Sphera

“Tutta la Famiglia di Euripide” (The Entire Family of Euripides) is a performance that explores coexistence: a collective body—fragile yet tenacious—that reacts to the audience, adapts, and resists. A journey through performance art, improvisational composition, music, and social interaction, all within an atmosphere of profound and unique cohesion. Four performers inhabit a human mycelium: interconnected, interdependent, governed by invisible laws and shared gestures. Spaces traversed, desires that brush against one another, rhythms that grow complex. They evolve together, listen to one another, negotiate. From a research project by choreographer Mari Combi with the dancers of Urban Dancing Prophets (Silvia Fontana, Silvia Colella, Martina Allegra Rivelli, Alessia Filia). 

Pietro Lacasella sits down with Marco Tosi to focus on one of the most pressing challenges of our time: the repopulation of mountain areas and the role of the younger generations in reshaping the future of the Alps. Through shared experiences, visions, and perspectives, the discussion explores how to return to living in the mountains in a sustainable way, building new relationships between humans and nature. From winter sports to major events, to emerging lifestyles and opportunities for those who choose to live (or return to) high-altitude areas, the conversation touches on crucial themes such as eco-sustainability, a sense of community, and the cultural transformations currently underway. All of this is enriched by references to writing and literature, allowing us to interpret the present state of the Alps in light of the past and to envision their future. 

A tasting featuring independent winemakers who work using natural, biodynamic, and organic methods. An event designed to give a voice to local producers and return wine to its most authentic form: an agricultural, human, and essential endeavor. A vibrant, unfiltered selection where the wine experience is shaped by listening, connection, and dialogue. The selected wines will be available for purchase. 

The tasting is accompanied by a DJ set curated by I Bellissimi Dischi di Ornavasso. The duo Teddy Renton and Julius B have long been selecting music of every genre, style, and mood. They enjoy listening to and discovering new sonic horizons, which they love to showcase in their seasoned DJ sets, strictly on vinyl. Their sound is unmistakable and rich with engaging rhythms. 

The activity costs 10 euros and will soon be available for purchase on the Qromo app. 

Vittoria Donda describes her genre as “intimate rock.” Her project stems from the fusion of intimate, vulnerable lyrics with sweet melodies and the raw energy, passion, and authenticity of rock. Her music explores themes of fear, dreams, pain, life, and youth. The artist presents an energetic and emotional show, filled with distorted guitars and her crystal-clear voice, accompanied by her band (Lorenzo Pallanza, Giacomo Maj, Alessandro Villano). For over a year, she has been bringing her live project to Milan, through concerts and acoustic performances. She also participated in X-Factor in 2025. 

Iridescent, electric, non-binary. Aliens in a world that pushes for binary thinking, Queen of Saba dismantle gender dogmas with colorful abandon and explore the infinite nuances of music. An electronic duo with an analog soul, composed of Sara Santi and Lorenzo Battistel, Queen of Saba draw inspiration from Neo-Soul, Alternative R&B, Disco Pop, Hip-Hop, and Indietronica. They made their live debut in April 2019. After releasing five singles in English, in June 2021 the duo released *Fatamorgana*, a nine-track album in Italian, reviewed by Rockit.it as “one of the 50 best Italian albums of 2021.” Since then, their rise has been rapid: Eurovision Village in Turin in 2022, Tallinn Music Week in 2023, and, in the years to follow, dozens of dates at the most important national festivals. 

A classically trained pianist with an approach that is anything but traditional, Fabrizio Rat is best known for his solo project La Machina, which aims to delve deeply into the world of techno music using his instrument of choice: the piano. He has performed at the biggest clubs and festivals in Europe, South America, Japan, and Russia: at the Trans Musicales in Rennes, the Dance Arena at the Exit Festival in Serbia, the Teatro Colón, and the Under Club in Buenos Aires, to name just a few. The artist explores the boundary between man and machine by bringing the piano—the quintessential classical and romantic instrument—into the hypnotic universe of techno music. Carefully prepared using objects placed on the strings and played with experimental techniques, the piano is complemented by analog synthesizers. He has released over 30 records (albums and EPs) on international labels such as Bureau B, Optimo, Involve, Versatile, Odd/Even, Blackstrobe, La Machina, and Airfono. His solo albums, including *The Pianist*, co-produced with Arnaud Rebotini, have been acclaimed by the national and international press. He is currently working on a new creation at IRCAM for the 2025–2026 season. 

