Sonata is a festival of moving image, sound, performance, conversation and spoken word that reflects the interdisciplinary approach that has characterized the Museum for Preventive Imagination, with a particular focus on specific communities and narratives of the city of Rome.  Sonata—in music, an instrumental composition divided into several movements with a contrasting nature—is a platform aimed at inhabiting the multiple interstitial spaces of the museum, by offering a temporary alternative to the language of exhibition making and to the centrality of the stage. The calendar of events is articulated through three formats that recur on a weekly basis, accompanied by a selection of of video art works, short films, audio installations and sound researches by musicians, DJs and producers that engage in a transversal dialogue with the content of each day.    

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FRIDAY 6 SEPTEMBER — SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBER — SUNDAY 8 SEPTEMBER

FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER — SATURDAY 14 SEPTEMBER — SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER

FRIDAY 20 SEPTEMBER — SATURDAY 21 SEPTEMBER — SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER

The Saturday evenings will be dedicated to auteur cinema: thanks to the partnership with MUBI, three debut works – European, U.S. and Latin American productions – will be screened in the auditorium, introduced to the public by the authors and industry representatives invited to talk about their research and reflect on the presented materials. 

Sound is explored and presented in its many formats and declinations. Every evening a selection of musical artists, DJs and producers invited to present live listening sessions in the terrace. On Fridays, three evenings will be dedicated to clubbing.

Spoken word, linguistic performativity and poetry will be among the protagonists of the festival programming. Each Sunday, collectives and movements active at the intersection of social and civil rights activism, art and culture will address issues of democratic pedagogy, self-determination of bodies and the post-colonial, through the practices and languages of workshop, talk and assembly.

The Roman architecture studio Supervoid was invited to design a series of temporary sets and devices to host the festival programming, by repurposing materials from previous exhibitions.