New Chapter
Dissonanze Festival Roma was created to explore off-axis sonic territories, where electronic music, digital arts and performance intersect without compromise. It is a context in which artists and audiences share processes, visions and experimentation, shaping a curatorial program that reflects the evolving energy of the contemporary scene.
New chapter
2026
Vision
DissPlay by Dissonanze
What if children imagined the next festival?
DissPlay is a creative format dedicated to children (ages 4–12) designed to bring light, vision, and play back to the heart of the electronic music festival.
The first session will be led by artist and lecturer Marco Laudadio with the workshop "Seeing the Music".
We will ask them to draw:
What is a festival for you?
What should it be like?
What makes it truly fun?
Because children are masters of imagination, freedom, and play.
And perhaps, to truly begin again, we need to start from their perspective.
The drawings will be scanned and will become part of the festival’s official communication. The works will be printed on perforated mesh and displayed throughout the entire duration of the event.
Masterclass
Ableton Live 12
90-minute masterclass introducing children to the basic functions of the software.
Expo
Touchdesigner
The software’s capabilities will be explored through a visually immersive installation within a dedicated room.
Exhibition
In parallel with the festival, Dissonanze is featured in an exhibition dedicated to the relationship between sound, visual arts and exhibition space at MACRO — Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome. Installed across the two historic rooms on the museum’s second floor, the event brings together professionals, scholars, artists and cultural operators connected to the festival’s legacy, as well as individuals whose work has been shaped by that heritage.