The first day of Sphera wraps up in style with three residents from the Tempio del Futuro Perduto and the performance *Rituali Notturni*. 

Industrial Romantico is a project launched in 2019 that combines DJ sets and performances with strong artistic and political content. His sets, built in real time without genre boundaries, blend house, electro, techno, hardcore, and global influences. Founder of Italo Ghetto Records, he has performed in numerous international underground scenes and is known for his long, immersive performances. 

Milanese DJ Marco Baldini, aka Waldo, joined the Tempio del Futuro Perduto collective in 2019 after numerous experiences abroad in England and Berlin. His music ranges from Italo-EBM to electro and breakbeat, with an energetic yet intimate and engaging style for the dance floor. He is also co-founder of the Break Opera project, dedicated to the bass and breakbeat scene. 

Tania Kim is a jungle techno DJ and selector based in Italy and a resident at Tempio del Futuro Perduto. Her sets span various BPMs, blending broken beats and straight kicks on a journey through bass music. Influenced by the UK sound, her style focuses on intense energy and a sonic journey that engages both body and mind. 

Tania Kim è una DJ e selector jungle techno con base in Italia e resident al Tempio del Futuro Perduto. I suoi set attraversano diversi BPM, mescolando ritmi spezzati e kick dritti in un viaggio nella bass music. È influenzata dal sound UK, il suo stile punta su energia intensa e un viaggio sonoro che coinvolge corpo e mente.

“Radici” (Roots) will be a slow and gradual exploration of grounding, breath, and stability, helping us connect with our bodies as the first space we inhabit. The practice will guide us to reconnect with the earth that sustains us, with our inner center, and with the group, creating a shared space of listening and openness. It is a time to prepare the ground—both physical and inner—from which the day’s experiences will arise, cultivating stability, presence, and awareness. 

Alice Possetti is a yoga teacher. Born and raised in Val d’Ossola, she discovered yoga in 2015 and began her training in India in 2020, continuing in Italy at the Himalayan Institute in Florence. What she wishes to convey is the immense power of yoga as a tool for listening and self-knowledge on multiple levels—physical, mental, and spiritual. She offers practices suited to different stages of life and age groups, precisely because she believes in the universality of this philosophy, capable of speaking to everyone. Deeply connected to the Ossola mountains, she offers yoga practices in nature, to help us consciously inhabit the space around us and within ourselves once again, and reconnect with our roots. 

What to bring: comfortable clothing and a yoga mat. 

This activity is included in the ticket price, but reservations are required and space is limited. 

A form of free and spontaneous dance in which participants move authentically, following the rhythm of the music without set steps, to connect with themselves, their emotions, and others through a mindful movement experience that integrates body, mind, and spirit, facilitated by Agape’s DJ set, which will guide the dance through various musical styles to create an inner journey. Thanks to Luisa Russo’s guidance, there will be a meeting point between contemporary dance and yoga: movement becomes root, memory, prayer, and liberation. 

Luisa Russo is a movement facilitator and singer, whose practice weaves together bodywork, yoga, and Mediterranean vocal traditions. She approaches ecstatic dance as a meeting point between contemporary dance and yoga. She guides journeys of presence and awareness, exploring the body as a ritual and creative space. 

An invitation to reconnect. To reconnect with the earth, the edges of the trails, and the meadows we pass through every day without truly seeing them. The project stems from a desire to rediscover the nourishment that grows wild, to train our eyes to recognize, distinguish, and understand. Not just plants, but relationships: between soil and light, between seasons and forms, between human beings, landscape, and territory. Observation becomes a creative act. Walking becomes reading. Gathering becomes a conscious act. An experience to rediscover intimacy with the environment, develop autonomy, and rekindle the ancient memory of the land. 

