{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox company | name = Studio Festi Srl | logo = Logo sf 2010.jpg | logo_size = 231px | type = Private | foundation = 1982 | founder = Valerio Festi and Monica Maimone | location_city = Varese, Italy | area_served = Worldwide | key_people = Valerio Festi, President | industry = Performing Arts | products = | services = | num_employees = 50 | subsid = Studio Festi do Brasil | homepage = [http://www.studiofesti.com/ www.studiofesti.com] }}
'''Studio Festi''' is an Italian artistic project and production centre bringing into being shows and grand installations. Founded in 1982, by Valerio Festi and Monica Maimone, Studio Festi operates from its main offices in Velate (Varese, Italy), its workshop in Venegono Superiore (Varese) and, in 2010, it set up a branch in São Paulo, Brazil.
Studio Festi's artistic activity covers three main areas: * outdoor shows * installations of lights, also called architectures of light due to their unique features * concerts for fireworks with live orchestra
The poetry characterising Studio Festi's work is linked to a reinterpretation of traditional city festivals through the invention of stage machines that take inspiration from the Italian Baroque and through the representation of ancient rituals like that of the Italian "parata" (parade).<ref>[http://studiofesti.com/valerio-festi.html Valerio Festi – artistic bio]</ref><ref>[http://studiofesti.com/monica-maimone.html Monica Maimone – Aritstic bio]</ref>
Studio Festi has organized large-scale celebrative events in many Italian cities as well as internationally.<ref>[http://www.studiofesti.com/media/poster/Studio_Festi_in_the_World.jpg Studio Fest's performances: worldwide]</ref><ref>[http://www.studiofesti.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Studio_Festi_in_Italy.jpg Studio Fest's performances: Italy]</ref>
== Works == *''La luce italiana'', lights architecture in the occasion of ''Italy in Houston 1987''<ref>[http://www.studiofesti.com/media/pdf/houston.pdf Italy in Houston – Official program]</ref> *''Antigone delle città'', Bologna, Italy, 1991–1992<ref>[http://www.studiofesti.com/media/pdf/antigone.pdf Antigone delle città – Official program]</ref> *''Se in Trentino d'estate un castello'', 1994<ref>[http://www.studiofesti.com/media/pdf/trentino_4.pdf Se in Trentino d'estate un castello – Guida ai castelli del Trentino – Official program]</ref> :''L'Angelo e il Cavaliere'', Castello di Stenico, Trento, Italy<ref>[http://www.studiofesti.com/media/pdf/stenico_1994.pdf Se in Trentino d'estate un castello – Castello di Stenico – Official program]</ref> :''Il viaggio di Yonec'', Castello di Avio, Trento, Italy<ref>[http://www.studiofesti.com/media/pdf/avio_1994.pdf Se in Trentino d'estate un castello – Castello di Avio – Official program]</ref> :''L'incantesimo dei quattro narratori'', Castello di Stenico, Trento, Italy<ref>[http://www.studiofesti.com/media/pdf/trentino_3.pdf Se in Trentino d'estate un castello – Castello di Stenico – Official program]</ref> *Festino di Santa Rosalia, Palermo, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/user/StudioFesti#p/u/20/zNnglMrT21s 373° Festino di Santa Rosalia – Municipality of Palermo – Official video, part 1]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/user/StudioFesti#p/u/19/60Sg9F9__k0 373° Festino di Santa Rosalia – Municipality of Palermo – Official video, part 2]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/user/StudioFesti#p/u/18/tfpU1ND_jTA 