MetropolitanArt
A journey to discover contemporary art
Metropolitan Art” is a bridge between performing arts and contemporary art, an exciting journey through works of art and live performances, where visitors are the protagonists of a collective adventure.
It is an innovative project for education, training, research, and artistic production, including laboratory and performance activities, museum visits, and the arrangement of performative/exhibitory spaces.
An exciting journey
Contemporary art, on a national and international level, is one of the cultural aspects that most characterizes the territory of northwestern Italy, and in particular Turin: from the important artistic movements of the 1960s to the first experiences of community theater, with theatrical animation in the 1970s, to the experimentation of different disciplines in the following years.
In this artistic and social context, the “Metropolitan Art” project is born; a unique initiative, organized into different activities: guided visits to contemporary, modern, and ancient art museums; workshops for raising awareness of performing arts; production of multidisciplinary events with citizens of the territory; production of interactive exhibitions; advocacy and networking activities with prestigious cultural centers and events in Italy and abroad.
Program 2025
Friday, July 11 at 6:00 PM
Officine CAOS, Piazza Montale 18/a
OPENING EVENT – “METROPOLITAN ART 10”
Opening event of Metropolitan Art 10: presentation of the program and exhibition of Paper Sculptures, artistic works created together with local citizens and participants of La cultura dietro l’angolo, during the workshop held on Monday, July 7 and Wednesday, July 9.
The event will be followed by a convivial moment and refreshments.
Tuesday, July 15 at 4:00 PM
Villa Primule Residence, Via Primule 7
CONCERT – Duo Benny
Duo Benny is made up of professional musicians with extensive experience in musical entertainment and engagement within residential care facilities. Their professionalism, empathy, attentive listening, and—above all—their musical ability to connect with guests are key strengths within a therapeutic and entertaining musical journey, carried out in close synergy with the host healthcare institutions.
Tuesday, July 22 at 10:00 AM
Villa Primule Residence, Via Primule 7
CONCERT – Duo Bertolio & Matacena
The Bertolio & Matacena Duo brings their musical expertise—particularly in accordion and violin—into close connection with even the oldest residents, offering a rich and varied repertoire ranging from classical to folk music. Each concert is tailored to the audience, ensuring a meaningful and engaging experience for all participants.
Tuesday, September 23
Nino Costa Primary School, Via Ambrosini 1
ENCOUNTERS – 14 Steps into Writing
A performance that creates an interactive experience between the performers of Stalker Teatro and the primary school students, offering a first opportunity to explore collective actions and participatory theatre.
Friday, September 12
GUIDED TOUR of PAV – Living Art Park, Center for Contemporary Experimental Art
Via Giordano Bruno 31
Departure: 3:00 PM from Piazza XVIII Dicembre and 3:30 PM from Officine CAOS
Arrival: 4:00 PM at PAV – Living Art Park
Return: 5:30 PM to Piazza XVIII Dicembre and Officine CAOS
Thursday, September 18th
GUIDED TOUR at Fondazione Merz, Via Limone 24
Departure: 3:00 PM from Piazza XVIII dicembre and 3:30 PM from Officine CAOS; arrival: 4:00 PM at Fondazione Merz; return: 5:30 PM to Piazza XVIII dicembre and Officine CAOS.
Wednesday, September 24th
GUIDED TOUR at Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Via Modane 16
Departure: 3:00 PM from Piazza XVIII dicembre; 3:30 PM guided tour of the Le Vallette neighborhood; further departure: 4:00 PM from Officine CAOS; arrival: 5:00 PM at Fondazione Sandretto; return: 7:00 PM to Piazza XVIII dicembre and Officine CAOS.
Saturday 27th, Sunday 28th, Monday 29th September
Officine CAOS, Piazza Montale 18a
THE GATE by Company Blu (FI)
Artistic Residency
Workshop for those interested in contemporary dance
The Gate revolves around a score that supports dance, actions, and music. Participants in this performative workshop play with predictability and unpredictability, and with actions in real-time through the fragility of improvisation, listening, and openness to relationship.