 Giulia Allegri is a mycologist, forager, and beekeeper. 

What to bring: comfortable clothing. 

This activity is included in the ticket price, but reservations are required and space is limited. 

Inspired by the Hawaiian word meaning “that which nourishes us,” AINA Forest is an invitation to rediscover the sacred relationship between human beings and the Earth. Through Forest Therapy and physical therapy, we transform the forest into a healing space where you can reconnect with your body and rediscover the vital nourishment that has always been a part of you. 

Adriana Sequeira is a physical therapist and Forest Therapy Guide. Born between the ocean and the vegetable garden in Portugal, she has traveled the world to discover that true healing lies in returning to the essentials. Using the Aina Forest method, she combines the science of the body with the wisdom of Nature (“that which nourishes us”) to guide us in reconnecting with our bodies and rediscovering the vitality that arises from contact with the earth. 

What to bring: comfortable clothing. 

This activity is included in the ticket price, but reservations are required and space is limited. 

A conversation with Francesco Marino, a millennial, freelance journalist, and digital strategist—not necessarily in that order. He writes about digital culture, social media, and artificial intelligence. He lives in a constant tension between his nerdy enthusiasm for technology and his attempt to rationalize and reflect on the consequences for people, societies, and the spaces we inhabit. He is the author of: *Tourists of Reality: How the World Ended Up Becoming Social Media Content* (Tlon, 2025) and *Chosen for You: How Algorithms Govern Our Lives and What We Can Do to Defend Ourselves* (Castelvecchi, 2021). 

Vinyasa Flow is a dynamic and meditative practice that intertwines breath and posture in a continuous flow, guiding you through sequences that warm the body, open up inner space, and sharpen your awareness. It is a discipline suitable for all levels: no prior experience is necessary, and each posture can be adapted to your own body and pace. Under the guidance of Liliana Tosi, an Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga teacher, the practice becomes a journey that begins with the breath and expands into movement, creating space for listening and connecting with oneself. 

In the second part of the session, together with Nicola Sonderegger, we’ll dive into the Wim Hof Method, an approach based on three pillars: conscious breathing, cold exposure, and mental focus. Because cold and breath alone aren’t enough: at the core of it all is inner work—learning to listen to your body, recognize your vital energy, and trust both. 

What to bring: swimsuit, towel, comfortable clothing, yoga mat, a blanket or sleeping bag, and a water bottle if desired. 

Reservations are required for this event, and space is limited. 

To participate in the activity, you must declare your health status by filling out the form provided at the time of booking, which is also available for download at the following link. 

Workshop for creating a practical and original string bag using scrap fabric or old clothing. Led by five creators from the Mastronauta team, participants will have access to a workstation equipped with sewing machines, as well as the opportunity to browse the creations on display in the studio. 

Mastronauta is an independent arts and culture center that, since 2001, has promoted cultural participation and the practice of various artistic disciplines, while overseeing the development of activities related to art and culture with a specific focus on the most diverse aspects of contemporary expression. 

This activity is included in the ticket price, but reservations are required and space is limited. 

A tasting and market event featuring independent and pioneering producers from the Alps and hillsides who work using natural, biodynamic, and organic methods. An event designed to give a voice to small, local producers and restore wine to its most authentic form: an agricultural, human, and essential endeavor. A vibrant, unfiltered selection where the wine experience is shaped by listening, connection, and dialogue. 

 The tasting is accompanied by a DJ set curated by Fla In Da Howz (Flavio Gualtieri), an Italian-Brazilian DJ and producer. Born in Verbania (Italy) but raised in Minas Gerais, Brazil, where he launched his career in 1999, driven by a passion for vinyl, house music, techno, and scratching techniques, he found his calling as a DJ. 

The activity costs 10 euros and will soon be available for purchase on the Qromo app. 

