Opening night of the Festival of Folk Arts.
• 6.30 pm: doors open and aperitif
• 7.00 pm: Music for Everyone. SmartOpera, Simone De Matteis and Francesco Costamagna, violists with the Ensemble Belliners, will perform viola duets by W. F. Bach, A. Rolla, R. Clarke and W. Friedmann. The hall is divided into four zones, each designed for a different way of listening, and every audience member is free to choose how they wish to experience the concert: there will be ‘vibration balloons’ available for those who wish to enjoy a tactile as well as auditory experience
• 8.30 pm: awards ceremony for the ‘Il Paese dei Balocchi’ literary competition
• 9.30 pm: Lostintheloop, a solo project by Turin-based musician Andrea Denanni, featuring music created in real time using guitar, percussion, synths and electronics, in a continuous flow of sound that traverses Afro-funk, dub, ambient and world electronic styles, transcending the boundaries of musical genres.