Studio Festi is an Italian artistic project and production centre bringing into being shows and grand installations. Founded in 1982, by Valerio Festi and Monica Maimone, Studio Festi operates from its main offices in Velate (Varese, Italy), its workshop in Venegono Superiore (Varese) and, in 2010, it set up a branch in São Paulo, Brazil.
Studio Festi's artistic activity covers three main areas: outdoor shows installations of lights, also called architectures of light due to their unique features concerts for fireworks with live orchestra
The poetry characterising Studio Festi's work is linked to a reinterpretation of traditional city festivals through the invention of stage machines that take inspiration from the Italian Baroque and through the representation of ancient rituals like that of the Italian "parata" (parade).Valerio Festi – artistic bioMonica Maimone – Aritstic bio
Studio Festi has organized large-scale celebrative events in many Italian cities as well as internationally.Studio Fest's performances: worldwideStudio Fest's performances: Italy
Works La luce italiana, lights architecture in the occasion of Italy in Houston 1987Italy in Houston – Official program Antigone delle città, Bologna, Italy, 1991–1992Antigone delle città – Official program Se in Trentino d'estate un castello, 1994Se in Trentino d'estate un castello – Guida ai castelli del Trentino – Official program L'Angelo e il Cavaliere, Castello di Stenico, Trento, ItalySe in Trentino d'estate un castello – Castello di Stenico – Official program Il viaggio di Yonec, Castello di Avio, Trento, ItalySe in Trentino d'estate un castello – Castello di Avio – Official program L'incantesimo dei quattro narratori, Castello di Stenico, Trento, ItalySe in Trentino d'estate un castello – Castello di Stenico – Official program Festino di Santa Rosalia, Palermo, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001373° Festino di Santa Rosalia – Municipality of Palermo – Official video, part 1373° Festino di Santa Rosalia – Municipality of Palermo – Official video, part 2373° Festino di Santa Rosalia – Municipality of Palermo – Official video, part 3373° Festino di Santa Rosalia – Municipality of Palermo – Official video, part 4 Kobe Lights architecture, Kobe, 1995–2010, memorial of the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquakeKobe Lights Architecture – videoFlickr Kobe light architectures foto documentation I Pianeti (The Planets), by Gustav Holst, opening gala concert of 41st Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto (Italy), 199841 Spoleto Festival 1998 – Opening gala official program Concerto per fuochi d'artificio (Concert for fireworks), Rome, 1999, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Orchestra, conducted by Myung-whun Chung, in Saint Peter's Square at Vatican City in occasion of the inauguration of the renovated facade of St. Peter's BasilicaRAI Clips from the live broadcasting La città della luce – L'illuminazione delle porte della città (Artistic illumination of the gates of Bologna), Bologna, 1999Bologna si illumina – Mille luci per la città – Official publication by the organizers – ASCOM Tokyo Millenario, Tokyo, 1999–2005Tokyo Millenario Official billboard La Creazione (The Creation), by Joseph Haydn, Jubilee celebration concert, Spoleto Festival 2000Spoleto Festival 2000 – Official concert program L'ultimo angelo. Un'elegia per il paradiso perduto, Spoleto, Spoleto Festival 2000Spoleto Festival 2000 – Official program Una festa barocca (Baroque celebration), Lisbon, 2000, Festival dos Oceanos de LisboaFucus Events La luce degli angeli (Angels' light), Moscow, 2001III Theatre Olympics in Moscow – Official program La festa del cielo (Celebration of the Sky), Tokyo, 20012001 Italia in Giappone – Official brochure, Italian2001 Italy in Japan – Official brochure, JapaneseExtract from Le armi delle arti, a cura di Marino Marin, Milano, Franco Angeli, 2003 Heaven and Earth, Beijing, 2002, lights architectureEvent official billboard De los àngeles y de la luz, Bogotá, 2002, closing show of VIII Ibero-American Theater Festival (Festival Iberoamericano de teatro de Bogotá)VIII Festival Iberoamericano de teatro de Bogotá – Official program Robe de Lumière, Paris, Galeries Lafayette, 2002–2010, Christmas light architecture2009 official opening ceremony"Ladepeche" 29 ottobre 2009Sample of the computer controlled Galeries Lafayette architecture of light Christmas de-light, Istanbul, Akmerkez shopping mall, 2003–2008, Christmas light architectureRadikal 2003, Şölen tasarımcısı Festi'den en 'ışıltılı' mesleğin