A format halfway between a TEDx talk and a poorly executed university panel discussion, in which the Roman stand-up comedian and popular science communicator tackles major issues related to the environmental crisis—from the energy crisis to the food crisis—with an approach he describes as “coercive” or a “Pasolinian wish-fulfillment version” for the intellectuals in his audience. Fill Pill tells us about reality in his unmistakable comedic style, mixing data on macro-issues related to the environmental crisis with sharp reflections and personal anecdotes, drawn from his hands-on experience in various sectors related to sustainability: With a “master’s degree” in Sustainability and Energy Resource Management, he first worked with fishermen, then in renewable energy, then as a “slave-consultant” in sustainability, eventually founding an environmental protection association—all while never losing his original comedic flair. 

Fill Pill has been performing on stage since he was a child: at age 9, he competed in the Zecchino D’Oro and sued his parents immediately afterward over it. He puts on song-theater shows with his utopian-realist band and produces comedic educational videos for his channels, all while earning his law degree and then pursuing a master’s degree in Sustainability and Energy Resource Management. He is a co-host of the 3Bee podcast Biodiverso and the Will Media podcast Mezzo Pieno – Sustainability Beyond Polarization. He began doing stand-up comedy in early 2022 and, between 2023 and 2024, took his first show, RAPA NUI, on tour throughout Italy. Starting in 2025, he returns on tour with Divulgazione Coatta Ambientale, his comedy-educational show, and with Brufenocene, his new stand-up comedy show, produced by The Comedy Club. 

With their joyful and captivating gypsy jazz, the Milanese band creates a contrast between the desire to escape everyday life and the hardships one faces in pursuit of their musical dream. Their song “Caravan,” featured on the X FACTOR MIXTAPE 2024, is in fact a cry for freedom, an invitation to take control of one’s life without fear of living on the margins, if necessary. The caravan represents a refuge, a symbol of resistance to the dominant culture, but also a vehicle of hope and dreams that refuse to be denied. Through their music and their message, they seem to want to demonstrate that true wealth is not financial, but lies in passion, creativity, and the desire to live without compromise. After tripling the number of dates at both the Hacienda and Alcatraz, their first tour proved to be an extraordinary success. In 2025, they took part in the May Day Concert in Rome. On May 23, they released their debut album *L’ultima ruota del caravan* (Warner Music Italy), and to celebrate the album’s release, they made a surprise appearance on stage at the MI AMI Festival. 

After tripling the number of dates at both the Hacienda and Alcatraz, their first tour proved to be an extraordinary success. In 2025, they performed at the May Day Concert in Rome. On May 23, they released their debut album *L’ultima ruota del caravan* (Warner Music Italy), and to celebrate the album’s release, they made a surprise appearance on stage at the MI AMI Festival. Following the success of the L’ULTIMA RUOTA DEL CARAVAN SUMMER TOUR 2025, which took them to stages across Italy for more than 40 shows, they return to bring their unmistakable blend of irreverence, irony, and clarity, announcing the L’ULTIMA RUOTA DEL CARAVAN EUROPEAN TOUR, which will see the band perform on 7 European dates before continuing, in addition to Sphera, throughout Italy. 

Giacomo Bertazzoni (Tenor Sax) 

Lorenzo Faraò (Baritone Sax) 

Niccolò Pozzi (Sousaphone) 

Fabio Danusso (Snare Drum) 

Davide Turolla (Bass Drum) 

Mefisto Brass is a “Lung-Powered Sound System” with a street band lineup that draws on the typical sounds of electronic music, reworking and adapting them for an ensemble composed exclusively of wind instruments and percussion. 

The project was founded in 2019 in Milan and, with a repertoire of original songs, made its mark first on the Milanese scene and then on the Italian scene, thanks in part to an intense schedule of busking and street performances. Since their debut, thanks to the explosive energy of their live shows, Mefisto has performed more than 240 times at venues, concert halls, and festivals across Italy and Europe. In 2024, they released their debut album *Totem*, which led to a tour of approximately 80 dates across eight countries and concluded with three sold-out shows at the Circolo Biko in Milan, a landmark venue for independent music. In 2025, they continued their live performances and partnership with Tube Agency (Italy) and Swap Music Agency (France), which led them to perform more than 40 shows and take the stage at events such as Time in Jazz, Men/Go Festival, Magnolia, L’Umbria che Spacca, Largo Venue, Locomotiv Club, and Festival du Bout du Monde (France). They are currently working on their next album. 

