Rome's multidisciplinary arts festival returns with a cutting-edge programme of contemporary dance, theatre, art, music, technology and events for kids. Under the title "Open Space", the 39th edition of the festival will feature 100 different shows taking place in 20 venues across the city, with more than 700 artists from around the world. The Romaeuropa programme opens on 4 September when the prestigious Ballet de l’Opéra de Lyon combines Mycelium – a choreography commissioned by Christos Papadopoulos and inspired by the world of nature – and Biped by legendary dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham, together with the musical composition of the same name by Gavin Bryars, on stage with his ensemble.
The opening week of REF2024 also pays homage to Ryuichi Sakamoto, one of the most significant figures in the contemporary music scene, with an open-air performance at the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone. The Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Dirk Brossé performs Sakamoto's most famous cinematic compositions in Music for Film , while at the MAXXI – Museum of 21st Century Arts, the film Opus by Neo Sora tells the story of the final performance that the Japanese maestro dedicated to his audience. Events in the Cavea at the Auditorium continue with the writer Alessandro Baricco who, together with Giovanni Sollima, Enrico Melozzi, 100 Cellos and with Stefania Rocca and Valeria Solarino, presents Thucydides .
Athens against Melo , and with the choreographer.