VIDEOCITTÀ – DAY 1
About
AV Music: MACE — SARA PERSICO & MIKA OKI Immersive Installation: IN LYMPHA with music of APPARAT — CAO YUXI — GIUSEPPE LA SPADA — FRANCESCA HEART — AMANDA LANA Talk: FRANCESCO RUTELLI — SIMONE ARCAGNI con N.A.I.P. — VINO Video Art: ADRIAN PACI Artworks: TOMMASO CHERUBINI — SIGNAL con Marie Tučková, Katarina Gryvul, David Přílučík e Selmeci Kocka Jusko Virtual Reality: IMPERSIVE con Guido Geminiani e Simone Arcagni, Delfina Stella, Vincenzo Pizzi Diversion con Mélodie Mousset, Edith Jorisch e Miri Chekhanovich, Abel Kohen, Van Sowerwine e Isobel Knowles — Rai Cinema con Stefano Conca Bonizzoni. Installazioni interattive: Giuseppe La Spada — Lake Heckaman powered by RNMW Digital Edu: IED — NABA — RUFA & SAINT LOUIS The first day of Videocittà 2026 opens the festival with a major immersive journey dedicated to water, featuring digital art, AV music, monumental installations, and virtual reality experiences throughout the iconic Gazometro Ostiense. Among the most anticipated highlights, Chinese artist Cao Yuxi presents “Nature’s Computility” for the first time in Rome: a spectacular immersive installation created in collaboration with eFM inside the new Opificio 60 Nord, a space never before used by the festival. The evening continues with a path through interactive and immersive works by international artists such as Lake Heckaman and Giuseppe La Spada, alongside virtual reality experiences, AV live performances, and large-scale installations transforming the Gazometro into a unique audiovisual ecosystem. On the Main Stage, the festival comes alive with the AV live performance by Sara Persico & Mika Oki, leading up to the highly anticipated AV DJ set by MACE, one of the most influential producers in the contemporary Italian music scene, presenting a performance that blends electronic music, visual design, and industrial architecture. The program also features talks, video art, live performances, educational projects by NABA Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti and IED Istituto Europeo di Design, as well as new productions developed within the European project CO-VISION. One single night to experience the best of contemporary digital culture through music, visuals, technology, and immersive installations.
Electro, Techno, Ambient
Tickets
- TICKET DAY 1
The ticket is valid from the official opening of the festival until the closing time of the selected day, allowing attendees to fully enjoy the experience. This includes access to performances, activities, installations, and all scheduled programming, with the freedom to move around the venue throughout the day.
- FULL PASS
The Full Pass ticket grants access to the festival for all 3 official days of the event. With this pass, visitors may enter the festival area at any time during opening hours, with no restrictions on entry time. The ticket is valid from the official opening of the festival until closing time on all 3 days, allowing attendees to fully experience the festival, including performances, activities, installations, and all scheduled programming, while freely moving throughout the venue during the day.
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Venue
Gazometro, Rome
Address
Via del Commercio, 9/11, 00154 Roma RM, Rome