Arte e spiritualità per Franco Battiato

The Centro Studi di Gravità Permanente presents THE SACRED RETURN TO ESSENCE. Art and spirituality through the paths of Franco Battiato, recognized as a special project by the FNSV of the Ministry of Culture, with the sponsorship of the municipalities of Catania, Riposto, and Milo, which will take place from May 15 to 18, 2026, in Milo and from May 17 to 18 in Riposto.

The project, curated by Fiorella Nozzetti, president of the Centro Studi di Gravità Permanente, proposes four days of shows, performances, seminars, and deep dives consistent with the mission of using art as an expressive medium of spirituality, five years after the artist's passing on May 18, 2021.

Among the evocative landscapes of Milo, a land of contemplation, and Riposto, a crossroads by the sea, the intellectual legacy of master Franco Battiato is celebrated. It is a free multisensory journey, built day by day, traversing the traditions of East and West.

Franco Battiato's work has reached young generations and the general public with pleasant and cultured musicality, to communicate and transmit high values, exploring mystical and esoteric traditions from both the East and West to become an eclecticism that is the innovative essence of his message. Historical collaborators of the artist, including Fabio Bagnasco, Filippo Destrieri, Stefano Pio, Giovanni Calcagno, Rosario Di Bella, Sandro Vergato, and many others, including spiritual leaders he referred to, will indeed be interpreters of the event. Among the performances with live music, national premieres, site-specific projects, and meetings, there will also be in-depth explorations on Gurdjieff and with the Buddhist Master from the esteemed lineage of the Ganden monastery, Geshe Dorjee Wangchuck.

All proposals aim to physically and emotionally engage the audience and embody the most intimate mode of a theater where music is the common denominator, and the relationship between artists and the audience is aimed at establishing an engaging and constructive dialogue.
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