Sam Ruffillo is an Italian DJ, producer, studio wizard, and one of the key artists on the Berlin-based label Toy Tonics. Known for his irresistible dance music, he blends groove, Mediterranean aesthetics, and club energy, combining the traditions of classic house with a fresh, sunny touch rooted in his Italian heritage. Ruffillo has performed throughout Europe and has also taken his tours to Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand, and Mexico, lighting up the best clubs and festivals around the world. His dynamic DJ sets at venues like Panorama Bar and major events such as Barcelona’s Sónar have cemented his reputation on the international dance scene. As a producer, Ruffillo stands out as a true architect of groove. His releases, including the acclaimed *Italianissimo* series, and collaborations with Barbara Boeing, Fimiani, and Kapote, have received support from artists such as Gerd Janson, The Blessed Madonna, Palms Trax, DJ Tennis, and Seth Troxler. Tracks like *Danza Organica* and *Perfetta Così* became anthems of the summer of 2024, securing him a spot at the forefront, with significant support on Italian radio as well. Blending Italian vocals, vintage disco, timeless funk, and a ’90s house vibe, Ruffillo’s music resonates both on underground dance floors and with a wider audience. His DJ sets are electrifying celebrations of infectious beats and authentic club culture, always connecting with the crowd. 

Agape (ἀγάπη) is love that transcends boundaries. In Greek philosophy, it is the purest form of love—the kind that asks for nothing in return. Having grown up amidst London’s multicultural scene and Berlin’s techno vibes, his sets focus on the essentials: hypnotic grooves, emotionally resonant melodies, and a direct connection with the dance floor. 

Chaos in the Streets, a DJ and producer from Ossola, began his career in Rome, where he studied music production and made his debut as a DJ. Having returned to the VCO, he brings with him the musical background he has built up over the years, crafting unconventional, intriguing, and groove-filled DJ sets that span house and techno sounds. 

“Germogli” (Sprouts) will be dedicated to the growth and expansion that spring from solid roots. Following the grounding phase of “Roots,” this practice invites you to embrace what has emerged, allowing energy to flow upward and outward. Like a sprout emerging from the earth while retaining the memory of its roots, movement becomes expression, openness, and possibility. It is a moment to integrate lived experience, regain energy, and open up to the day with renewed vitality and direction. 

Alice Possetti is a yoga teacher. Born and raised in Val d’Ossola, she discovered yoga in 2015 and began her training in India in 2020, continuing in Italy at the Himalayan Institute in Florence. What she wishes to convey is the immense power of yoga as a tool for listening and self-knowledge on multiple levels—physical, mental, and spiritual. She offers practices suited to different life stages and age groups, precisely because she believes in the universality of this philosophy, capable of speaking to everyone. Deeply connected to the Ossola mountains, she offers yoga practices in nature, to help us consciously inhabit the space around us and within ourselves once again, and reconnect with our roots. 

 What to bring: comfortable clothing and a yoga mat. 

This activity is included in the ticket price, but reservations are required and space is limited. 

A form of free and spontaneous dance in which participants move authentically, following the rhythm of the music without set steps, to connect with themselves, their emotions, and others through a mindful movement experience that integrates body, mind, and spirit, facilitated by Agape’s DJ set, which will guide the dance through various musical styles to create an inner journey. Thanks to Luisa Russo’s guidance, there will be a meeting point between contemporary dance and yoga: movement becomes root, memory, prayer, and liberation. 

Luisa Russo is a movement facilitator and singer, whose practice weaves together bodywork, yoga, and Mediterranean vocal traditions. She approaches ecstatic dance as a meeting point between contemporary dance and yoga. She guides journeys of presence and awareness, exploring the body as a ritual and creative space. 

