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From 15 to 25 October 2026
Melbourne - Australia
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Artisti presenti al Festival
Artisti provenienti da tutto il mondo si esibiranno al Segmento Tarantella Festival.
Concerti, workshop e spettacoli itineranti dietro le quinte saranno tenuti da artisti selezionati.
Headline act
Modern and Classic Folk - Campania
From Naples, Ars Nova Napoli reimagines Southern Italian folk traditions with irresistible energy, blending tarantella, pizzica, serenades and Mediterranean influences into vibrant performances where ancient music feels spontaneous, communal and unmistakably alive.
Alessandro Santacaterina
The "king" of Calabrian Tarantella, with over 40 years of experience and successful tours around the world.
A virtuoso accordionist and tambourine player of very high profile, with a long experience of performing at festivals collaborating with many artists and with the Calabria Orchestra since 2014.
Ciccio has launched the project “The Tarantella is addictive”, a musical performance of great impact and success that has received an enthusiastic response from the public. Accordion maestro from Reggio Calabria, singer, tambourine player and dancer.
Scupriri
A new songwriter, popular with a younger audience, Davis is a multi-instrumentalist who plays all traditional instruments and more. Raised on bread and popular music, already a musician with Ciccio Nucera, Antonio Grosso, Calabria Orchestra, Lisarusa, and more, Davis is now leading is own band around the world with great success. His hit “FIURI” is now played by different tarantella groups. Organ, Nugget, bagpipes, sax, guitar, Calabrian lyre.
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Elvira Andreoli
Since he was a child, Macrì has been performing on the most important stages and, thanks to his passion, he is able to play any traditional instrument. After completing his classical studies, focusing on the lyre technique, he debuted as soloist and now plays with great personalities of the caliber of Mimmo Cavallaro and Ciccio Nucera, and was also alongside Nour Eddine Fatty, well-known musician from Morocco.
Lingua Madre
Since he was a child, Macrì has been performing on the most important stages and, thanks to his passion, he is able to play any traditional instrument. After completing his classical studies, focusing on the lyre technique, he debuted as soloist and now plays with great personalities of the caliber of Mimmo Cavallaro and Ciccio Nucera, and was also alongside Nour Eddine Fatty, well-known musician from Morocco.
Kunlasatee Kongpardpaung
Since he was a child, Macrì has been performing on the most important stages and, thanks to his passion, he is able to play any traditional instrument. After completing his classical studies, focusing on the lyre technique, he debuted as soloist and now plays with great personalities of the caliber of Mimmo Cavallaro and Ciccio Nucera, and was also alongside Nour Eddine Fatty, well-known musician from Morocco.
Ciccio Nucera
A multi-instrumentalist, one of the most successful musicians who worked with Le Muse del Mediterraneo and the Kilombo Quartet.
Grosso highlights the results of his research
on the evolution of the folk-popular genre,
and was the first in Calabria to re-evaluate the role of the accordion. His compositions demonstrate his outgoing attitude to play both classical and diatonic accordion.
QIQI
Salvatore is a musician, ethno-musicologist and composer of Italian origin. His career has so far united the passion for musical research and performance. He has travelled, played and conducted field research in Argentina, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Australia. Since 2018 he has been conducting research among the communities of migrants in Australia for the National Library. He's the founding member of Santa Taranta.
Kavisha Mazzella - AM
Salvatore is a musician, ethno-musicologist and composer of Italian origin. His career has so far united the passion for musical research and performance. He has travelled, played and conducted field research in Argentina, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Australia. Since 2018 he has been conducting research among the communities of migrants in Australia for the National Library. He's the founding member of Santa Taranta.
SANACORI & School of Tarantella
Since he was a child, Macrì has been performing on the most important stages and, thanks to his passion, he is able to play any traditional instrument. After completing his classical studies, focusing on the lyre technique, he debuted as soloist and now plays with great personalities of the caliber of Mimmo Cavallaro and Ciccio Nucera, and was also alongside Nour Eddine Fatty, well-known musician from Morocco.
Josephine Paone
Since he was a child, Macrì has been performing on the most important stages and, thanks to his passion, he is able to play any traditional instrument. After completing his classical studies, focusing on the lyre technique, he debuted as soloist and now plays with great personalities of the caliber of Mimmo Cavallaro and Ciccio Nucera, and was also alongside Nour Eddine Fatty, well-known musician from Morocco.
MATE
Feature act
The Melbourne African Traditional Ensemble aka MATE is a powerhouse collective of master musicians from across the African continent, based right here in Melbourne. With griots, percussionists, and instrumental virtuosos from Mali, South Africa, and Ghana, the ensemble offers an immersive journey into Africa’s rich and diverse musical heritage.
Their performances weave together intricate rhythms, soaring vocals, and the timeless sounds of the mbira, kamalengoni, calabash, and talking drum—music that is deeply rooted in tradition yet alive with the vitality that ignites modern audiences. In a uniquely Australian expression of cultural connection, the ensemble also features Jason Tamiru, a proud Yorta Yorta man with mixed Aboriginal and Ethiopian heritage, on Yidaki (Didjeridoo). His playing bridges the First Nations sounds of this land with the ancestral traditions of Africa, creating a powerful dialogue that resonates across cultures.
For Segmento Tarantella Festival, MATE brings a high-energy, uplifting performance that is both a celebration of cultural heritage and a call to dance. Just as the Tarantella carries the heartbeat of Southern Italy, this ensemble channels the spirit of Africa—bridging continents, generations, and stories through the universal language of music.
Past year Festivals
PROSSIMAMENTE
ECHOES OF TRADITION: THE TARANTELLA JOURNEY
UN BREVE DOCUMENTARIO
Segmento Foundation sta per lanciare un nuovo entusiasmante progetto: un documentario sull'importanza delle tradizioni culturali e del folklore in un mondo sempre più moderno, multiculturale, vivace e diversificato.
Da non perdere!
EVENTI IN PROGRAMMA
SEGMENTO TARANTELLA FESTIVAL 2026
​Segmento Tarantella Festival prevede una serie di eventi, laboratori e attività musicali per 4 settimane, dall'8 novembre al 3 dicembre 2023.
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Controlla il programma per maggiori dettagli su date, luoghi e biglietti.
FREE EVENT!
FREE EVENT!
E non finisce qui
Tutte le attività svolte al Festival, tra narrazione, laboratori, spettacoli e mostre, mirano a presentare la storia, la musica e i balli della Tarantella e della Pizzica come fonte di conoscenza, valori e identità, un ponte generazionale ed elemento di connessione tra antiche culture come quella greca e quella italiana.
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Durante il Festival verranno eseguite tre tipi di attività artistiche:
MOSTRE MULTIMEDIALI & PROIEZIONI
During the Festival, multimedia exhibitions will be projected across the various venues and activities. During some of the events, the screening of the short documentary on traditions of tarantella in Calabria and Overseas, "Echoes of Tradition: the Tarantella Journey".
by VMC, COASIT and SEGMENTO FOUNDATION
WORKSHOP
Laboratori di ballo di gruppo e sessioni con istruttori si svolgeranno durante i giorni del Festival durante spettacoli ed esibizioni, in aree designate o davanti al palco.
The Segmento Tarantella Festival proudly supports the Diversity and Disability (DnD) progam, part of the Migrant Resource Centre North Wes, and work together to ensure the festival is fully accessible to people with disability and the wider community.
Accessibility is key to participation, inclusion, sharing and personal development.
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