Tuesday, September 30th at 11:00 AM
Francesco Cognasso Civic Library of Turin, Corso Cincinnato 115
PERFORMANCE
Site-specific dance performance in an urban environment with participants from The Gate workshop, aimed at students from JB Beccari High School, interested citizens, and occasional spectators. In dance, the body is not isolated; although identifiable in its otherness, it generates relationships, becomes a passage, nourishing itself with cultural and social connectivity. At the core of the project is the value of rebellion, which crosses bodies and accompanies souls in spaces of beauty and imagination.
Wednesday 1st, Friday 3rd, Wednesday 8th, Tuesday 14th, Thursday 16th, Wednesday 22nd, Tuesday 28th, Thursday 30th October at 6:00 PM
Officine CAOS, Piazza Montale 18a
REACTION by Stalker Teatro
Workshop with young artists aimed at creating a new production
As with each edition of the project, following guided tours of contemporary art exhibitions at participating museums, the experience of creating a community theater performance, or social art theater, develops. From rehearsals for staging the different performances that will compose the show, carried out in synergy between the two groups of participants, to the important experience of presenting the artistic research to the public during the five performances of the performative composition.
Thursday 2nd, Tuesday 7th, Thursday 9th, Wednesday 15th, Tuesday 21st, Thursday 23rd, Wednesday 29th October at 2:30 PM
Officine CAOS, Piazza Montale 18a
WORKSHOP with interested citizens aimed at creating a new production
Following guided tours of contemporary art exhibitions at participating museums, a group of citizens interested in theatrical experimentation will have the opportunity to follow a workshop for creating performances. As in past editions, the show Reaction, based on the contributions of different performers of various ages and cultural backgrounds, enables the creation of harmonious collective choral actions.
Tuesday 4th, Wednesday 5th, Thursday 6th at 2:30 PM
Officine CAOS, Piazza Montale 18a
DRESS REHEARSALS
The three dress rehearsal days are dedicated to composing the different performances, prepared during the two workshops, one aimed at young artists and the other open to all interested participants. The scenes will be created through the complementary contribution of the two work groups, each of which will be able to provide a significant contribution to the same performative event composed of various tableaux/performances, created together with the performers of Stalker Teatro.
Friday 7th, Saturday 8th, Friday 14th, Saturday 15th November at 9:00 PM
Sunday 16th November at 5:00 PM
Officine CAOS, Piazza Montale 18/a
REACTION
Each edition of Metropolitan Art involves the production of Réaction, a new performative composition/show based on the pre-text related to contemporary artworks exhibited in the museums participating in the project, created with the participation of numerous citizens, together with Stalker Teatro performers, live music by Riccardo Ruggeri, and directed by Gabriele Boccacini.
Saturday 29th, Sunday 30th, Monday 1st December, Officine CAOS, Piazza Montale 18a
ISTANT’ANIMA by Teatringestazione (NA) / Artistic Residency
Workshop for those interested in innovative theater
Starting from an evocation mechanism triggered by the “reading” and voicing of an image chosen together with the participants, the word becomes geometry and the vision manifests itself. Speaking the sight. Setting words in motion, making space resonate. Extending the boundaries of presence, which becomes an inhabitable landscape, a performative environment. In mutual listening, that poetic pact is renewed which calls us all to the responsibility of the gaze. Between scrutinizing eyes, the breath that pushes and the tongue that domesticates, the image bursts forth, becoming stature and body.
Tuesday, December 9th at 3:00 PM
Lorusso e Cutugno Detention Center, Via Maria Adelaide Aglietta 35
Theater performance at the detention center’s theater hall, together with participants from the Instant’Anima workshop, aimed at individuals deprived of personal freedom. Pursuing the principle of poetic citizenship, the performers construct “performative environments”, fostering experiences that challenge the boundaries between creation and daily life, between aesthetics, ethics, and between artists and spectators.
Thursday, December 11th at 6:00 PM
Officine CAOS, Piazza Montale 18/a
TENTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Inaugural event for the tenth anniversary of the Metropolitan Art 10 project, featuring the exhibition Energia Grigia (Gray Energy), art objects by Gabriele Boccacini and documentation of Reaction performances, created by Stalker Teatro with participants in the ninth and tenth editions. Followed by a convivial moment and refreshments.
