitions.
Similarly, the project aims to overcome stereotypes and static visions, promoting cultural innovation capable of imagining the future. KTM is therefore betting on the possibility of activating new Venetian imaginaries thanks to contemporary artistic production, bringing together professionals in cultural production and the business world to develop new imaginaries.
Eight experimental live productions
KTM has promoted collaboration between art, culture and business, involving professionals and companies in the partnership: publishing, music, dance, cinema, visual arts and other creative productions. After a training phase, the partners collaborated with each other, combining skills and ideas, finding time for experimentation and the creation of a new cultural product, a narrative of Venice far removed from the most common imaginaries.
The project therefore took shape in the creation of prototypes and “Live Demos”, with eight events and shows featuring innovative content designed to showcase and demonstrate the transformative potential of culture in various productive sectors.
Bacarana. A Venetian ritual
The contemporary languages of theatre, dance, singing and contact improvisation, in a performative walk dedicated to the bàcari of Giudecca. Based on an idea by Indaco – Incursioni di danza e arte contemporanea and CTR Centro Teatrale di Ricerca Venezia.
Festival delle Arti, Giudecca, 8 June 2024.
Behind the landscape
Music, poetry, theatre and images will come together to create an artistic experience that invites visitors to explore and reflect on the identity of a place, Portogruaro, rediscovering cultural roots and the value of poetry. Based on an idea by Associazione Artivarti and Fondazione Musicale Santa Cecilia.
Festival Notturni Diversi, Portogruaro, 5 July 2024
MICRO. A day among insects…in Venice
A short film that evokes a new possible horizon in which insect protagonists live in the city of Venice, shifting the viewer’s attention from the macro to the micro. Based on an idea by ZEBRA and Cinema Rental, with Susi Danesin.
Live demo, 28 August 2024
Venice is Africa
A production of visual content linked to the new wetlands afterwords series. A literary project dedicated to the most innovative voices of Africa and African descent, moving between creative residencies, new essayistic perspectives and hybrid narratives that intertwine with the city and the imagery of Venice. Curated by Ginko Film e Wetlands.
Festival Isola Edipo, Venezia Lido, 1 September 2024
Sommersa
A future Venice, submerged and condemned to be abandoned because it is impossible to live there. Sommersa is the beginning of a performative investigation into the future of the city: Venice is suspended in amniotic fluid, fixed in a collective memory that, with the passing of time, becomes confused with its own stereotype. A durational performance that addresses the eternal present of a city that is drowning. With Malmadur, Etimo e Vertical Waves.
Festival Venere in Teatro, Marghera, 11 settembre 2024
The young Goldoni
For the first time, the public discovers the true story of how the young playwright Carlo Goldoni began writing his most famous work, “Il servitore di due padroni” (The Servant of Two Masters). A story that blends reality and historical research with fiction in the form of original drama, experimenting and bringing together theatrical and cinematic language. Based on an idea by Pantakin e Kublai Film.
Teatro del Parco, Mestre, 14 September 2024
S.O.S? SIGNS OR DREAMS? Views from the Venetian lands
A multidisciplinary performance combining theatre, music, dance, literature and illusionism. A journey that starts with an unusual and curious look at two raw materials that are part of our lives and to which we attach great importance: paper and coffee. Based on an idea by Echidna / paesaggio culturale e Metrotime.
“Paesaggio con uomini”, Associazione Echidna Cultura, Mirano, 15 September 2024
Souvenirs. An exploration of artisan memory
Souvenir is an artistic project born from the collaboration between social research, photography and the performing arts. Different perspectives converge on the intergenerational transmission of craftsmanship, exploring the memories of artisans to trace the intangible paths of Venetian know-how. Based on an idea by Zelda Teatro.
Salone dell’Alto Artigianato Italiano, Venezia, 6 October 2024