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AVANT approaches this question through the positive capacity of culture to generate imagination, relationships and new perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sound therefore becomes movement: something that travels through spaces, people and memories, creating unexpected connections. This idea runs throughout the 2026 programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friday 9 October<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The festival opens at <strong>3:00 PM at Officine Culturali Ergot<\/strong> with <strong>NON SOLO BANDI<\/strong>, a free Training-Lab on fundraising for artists and cultural professionals led by <strong>Philippe Bischof and Ludovico Esposito<\/strong>. The session will explore foundations, companies, philanthropists and major donors, combining learning with practical work on the sustainability of cultural projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>8:00 PM AVANT moves to Officine Cantelmo<\/strong> for <strong>RESISTANSOUND<\/strong>, featuring a big-screen presentation of <em><strong>We Are Making a Film about Mark Fisher<\/strong><\/em> by Sophie Mellor and Simon Poulter \/ Close and Remote. The film brings Mark Fisher\u2019s thinking back to AVANT, exploring an intellectual legacy that continues to inform conversations around music, culture and society. The screening will be followed by <strong>Kenji Araki LIVE<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saturday 10 October<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From <strong>8:00 PM, Masseria Tagliatelle<\/strong> hosts AVANT\u2019s <strong>MAIN EVENT<\/strong>, bringing together different approaches to international experimental and electronic music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Featuring:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Remo Helfenstein \u2014 LIVE<\/strong><br><strong>Marie Delprat \u2014 LIVE<\/strong><br><strong>Den Sorte Skole \u2014 LIVE<\/strong><br><strong>Chica Paula \u2014 DJ SET<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Admission is free with a <strong>\u20ac2 Sud Sonico membership card<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sunday 11 October<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The final day begins at <strong>9:30 AM at Laghi Alimini<\/strong> with an <strong>HIKING<\/strong> experience connecting listening, landscape and environmental awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>9:00 PM<\/strong>, AVANT returns to Lecce for its closing event. Inside the <strong>Basilica di San Giovanni Battista al Rosario<\/strong>, <strong>ORGAN FLUCTUATIONS<\/strong> presents a live performance by <strong>Ang\u00e8le David-Guillou<\/strong>, bringing contemporary musical research into one of the city\u2019s most distinctive architectural and acoustic spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside its artistic programme, AVANT 2026 also renews its social commitment through fundraising in support of the <strong>Ghassan Abu Sittah Children\u2019s Fund<\/strong>, which provides medical care and assistance to children affected by war and displacement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three days, different places and different artistic languages, connected by one idea: using culture to expand the possibilities for listening, relationships and imagination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Let us listen \u2014 and listen to one another \u2014 from different and necessary perspectives.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AVANT FESTIVAL 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9\u201310\u201311 October | Salento, Italy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Info and programme:<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sudsonico.it\">www.sudsonico.it<\/a><br><a href=\"mailto:info@sudsonico.it\">info@sudsonico.it<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 9 to 11 October 2026, AVANT Festival returns to Salento for its sixth edition, bringing together contemporary and experimental music, sound research, film, professional learning and landscape. 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