We will walk, letting the details guide us: a serrated leaf, a scent in the air, a different texture in the greenery. We will learn to identify some edible wild plants, to understand their habitat, seasonality, presence, and relationships. An exercise in observation, exploration, and perception. A way to reconnect with nature respectfully, recognizing the value of locally sourced food. 

Giulia Allegri is a mycologist, forager, and beekeeper. 

What to bring: comfortable clothing. 

This activity is included in the ticket price, but reservations are required and space is limited. 

According to the dictionary, a path is a natural route carved out in mountainous and rural areas, in woods and meadows, by the passage of people and animals. This furrow, this trajectory in the earth, traces a course that takes us through places and landscapes, guiding and accompanying us as we strive to move forward, flee, seek, or move away from or toward a destination. Often the path is unknown; we do not know its origin and, above all, its destination. The path reveals a specific world of shadows, light, matter, and sounds, more or less shaped by human activity. In the interweaving of different paths, there is no beginning and no end to a dance that is perpetual in its flow. Each path hosts specific choreographic experiences that are fragments and representations of a kaleidoscopic human mosaic, of contrasting emotions, of archetypes and life situations: silent dances, expressions of a condition of precariousness and passion, restlessness and hope, love and cruelty that we often do not wish to scrutinize. It is up to the spectator to choose the order in which to undertake this descent into the underworld, to select a choreographic itinerary, to confront ghosts both familiar and unfamiliar, and to compose, according to their own sensibility, the mysterious mosaic of a parallel world that governs all our actions: to then emerge from the labyrinth, perhaps rediscovering a lost destination. 

The EgriBiancoDanza Company, directed by Susanna Egri and Raphael Bianco, was founded in Turin in 1999. The company builds on the more than thirty years of experience of its predecessor, “I Balletti di Susanna Egri.” It is distinguished by a repertoire of works rich in social and spiritual values, created by Raphael Bianco and choreographers from the Italian and international artistic scenes. The EgriBiancoDanza Company embodies some of the distinctive characteristics of the Egri Foundation for Dance: curiosity, roots, and innovation, research, and sharing. EgriBiancoDanza is composed of permanent dancers with high-level professional experience and boasts a solid repertoire: from theatrical performances to installations and site-specific works. 

What to bring: headphones and a smartphone. 

Scuola della Techno (Techno School) is an educational and cultural project founded at the Tempio del Futuro Perduto in Milan, dedicated to the thoughtful promotion of electronic music. Through free or affordable courses, workshops, and activities, it trains DJs, producers, and researchers by combining the practical, historical, and social dimensions of techno. More than just a school, it is a community that promotes inclusion, experimentation, and new artistic directions in the contemporary scene. 

In the workshop, we will transform the herbs we gather into an oxymel, an ancient preparation that combines honey and vinegar. Mix, observe, wait. A small ritual of transformation that preserves the plants’ qualities and enhances their culinary and traditional medicinal uses. A shared moment of hands-on work and simple knowledge, allowing you to take home not only a natural preparation, but also the living memory of your encounter with the land. 

Giulia Allegri is a mycologist, forager, and beekeeper. 

This activity is included in the ticket price, but reservations are required and space is limited. 

A long DJ set to bring Sphera full circle and etch these three days of music, nature, and community into our memories. 

Agape (ἀγάπη) is love that transcends boundaries. In Greek philosophy, it is the purest form of love, the kind that asks for nothing in return. Raised amidst London’s multicultural scene and Berlin’s techno vibes, his sets focus on the essentials: hypnotic grooves, stirring melodies, and a direct connection with the dance floor. 

Chaos in the Streets, a DJ and producer from Ossola, began his career in Rome, where he studied music production and made his debut as a DJ. Having returned to the VCO, he brings his musical background honed over the years, crafting unconventional, intriguing, and groove-filled DJ sets that span house and techno sounds. 

Who’s that Berry began as a contemporary dancer and performer; she entered the world of DJing through the Eureka association, of which she has been a member since its inception—a creative, collective environment that allows her to explore sound as a natural extension of the body and the stage. Her DJ sets are overwhelming experiences; every track selection is designed to ignite the dance floor by mixing incisive grooves and infectious vibes