Eyes on Music 2025 – online workshops

Marco Lutzu and Simone Tarsitani continue their training and production support in the field of audiovisual and multimedia ethnomusicology. This year, the project includes a new series of online workshops, each focusing on a topic of technical, theoretical and methodological interest in the field of audiovisual media for ethnomusicological research, with special focus on the developments introduced by the pandemic in production, communication and research in the field of music.

9 May 2025 – 15:30-18:00

Pandemic Sounds: Music, Media, and Research during COVID-19
Guest speaker: Giulia Sarno (Università di Firenze)
This workshop explores some of the rapid transformations in audiovisual technologies that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on their impact on musical practices and on academic research in ethnomusicology and related fields. Drawing on their own research experiences, the curators and the guest speaker will present specific case studies and reflections on how music-making, dissemination, and scholarly inquiry adapted to new digital environments.

4 July 2025 – 15:00-18:00

Diego Carpitella Fellowship – Presentation of current film productions in progress
Diego Carpitella Fellow 2024-2025: Kawkab Tawfik | Zar Ritual on the Nile: Salila, the Spirit of the Water. The film explores and documents a ritual of possession in Egypt, from the divinatory phase to the final dance ritual of possession.
Diego Carpitella Fellow 2025-2026: winning project to be announced in June 2025

19 September 2025 – 15:00-18:00

Audiovisual and multimedia in museums and exhibition of ethnomusicological interest
This workshop explores the use of audiovisual and multimedia resources in museums and exhibitions dedicated to ethnomusicological themes. Through the critical discussion of specific case studies, participants will examine how sound, video, and interactive technologies can enhance the representation, interpretation, and engagement with musical cultures in public spaces.