373° Festino di Santa Rosalia – Municipality of Palermo – Official video, part 3]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/user/StudioFesti#p/u/17/5dPeSloPcIk 373° Festino di Santa Rosalia – Municipality of Palermo – Official video, part 4]</ref> *Kobe Lights architecture, Kobe, 1995–2010, memorial of the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/user/StudioFesti#p/u/5/cZ9Rzn-ViSQ Kobe Lights Architecture – video]</ref><ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/34280283@N04/sets/72157624099752273/ Flickr Kobe light architectures foto documentation]</ref> *''I Pianeti'' (The Planets), by Gustav Holst, opening gala concert of 41st Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto (Italy), 1998<ref>[http://www.studiofesti.com/media/pdf/spoleto_1998.pdf 41 Spoleto Festival 1998 – Opening gala official program]</ref> *''Concerto per fuochi d'artificio'' (Concert for fireworks), Rome, 1999, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Orchestra, conducted by Myung-whun Chung, in Saint Peter's Square at Vatican City in occasion of the inauguration of the renovated facade of St. Peter's Basilica<ref>RAI [https://www.youtube.com/user/StudioFesti#p/u/4/IfQks6_r32U Clips from the live broadcasting]</ref> *''La città della luce – L'illuminazione delle porte della città'' (Artistic illumination of the gates of Bologna), Bologna, 1999<ref>[http://www.studiofesti.com/media/pdf/bologna.pdf Bologna si illumina – Mille luci per la città – Official publication by the organizers – ASCOM]</ref> *''Tokyo Millenario'', Tokyo, 1999–2005<ref>[http://www.italjapan2001.it/img/zip/foto53.zip Tokyo Millenario Official billboard]</ref> *''La Creazione'' (The Creation), by Joseph Haydn, Jubilee celebration concert, Spoleto Festival 2000<ref>[http://www.studiofesti.com/media/pdf/spoleto_2000.pdf Spoleto Festival 2000 – Official concert program]</ref> *''L'ultimo angelo. Un'elegia per il paradiso perduto'', Spoleto, Spoleto Festival 2000<ref>[http://www.studiofesti.com/media/pdf/spoleto_2000_angelo.pdf Spoleto Festival 2000 – Official program]</ref> *''Una festa barocca'' (Baroque celebration), Lisbon, 2000, Festival dos Oceanos de Lisboa<ref>[http://www.focusevents.cat/c/exp.aspx?IdEv=110 Fucus Events]</ref> *''La luce degli angeli'' (Angels' light), Moscow, 2001<ref>[http://www.studiofesti.com/media/pdf/mosca_2001.pdf III Theatre Olympics in Moscow – Official program]</ref> *''La festa del cielo'' (Celebration of the Sky), Tokyo, 2001<ref>[http://www.studiofesti.com/media/pdf/italia_giappone_2001_ITA.pdf 2001 Italia in Giappone – Official brochure, Italian]</ref><ref>[http://www.studiofesti.com/media/pdf/italia_giappone_2001_JAP.pdf 2001 Italy in Japan – Official brochure, Japanese]</ref><ref>[http://www.studiofesti.com/media/pdf/le_armi_delle_arti.pdf Extract from ''Le armi delle arti'', a cura di Marino Marin, Milano, Franco Angeli, 2003]</ref> *''Heaven and Earth'', Beijing, 2002, lights architecture<ref>[http://www.studiofesti.com/media/Beijing_2002_billboard.jpg Event official billboard]</ref> *''De los àngeles y de la luz'', Bogotá, 2002, closing show of VIII Ibero-American Theater Festival (Festival Iberoamericano de teatro de Bogotá)<ref>[http://www.studiofesti.com/media/pdf/bogota_2002.pdf VIII Festival Iberoamericano de teatro de Bogotá – Official program]</ref> *''Robe de Lumière'', Paris, Galeries Lafayette, 2002–2010, Christmas light architecture<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvNnV15iic4&feature=player_embedded 