Laterale was created to document and explore contemporary performing arts through conversations with leading figures from the international scene.

The difficulty of imagining the future in a present marked by uncertainty is reflected in contemporary artistic practices, where the search for new languages intertwines with a re-examination of personal and collective memory. How do the performing arts today bring the past and the future into dialogue? And is artistic experimentation truly moving beyond the categories inherited from the twentieth century?

The first public event of Laterale, the new research group promoted by LAC and FIT Festival, brings together its scientific committee—comprising Maddalena Giovannelli, Rossella Menna, Francesca Serrazanetti, Diego Vincenti, and directors Carmelo Rifici and Paola Tripoli—for a shared reflection on these themes.

Future Tradition is the title of the project’s first cycle, which to date has featured Caroline Guiela Nguyen, Trajal Harrell, Lukasz Twarkowski, and Mario Banushi.