Vittoria Totale presents CALCA 2, a performance that is part of a series of dialogues with imaginary and native friends of the cities in which the artist lives or passes through. At the core of the work lies research on the word – as sound, form, and space – and the role of imagination in making sense of a place and our being in it. The dialogues unfold during nocturnal walks, along which intimate and conjectural maps of the city are traced, as the city becomes familiar through transformation. As Calvino writes: “One can change a place by inventing a new name for it.” CALCA 2 is the second chapter in the cycle of dialogues with Calca, a Roman bifront herm.

The event will take place in the first-floor room dedicated to UNAROMA LIVE. 
Free admission until capacity is reached.

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VITTORIA DE FRANCHIS (Brussels, Belgium, 1993) is a curator and voice researcher. Her practice explores the intersection of text, sound, performance, installation, and non-formal educational formats, with a focus on creating speculative and participatory contexts. She is currently curator at the Nicoletta Fiorucci Foundation and a member of the curatorial team of CIRCA. Since 2023, she has been the initiator and curator of gggglllloooossssaaaa, a distributed series of interdisciplinary events in private apartments. Her vocal compositions have been released by Recital, Villa Lontana Records, and Meakusma (upcoming), and have been presented by AA Architectural Association, Settantaventidue, Project ADA, Fondazione Sozzani, Festival dei Due Mondi, LOST Music Festival, IUNO, Établissement d’en face, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, and Kunstverein Gartenhaus. Her texts have been published in Flash Art, Spike Art Magazine, 032C, and Terraforma Journal. Over the years, she has taken part in voice and performance workshops with the Marina Abramović Institute and the Meredith Monk Foundation.