2009 official opening ceremony]</ref><ref>[http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2009/10/29/704516-Elsa-Zylberstein-illuminera-les-Galeries-Lafayette-de-Paris-le-5-novembre-prochain.html "Ladepeche" 29 ottobre 2009]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/user/StudioFesti#p/u/9/CWr3XsdQovQ Sample of the computer controlled Galeries Lafayette architecture of light]</ref> *''Christmas de-light'', Istanbul, Akmerkez shopping mall, 2003–2008, Christmas light architecture<ref>[http://www.radikal.com.tr/haber.php?haberno=207985 Radikal 2003, Şölen tasarımcısı Festi'den en 'ışıltılı' mesleğin sırları]</ref><ref>[http://www.cosmoturk.com/moda/akmerkez-yeni-yili-isil-isil-karsiliyor-eiii.html Kosmoturk 2004, Akmerkez, yeni yılı ışıl ışıl karşılıyor]</ref><ref>[http://www.halklailiskiler.com.tr/yazi.php?id=1398 Yeni Yılda Akmerkez Yine Işıl Işıl, 15 Aralık 2005]</ref><ref>[http://mobil.stargazete.com/pc/ekonomi/festi-akmerkez-in-icine-de-imza-atti-haber-61320.htm Star Gazete 2006, Festi Akmerkez’in içine de imza attı]</ref><ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/villarhapsody/2137396315/in/set-72157594569358848 Flickr, Akmerkez Christmas interior decorations]</ref> *''Of Angels and Light'' :Sydney, 2004, Sydney Festival–Sydney Olympic Park<ref>[http://www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au/corporate/media_room/media_release_archive/archive/2003/of_angels_and_light?SQ_DESIGN_NAME=text_only&SQ_ACTION=set_design_name Sydney Olympic Park official website]</ref><ref>[http://www.theblurb.com.au/Issue37/SydFest04.htm The Blurb Magazine – Australia Arts and entertainment news and reviews]</ref> :Colorado Springs, Colorado, 2004<ref>[http://www.studiofesti.com/media/pdf/colorado_festival_2004.pdf The 2004 Colorado Festival of World Theatre – Official program booklet]</ref> *''Il Mandarino Meraviglioso'' (The Miraculous Mandarin) by Béla Bartók, ''L'apprendista stregone'' (The Sorcerer's Apprentice) by Paul Dukas, ''Quadri di un'esposizione'' (Pictures at an Exhibition) by Modest Mussorgsky (orchestration: Maurice Ravel), opening concert of Festival dei Due Mondi 2004 in Spoleto<ref>[http://www.studiofesti.com/media/pdf/Spoleto_festival_2004.pdf Festival dei Due Mondi 2004 – Official program brochure]</ref> *''La caída de los ángeles'', Bogotá, 2004, X Ibero-American Theater Festival (Festival Iberoamericano de teatro de Bogotá)<ref>[http://www.corriere.it/gallerie/2004/04_Aprile/12/teatro.shtml Corriere della Sera, 4 aprile 2004]</ref><ref>[http://www.teatry.art.pl/!zagranica/bogotab.htm Dziennik Teatralny – Teatry w Internecie, Bogotá bogata w teatr]</ref> *''Fuochi di gioia e di allegrezza'' (Fireworks of joy and happiness), Bilbao, 2004<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/user/StudioFesti#p/u/5/cZ9Rzn-ViSQ Video recording of the performance]</ref> *''Cabalgata de Reyes'', Madrid, 2005, 2006 2008, 2009<ref>[http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2005/01/05/madrid/1104910114.html El Mundo, 5 January 2005]</ref><ref>[http://www.elpais.com/articulo/madrid/gran/recorrido/Reyes/Magos/elpepiautmad/20060104elpmad_20/Tes/ ''El País'', 4 January 2006]</ref><ref>[http://www.munimadrid.es/UnidadesDescentralizadas/UDCMedios/noticias/2008/01Enero/02Miercoles/NotasPrensa/carrozascabalgataavance/ficheros/DossierCabalgata.doc Municipality of Madrid – Cabalgata de Reyes 2008 – Official program]</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090207083221/http://guiasobremadrid.com/2009/01/04/cabalgata-de-reyes-en-las-calles-de-madrid/ ''Guia sobre Madrid'', 4 January 2009]}}</ref> *''The Dancing Sky'', Adelaide, 2006, Adelaide Festival of Arts<ref>[https://weblogart.blogspot.com/2006/02/il-cielo-in-una-stanza-studio-festi.html ARTe MEDIA – Announcement]</ref><ref>[https://weblogart.blogspot.com/2006/03/festival-fuse-7-opening-night.html ARTe MEDIA – Report]</ref> *''The Renewal of Time'', Beijing, 2006<ref>[http://www.studiofesti.com/media/pdf/pechino_2006.pdf 2006 The Year of Italy in China – Official inauguration brochure]</ref> *''Dal Rinascimento al Barocco'' (From Renaissance to Baroque), Turin, 2006, part of the 2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Turin<ref>[http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2006/02/07/festa-barocca-per-le-olimpiadi.html La Repubblica, 7 February 2006, Leonetta Bentivoglio, Festa barocca per le Olimpiadi]</ref><ref>[http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2006/02/26/il-mio-teatro-volante-nel-mondo.html La Repubblica, 26 February 2006, Marina Amaduzzi, Il mio teatro volante nel mondo]</ref> *''Special Olympics European Youth Games Opening Ceremony'', Rome, 2006<ref>[http://info.specialolympics.org/Special+Olympics+Public+Website/English/Compete/Regional_Games/European_Youth_Games/Opening+Ceremonies.htm Special Olympics Official website, Regional games, Opening Ceremonies]</ref> *"Columbus Day Parade", New York, 2006<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C03E6D81330F933A25753C1A9609C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print New York Times, 10 October 2006]</ref><ref>[http://www.studiofesti.com/media/pdf/NYT_09_10_06_clip.pdf New York Times, 10 October 2006, clip]</ref> *''Smart Night'', Bologna, 2006<ref>[http://www.studiofesti.com/media/pdf/comunicato_fortwo_07.pdf Event official press release]</ref><ref>[http://www.iperbole.bologna.it/dettaglioIpNews.php?channelID=18&newsitemID=1693 Comune di Bologna – Smart Night – La città in movimento]</ref> *''Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü 1907–2007'', Istanbul<ref>[http://www.fenerbahce.org/eng/detay.asp?ContentID=898 Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü Official Web Site]</ref> *''Summer Glory'', Rome, 2007, 2008, 2009<ref>[http://www.aceaspa.it/ViewDocument.aspx?lang=it&docid=46903f28ca2949c6bbe34f9e6c2f648b Acea Official Web Site – 2007]</ref><ref>[http://www.aceaspa.it/ViewDocument.aspx?lang=it&docid=9ffcca964e3a4d1cadc2b116d06f15cf Acea Official Web Site – 2008]</ref><ref>[http://www.aceaspa.it/ViewDocument.aspx?lang=it&docid=04b045cbc58144ec8cd0befca541989e Acea Official Web Site – 2009]</ref> *''The dream of Assol'', Saint Petersburg, 2007, on the occasion of Scarlet Sails celebrations<ref>Petersburg – Channel 5: [https://www.youtube.com/user/StudioFesti#p/f/5/fJA_S8qRSc8 Clips from the live broadcast]</ref><ref>[http://www.nevanews.com/pdf/220/Pageall.pdf Neva News, August – September 2007]</ref> *''La nascita della bellezza'' (The birth of beauty), Rome, 2007, the show was part of the celebrations for the 45th anniversary of Valentino Garavani's career. The evening is witnessed by Valentino: The Last Emperor, a feature-length documentary produced and directed by Matt Tyrnauer<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/user/StudioFesti#p/u/9/CyjjNNltFr4 Valentino: The Last Emperor – Clips]</ref> *''Deluge'' (The flood), Laikipia (Kenya), 2008<ref>[http://www.gallmannkenya.org/earth/show.html Earth Festival