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h 11.00
Giacomo Fronzi [IT] /// PLAY~ il performativo in musica [vol.1]: Fluxus e la svolta performativa
* MA/IN ACADEMY

h 12.00
/// TALK~ con la partecipazione di Michele Marco Rossi e Roberto Vetrano

Whenever the word “performance” is used in the arts, it is crucial to distinguish between performance as execution and performance as creation. In the case of music, for most of its (Western) history, it belongs to the first category, since, like theater and dance, it is a performative art that can only “exist” through being performed and interpreted.However, particularly from the time of John Cage, the body and its interactions with the surrounding environment began to attract theoretical and practical attention, going beyond mere execution or interpretation of a score and opening up a new, unprecedented performative dimension.When it comes to the “performative turn” in music, the Fluxus composers remain an essential reference. Their work is characterized by a constant blending of different expressive media. The members of Fluxus were driven by a desire to creatively engage with the world—its contradictions, illusions, and chaos—while always emphasizing live, performative interaction with the audience.

Giacomo Fronzi /// is an Associate Professor of Aesthetics and Aesthetics of the Performing Arts at the University of Bari Aldo Moro. He holds degrees in Philosophy from the University of Lecce and in Musicology from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, and earned a PhD in Ethics and Philosophical Anthropology from the University of Salento in 2008 with a thesis entitled Between Relation and Relativism: Aspects of Twentieth-Century Thought. Graduate in piano from the “T. Schipa” Conservatory in Lecce, Fronzi has developed an interdisciplinary profile combining philosophy, music, and aesthetics. His main research interests include contemporary aesthetics, philosophy of music, and the critical thought of Theodor W. Adorno. He is the author of over eighty publications, including seven monographs, and has edited volumes on electroacoustic music, contemporary aesthetic experiences, and musical criticism. He has collaborated with institutions such as Teatro Petruzzelli, Teatro San Carlo, and Teatro alla Scala, contributing to program notes and participating in international conferences. Fronzi is also active in cultural broadcasting, having worked with RSI and Rai Radio3 as a host and music expert. For the Enciclopedia della Musica 1900–2015 (Treccani), he has written entries on “Revolutions and Music,” “Experimental Music,” and “Protest Song.” He is a member of the National Board of the Italian Society of Aesthetics (SIE) and has participated in numerous research and teaching projects in aesthetics and philosophy.