from 23 September to 8 November 2025
Multiple Events

The multidisciplinary review conceived and curated by NicoNote for Rimini Blue Lab, an educational lab that works on the green and blue soul of the city of Rimini, will offer, until 8 November, sound performances, readings, workshops, listening walks, video art, dialogues and radio, with the aim of celebrating the dialogue between humans and nature, intertwining artistic languages and reflections on the marine landscape.
The venues hosting the exhibition are the Darsena, the Squero, the walkway towards the yellow lighthouse, the garden of the former Hotel delle Nazioni, and the Lungofiume degli Artisti in San Giuliano Mare, followed by the E'Scaion Museum of Seafaring and Shells and the beach in Viserbella, and finally the Municipal Film Library and the Teatro degli Atti.
With Arcipelago di Suono, Rimini becomes a widespread laboratory, where the seascape becomes a musical score and the audience an integral part of the work. NicoNote has invited national and international artists to create original, site-specific events, designed specifically for this festival, with the aim of offering “exclusive” experiences of high artistic quality. In addition, the events will be scheduled at sunset, in dialogue with the light and colours of twilight, transforming the landscape into a living and changing backdrop.
Tuesday, 23 September
at 6 p.m. Vernissage at the Tensostruttura della Darsena in Rimini
at 7 p.m. concert by KATATONIC SILENTIO
Free admission, no booking required
Saturday, 4 October
at the Garden of the former Hotel Nazioni, San Giuliano Mare
at 6.30 p.m. concert by the trio SILENZIO PRIMO, a project created by Jacopo Buda, an instrumental trio playing spiritual jazz, ambient and fourth world sounds.
Free admission, no booking required.
Sunday 5 October
at 6.30 pm at the Squero, at the shipyards, there will be a musical reading by LELLA DE MARCHI, poet and researcher, entitled CANTICO DEL MARE E DELLA TERRA (Song of the Sea and the Earth). Written and produced especially for “Arcipelago si Suono”, the artist's voice will be accompanied by Monica Micheli's magnetic electric harp.
National premiere Duration: 60 minutes
Free admission with mandatory booking on Eventbrite, subject to availability
Saturday 11 October
from 2 pm to 6 pm workshop at the “E'Scaion” Maritime and Shell Museum in Viserbella. An immersive session of listening, walking and environmental recording, curated by researcher, producer and multi-instrumentalist ROBERTO RETTURA. Workshop and Soundwalk entitled WALKING THROUGH THE SOUNDS
Free workshop with compulsory booking on Eventbrite, subject to availability
Sunday, 12 October
at 6 p.m., concert by ROBERTO RETTURA entitled ‘SOURCE – Listening Session’ at the “E'Scaion” Maritime and Shell Museum in Viserbella. A suite of concrete sounds edited and processed live. A reflection on the Anthropocene and the soundscapes of the sea.
Free admission with mandatory reservation on Eventbrite, subject to availability.
National premiere. Duration: 50 minutes.
After the concert, a traditional fish barbecue will be offered to the entire audience (thanks to Giò Mare Srl).
From 15 to 18 October
The IMPERO DELLA LUCE sound research duo offers unique listening workshops, including for schools, listening walks and a concert. A true artistic residency spread across the “Arcipelago di Suono” between the Darsena di Rimini and the Lungofiume degli Artisti.
Friday 24 October
at 6 pm, concert by composer and researcher GLAUCO SALVO entitled “Field Studies LIVE” at the Tensostruttura della Darsena in Rimini. Electroacoustic elaborations of materials collected in nature. Free admission, no booking required.
Sunday, 26 October
at 5 p.m., a sound reading by SERENA ABRAMI / ENRICO VITALI entitled “Le acque hanno volti” (The waters have faces) in the scenic setting of the Squero, at the shipyards. The text was written and produced specifically for “Arcipelago di Suono”. National premiere Duration: 40 minutes
Free admission with mandatory reservation on Eventbrite, subject to availability
Saturday, 1 November
at 8 a.m. at the “E'Scaion” Maritime and Shell Museum in Viserbella, there will be a site-specific concert by composer GIULIA DEVAL entitled “A SHELL IS A SHELL IS A SHELL”. The sound performance is inspired by shells and marine fossils, created for “Arcipelago di Suono”. National premiere, duration 40 minutes
After the concert, a traditional fish barbecue will be offered to the entire audience (thanks to Giò Mare)
Free admission with mandatory booking on Eventbrite, subject to availability
Sunday, 2 November
from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Workshop entitled ‘Sculture del Vivente’ (Sculptures of the Living). A workshop on listening, words, voice and sound creation with GIULIA DEVAL in Viserbella, at the “E'Scaion” Maritime and Shell Museum, where a free workshop will take place with compulsory booking on Eventbrite, subject to availability.
Thursday, 6 November
from 5:30 p.m., appointment with “i DIALOGHI” at the Cineteca Comunale di Rimini, an afternoon of study and shared reflection entitled: “THE LANDSCAPE SPEAKS TO US. Listening and relationships between the sea, science and humans”.
Guests include Vladimir Bertozzi and his video art, Luca Scarlini (moderator) – essayist, playwright, storyteller, Claudia Attimonelli – sociolinguist and semiologist, University of Bari, Federica Costantini – researcher, marine biologist, University of Bologna, Roberto Paci Dalò – intermedia artist, radio and soundscape expert “Ecological intimacy”
Free admission with compulsory booking on Eventbrite, subject to availability
Saturday 8 November
at 9.30 p.m. concert by FENNESZ, one of the leading figures in contemporary electronic music – presenting the concert based on the project entitled “Mosaic” at the Teatro degli Atti, returning from the Venice Music Biennale 2025
Free admission with compulsory booking on Eventbrite, subject to availability
All events are free to attend. Some activities require booking on Eventbrite: bit.ly/arcipelagodisuono-ilpaesaggiociparla
