2025

Arcipelago Battiato

A tribute to Franco Battiato on the eightieth anniversary of his birth.

Composition, instrumental / vocal, transcription & arrangement, conception, production, sound projection and live electronics.

Special Project of the Historical Archive at La Biennale di Venezia.

At Teatro alle Tese (Arsenale), Venice, Italy, 17–18 Nov 2025.

With Leonardo Marino, Thierry Coduys, Malika Ayane, Flavio Virzì, Diego Ronzio, Simone Beneventi, Silvia Mandolini, Elide Sulsenti, Antonello Pocetti, Antonino Viola, Tommaso Zappon and SZ Sugar.

Published by SZ Sugar.

Notes

Battiato’s music unfolds across island-stages within Teatro alle Tese. Michele Tadini and Leonardo Marino rework it through transcriptions, arrangements and original music; Tadini and Thierry Coduys shape the live electronics and sound projection.

Project presentation and full programme at La Biennale di Venezia

Official Arcipelago Battiato poster for 17–18 November 2025 at Teatro alle Tese.

Credits

Franco BattiatoMusic
Michele Tadini and Leonardo MarinoTranscriptions, arrangements and original music
Malika AyaneVoice
Leonardo MarinoPiano, keyboards
Flavio VirzìGuitar
Diego RonzioMulti-instrumentalist
Simone BeneventiPercussion
Silvia MandoliniViolin
Elide SulsentiCello
Antonello Pocetti and Antonino ViolaStage design
Antonello PocettiDirector
Tommaso ZapponLighting
Thierry Coduys and Michele TadiniLive electronics and sound projection
La Biennale di VeneziaProduction
SZ SugarCollaboration

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