sırlarıKosmoturk 2004, Akmerkez, yeni yılı ışıl ışıl karşılıyorYeni Yılda Akmerkez Yine Işıl Işıl, 15 Aralık 2005Star Gazete 2006, Festi Akmerkez’in içine de imza attıFlickr, Akmerkez Christmas interior decorations Of Angels and Light Sydney, 2004, Sydney Festival–Sydney Olympic ParkSydney Olympic Park official websiteThe Blurb Magazine – Australia Arts and entertainment news and reviews Colorado Springs, Colorado, 2004The 2004 Colorado Festival of World Theatre – Official program booklet Il Mandarino Meraviglioso (The Miraculous Mandarin) by Béla Bartók, L'apprendista stregone (The Sorcerer's Apprentice) by Paul Dukas, Quadri di un'esposizione (Pictures at an Exhibition) by Modest Mussorgsky (orchestration: Maurice Ravel), opening concert of Festival dei Due Mondi 2004 in SpoletoFestival dei Due Mondi 2004 – Official program brochure La caída de los ángeles, Bogotá, 2004, X Ibero-American Theater Festival (Festival Iberoamericano de teatro de Bogotá)Corriere della Sera, 4 aprile 2004Dziennik Teatralny – Teatry w Internecie, Bogotá bogata w teatr Fuochi di gioia e di allegrezza (Fireworks of joy and happiness), Bilbao, 2004Video recording of the performance Cabalgata de Reyes, Madrid, 2005, 2006 2008, 2009El Mundo, 5 January 2005El País, 4 January 2006Municipality of Madrid – Cabalgata de Reyes 2008 – Official program The Dancing Sky, Adelaide, 2006, Adelaide Festival of ArtsARTe MEDIA – AnnouncementARTe MEDIA – Report The Renewal of Time, Beijing, 20062006 The Year of Italy in China – Official inauguration brochure Dal Rinascimento al Barocco (From Renaissance to Baroque), Turin, 2006, part of the 2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in TurinLa Repubblica, 7 February 2006, Leonetta Bentivoglio, Festa barocca per le OlimpiadiLa Repubblica, 26 February 2006, Marina Amaduzzi, Il mio teatro volante nel mondo Special Olympics European Youth Games Opening Ceremony, Rome, 2006Special Olympics Official website, Regional games, Opening Ceremonies "Columbus Day Parade", New York, 2006New York Times, 10 October 2006New York Times, 10 October 2006, clip Smart Night, Bologna, 2006Event official press releaseComune di Bologna – Smart Night – La città in movimento Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü 1907–2007, IstanbulFenerbahçe Spor Kulübü Official Web Site Summer Glory, Rome, 2007, 2008, 2009Acea Official Web Site – 2007Acea Official Web Site – 2008Acea Official Web Site – 2009 The dream of Assol, Saint Petersburg, 2007, on the occasion of Scarlet Sails celebrationsPetersburg – Channel 5: Clips from the live broadcastNeva News, August – September 2007 La nascita della bellezza (The birth of beauty), Rome, 2007, the show was part of the celebrations for the 45th anniversary of Valentino Garavani's career. The evening is witnessed by Valentino: The Last Emperor, a feature-length documentary produced and directed by Matt TyrnauerValentino: The Last Emperor – Clips Deluge (The flood), Laikipia (Kenya), 2008Earth Festival website RAI TG3 news service The Beauty of Harmony, Macao, 2008TimeOut Hong Kong Munich Revue, Munich, Germany, 2008, 850th anniversary of the cityBayerischer Rundfunk: Munich Revue – Clips from the live broadcast La Città giardino sul tetto del mondo (The garden town on the top of the world), Varese, 2008, opening ceremony of UCI Road World ChampionshipsRAI – Clips from the live broadcast The Dancing Sky, Singapore, 2008Italian Cultural Institute in Singapore – Press release The Dancing Sky on FlickrTimeOut Singapore 18 July 2008 Le rideau se lève (The Curtain Rises), Damascus, 2008, Opening ceremony of Damascus 2008 Arab Capital of CultureSyrian Television – Clips from the live broadcast Pianeti (Planets), Mexico, 2009, touring show, Festival Internacional Cervantino 2009.Festival Internacional Cervantino 2009 – Official program Sinfonia degli oceani (Symphony of the Oceans), Rome, 2009, opening ceremony of 2009 World Aquatics ChampionshipsRAI Sport Live broadcast recording Turkish State Theatres Sabancı International Adana Theatre Festival, 2010, 2011, 2012, opening show.12. Devlet Tiyatroları – Sabancı Uluslararası Adana Tiyatro Festivali – Official website13. Devlet Tiyatroları – Sabancı Uluslararası Adana Tiyatro Festivali – Official website14. Devlet Tiyatroları – Sabancı Uluslararası Adana Tiyatro Festivali – Official website Ensaio Sobre a Beleza, Rio de Janeiro, 2011, opening show of Momento Italia Brasil – Italian Year in Brazil.Event official websiteMomento Italia Brasil official website
References
External links Studio Festi Official site Studio Festi do Brasil Official site