website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120123824/http://www.gallmannkenya.org/earth/show.html |date=20 November 2008 }}</ref><ref>RAI [https://www.youtube.com/user/StudioFesti#p/u/9/S745dASIZFY TG3 news service]</ref> *''The Beauty of Harmony'', Macao, 2008<ref>[http://www.timeout.com.hk/macau/features/2526/beauty-of-harmony-in-macao-2008.html TimeOut Hong Kong] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106052748/http://www.timeout.com.hk/macau/features/2526/beauty-of-harmony-in-macao-2008.html |date=6 January 2009 }}</ref> *''Munich Revue'', Munich, Germany, 2008, 850th anniversary of the city<ref>Bayerischer Rundfunk: [https://www.youtube.com/user/StudioFesti#p/u/24/dHEZd7vRxx0 Munich Revue – Clips from the live broadcast]</ref> *''La Città giardino sul tetto del mondo'' (The garden town on the top of the world), Varese, 2008, opening ceremony of UCI Road World Championships<ref>RAI [https://www.youtube.com/user/StudioFesti#p/u/23/igN2RKEncVY – Clips from the live broadcast]</ref> *''The Dancing Sky'', Singapore, 2008<ref>[http://www.iicbelgrado.esteri.it/IIC_Singapore/webform/SchedaEvento.aspx?id=105 Italian Cultural Institute in Singapore – Press release] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722033559/http://www.iicbelgrado.esteri.it/IIC_Singapore/webform/SchedaEvento.aspx?id=105 |date=22 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.flickr.com/search/?mt=all&adv=1&w=all&q=singapore+dancing+sky&m=tags The Dancing Sky on Flickr]</ref><ref>[http://www.timeoutsingapore.com/clubs/event/the-night-festival-studio-festi-the-dancing-sky TimeOut Singapore 18 July 2008]</ref> *''Le rideau se lève'' (The Curtain Rises), Damascus, 2008, Opening ceremony of Damascus 2008 Arab Capital of Culture<ref>Syrian Television [https://www.youtube.com/user/StudioFesti#p/u/8/t_TCVUzverQ – Clips from the live broadcast]</ref> *''Pianeti'' (Planets), Mexico, 2009, touring show, Festival Internacional Cervantino 2009.<ref>[http://www.festivalcervantino.gob.mx/fic09/node/486 Festival Internacional Cervantino 2009 – Official program ]</ref> *''Sinfonia degli oceani'' (Symphony of the Oceans), Rome, 2009, opening ceremony of 2009 World Aquatics Championships<ref>RAI Sport [http://www.raisport.rai.it/dl/raisport/Articoli/ContentItem-af11ea4c-2375-47d8-b435-2626d51bd2f0.html Live broadcast recording]</ref> *''Turkish State Theatres Sabancı International Adana Theatre Festival'', 2010, 2011, 2012, opening show.<ref>[http://www.sabancivakfi.org/sayfa/12-tiyatro-festivali 12. Devlet Tiyatroları – Sabancı Uluslararası Adana Tiyatro Festivali – Official website]</ref><ref>[http://www.sabancivakfi.org/sayfa/13-tiyatro-festivali 13. Devlet Tiyatroları – Sabancı Uluslararası Adana Tiyatro Festivali – Official website]</ref><ref>[http://www.sabancivakfi.org/sayfa/14-tiyatro-festivali 14. Devlet Tiyatroları – Sabancı Uluslararası Adana Tiyatro Festivali – Official website]</ref> *''Ensaio Sobre a Beleza'', Rio de Janeiro, 2011, opening show of Momento Italia Brasil – Italian Year in Brazil.<ref>[http://www.ensaiosobreabeleza.com.br/ Event official website]</ref><ref>[http://www.momentoitaliabrasile.com.br/ita/evento.asp?Codigo=21# Momento Italia Brasil official website]</ref>
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== External links == * [http://www.studiofesti.com/english/index.html Studio Festi Official site] * [http://www.studiofesti.com.br/ Studio Festi do Brasil Official site]
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