Nell’Arena delle balle di paglia
From 10th to 16th July 2024
The straw bales arena in Cotignola is made completely out of natural materials and hosts artists, musicians and poets. In a natural landscape that through music, art, and poetry evokes the visible and invisible.
10th July (admission free)
INAUGURATION EVENING with “Gnit, alla conquista dell’inutile” to discover land art in the Arena
9.30 pm Roberto Magnani reads Fitzcarraldo under the Bamboo Dome
11th July (admission 2 euros)
8 pm Opoponax Quartet (music)
9 pm ORT: Orquesta Reusonica Trio (music)
9.30 pm Denis Campitelli in “Zitti tutti” by Raffaello Baldini (theater)
10.15 pm Dagger Moth (music)
12th July (admission 5 euros)
8 pm Matti, mattacchioni, mezzi matti. Chi siamo? (conversation)
8.30 pm Electronic Drum Competition (music)
9.30 pm Sweet Life Society (music)
10 pm Fisarmonicalbuio – Nighttime musical experience (music)
11 pm Key me a River by Che Sbatta (DJ set)
13th July (admission 5 euros)
8 pm Gli Orsi (music)
9 pm Roberto Magnani in “Odiséa, la tutta splendida” by Tonino Guerra (theater)
9 pm Arianna Pasini (music)
10 pm Emma Nolde (music)
10.15 pm Rosanna Frattaruolo (poetry)
11 pm Marco Morandi (music)
14th July (admission 5 euros)
7.45 pm Parliamo di Labirinti Vegetali con con Ettore Selli (conversation)
8.30 pm Setak (music)
9.15 pm Mathias Martelli in “Mistero Buffo” by Dario Fo and Franca Rame (theater)
15th July (admission 5 euros)
8 pm Otto storie di ordinaria sostenibilità (conversation)
8 pm “The loser” – Circus comedy show (theater)
9pm Microband (music)
10.15 Bianco (music)
16th July (admission 5 euros)
8 pm Wunder Tandem (music)
8.45 pm Giorgia De Bastiani in “Tre piccoli fiori gialli” (theater)
9.30 pm Mephisto Brass (music)
11 pm Asta delle Balle! (Bale Auction)
CHILDREN’S ARENA
Every evening from 7 to 9 pm: Workshops and shows dedicated to children
FOOD AREA: Bar delle Acacie
Open from 7.30 pm
The entire Arena opens at 7 pm
Useful information
The straw bales arena
Address: Via Cenacchio – 48033 Cotignola
E-mail: info@primolacotignola.it
URL: http://www.primolacotignola.it/
Cotignola, Arena delle balle di paglia
An ephemeral Greek arena immersed in the countryside. Concerts, theatre, storytelling, exploration and poetry.
Info: www.primolacotignola.it, info@primolacotignola.it
How to get there
The arena is in the countryside of Cotignola, where the canal Canale Emiliano Romagnola meets the river Senio.
You can park in the sports ground in via Cenacchio and then walk or cycle for just less than 1km.
The will be a bus shuttle service for people with reduced mobility (reservations: tel. 333 4183149 whatsapp)
