FABBRICA EUROPA 2009
Conclusions

Fabbrica Europa 2009 edition pursued and enlarged on the themes of the 2008 edition: focus was still on intercultural contemporary exchange in the creative sphere, working on the links existing between Europe<->Mediterranean<->America.
Common roots, encounters and clashes, exchanges and more or less involuntary migrations, meaningful syntheses on the now multi-layered artistic and cultural production plan.
A wide overview of important European artists and groups, and a series of events and projects involving artists from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Mexico: this has been the scenario of an investigation into the intercultural dialogue made possible by art in its deepest sense, when it becomes the bearer of new identities. Particular attention in this context has gone to those artists who have accepted the promising and unavoidable challenge posed by today's technologies, ever more part of languages, ever more able to support the creativity of those who choose to confront the new expressive and communicative procedures offered by science and technology rather than shutting themselves up in a no-thoroughfare of creative repetition.
With a rich span of dance, music and theatrical events, installations, workshops and meetings between artists and professionals, from more than 20 countries, Fabbrica Europa offered new space for creation, thought and vision, opening up new paths for the interpretation of our present and for the cultivation of our past, whilst sharing with today's artists a creative viewpoint for tomorrow.

The 2009 edition saw the presence of around 90.000 people, including spectators, visitors of the installations and participants to meetings, forums and round tables. During the 18 days of performances and events at Stazione Leopolda, CanGo Cantieri Goldonetta, Casa della Creatività, Cantieri Culturali Ex Macelli of Prato, Teatro Affratellamento, French Institute of Florence,  Villa Strozzi/Tempo Reale and Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory 108 events have been presented, many of them as national premières (6), absolute premières(7), European premières (1), original creations for the festival (1), new creation (8) or special events.

- 27 dance performances
- 30 theatre performances
- 7 concerts
- 12 dj set
- 4 artists performances
- 12 meeting/round tables open to public
- 1 video marathon (6 dates)
- 2 installations (Carlos Motta and Juan Esteban Sandoval) - for all the duration of the festival
- 1 video installation (Kinkaleri) - for all the duration of the festival
- 1 interdisciplinary project (Toy Box)
- 1 film projection
- 3 press conferences

Public has followed with attention and enthusiasm all the programme, confirming Fabbrica Europa as the most important event in Tuscany and many operators and professionals, together with many personalities, not only of the performing arts field, attended the proposed events.

Around 100 people (direction, staff, collaborators, interns and volunteers) have worked for the realization of this XVI edition of Fabbrica Europa.

Here below some extracts from the press review