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Tickets

You can access this event with the following tickets:

• June Pass → buy here 

• CROSSBEATS Ticket → available on DICE (buy here) & at the door (Pay As You Can)

Crossbeats

with musicians, choreographers, and storytellers Laura Agnusdei (IT), Vincenzo Castellana (IT/NL), Idio Chichava (MOZ), Kale Kamine (MOZ), Roberta Maimone (IT/NL), Venancio Mbande (MOZ), and Osvalda Nhacune (MOZ).

This is an artistic residency that began in a mixed format in April 2026, with its first public presentation scheduled for June 18th. Starting with the title, “Crossbeats” evokes the intersection and crossing of cultures and traditions, suggesting contamination and dialogue between genres, with a direct reference to the musical dimension.

The project aims to connect transdisciplinary artists—specifically musicians, dancers, and storytellers—starting from the study and promotion of local artistic traditions to experiment with new contemporary languages. This transdisciplinary artistic co-production revolves around the Timbila, a musical instrument and artistic dance practice that is part of Mozambican cultural heritage.

This approach connects to the research of Lina Bo Bardi, who recognized in craftsmanship and folk traditions not a minor form, but an artistic synthesis capable of generating new cultural imaginaries. Similarly, it recalls the thought of Antonio Gramsci, who conceived popular culture not as a static heritage, but as a living and dynamic process, continually reworked and transformed through collective practices. Working with a contemporary gaze on traditional artistic forms thus becomes a way to engage new generations with an often forgotten past, while simultaneously strengthening the sense of belonging and community through multidisciplinary artistic languages.

Crossbeats is the result of a collaborative effort between Italy, the Netherlands, and Mozambique, carried out by Forevergreen (IT), Amsterdam Fringe (NL), and Agape Mozambique (MZ), also thanks to the support of the European program Connect & Create, promoted by Alliance Française and Goethe-Institut and supported by the European Union.

Laura Agnusdei

Laura Agnusdei is a saxophonist and electronic musician from Bologna, Italy. Her solo project explores the possibilities of electroacoustic composition, creating soundscapes within which the saxophone remains the main narrative voice. Suspended between the use of melody and timbral research, remnants of the song form and improvisational glimpses, his music amalgamates different sound sources. After

Vincenzo Castellana

Vincenzo Castellana | AcquAria is an interdisciplinary artist. He has developed a deep knowledge of percussion instruments by exploring diverse ethnic groups and discovering their most radical cultural traditions. Lately, his focus has been expanding his music into conceptual performances and theatre shows, mixing traditional rhythms with digital music, storytelling, and dance.

Idio Chichava

Idio Chichava is a Mozambican performer, choreographer, and artistic director, founder of Companhia Converge+ and co-director of Festival Raiz. He began his artistic journey through traditional Mozambican practices, developing a unique choreographic language that intertwines body, rhythm, collective presence, and memory. His work investigates the relationship between tradition and contemporaneity, proposing a 'global body' and a 'total presence' where movement becomes a space for encounter between artists, audience, and territory.

Kale Kamine

Kale Kamine is a Mozambican DJ and music producer making his mark in the Afro House scene with innovative productions and melodies inspired by artists such as Black Coffee. Passionate about exploring new sonic frontiers, Kale Kamine crafts unique musical experiences that blend emotion, identity, and rhythm. His artistic journey reflects a constant pursuit of originality and a commitment to sharing art with the world, steadily gaining recognition in the international electronic music scene.

Roberta Maimone

Roberta Maimone is an Italian artist currently based in the Netherlands. She is the founder of Memic Project, an interdisciplinary initiative that merges dance, theatricality, and visual and sound elements. At the heart of the project is the MEM method, which she developed to explore how cartoon-like characters can express authentic emotions through artistic forms, creating a profound connection with the audience. Memic Project delves into deep themes such as identity, trauma, and universal human struggles, utilizing humor, fantasy, dreams, and reality to transport the audience into emotionally resonant and meaningful worlds.

Venâncio Mbande Junior

Venâncio Mbande Junior was born into a family of timbila music practitioners—a type of xylophone crafted from local woods and played by the Chopi people in Zavala, Southern Mozambique. His career includes numerous concert performances and participation in music residencies both in Mozambique and abroad, as well as the creation and implementation of cultural projects. He is a member of the organizing team for the Timbila Festival, held annually in August in Zavala, and coordinates various activities aimed at safeguarding timbila music (a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage).

Osvalda Nhacune

Osvalda Nhacune is a Mozambican artist and composer. In 2024, her musical project “Hemba” was selected for the Creative Mobility grant for emerging artists, funded by Swiss Cooperation in partnership with the 16Neto cultural space. Thanks to this support, she recorded her debut album, also titled “Hemba”: seven tracks in the Guitonga language, spoken in the Inhambane province of Southern Mozambique.