ABOUT
BIO
Azione_Improvvisa is a contemporary music ensemble rooted in Italy and integral to Anomalía ETS, where research and experimental practice form the core of its artistic vision.
Central to the ensemble is a quartet — Margherita Berlanda (accordion), Pierpaolo Dinapoli (electric guitar), Andrea Antonel (theorbo), and Davide Bardi (electronics). This distinctive sonic palette challenges and expands traditional definitions of musical identity.
Since its foundation in 2017, Azione_Improvvisa has extended its practice beyond performance, embracing pedagogical and compositional research through the contributions of Raul Masu and Daniela Fantechi. The whole ensemble cultivates a fertile interdisciplinary environment that bridges creation, education, and technological inquiry.
Recipient of a Grant-in-Aid from the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung, the ensemble has presented its work in significant festivals such as Angelica (Bologna), Transart (Bolzano), and Milano Musica, Commute Festival (Tallinn), Società Filarmonica di Trento, Kortrijk Festival (Belgium), Milano Musica, Musica Insieme Festival (Panicale), MA/IN Festival, Unerhörte Musik Festival (Germany) and has engaged in residencies at institutions including Centro Santa Chiara (Trento) and Fondazione Spinola Banna (Turin).
From 2020 the Ensemble is the artistic board of Signal to Noise Festival in Pergine Valsugana (TN).
Through its continuous interrogation of sonic boundaries, Azione_Improvvisa positions itself at the forefront of contemporary music’s evolving landscape.
VISION
- focusing on the creation and diffusion of contemporary music;
- investigating the relationship between technology and contemporary music creations by leveraging electronic instruments and cutting-edge technologies;
- combining the knowledge from ancient music world with the most actual research in contemporary music;
- collaborating with the most interesting composers of the actual music scene;
- making contemporary music more accessible, by promoting concerts in less conventional spaces, offering open workshops and meetings with musicians, in order to provide tools for a more conscious listening experience.
WHO COLLABORATES WITH US
Michelle Abondano, Ariadna Alsina Tarrés, Maurizio Azzan, Zeno Baldi, Giovanni Bertelli, Silvia Borzelli, Giorgio Colombo Taccani, Farzia Fallah, Daniela Fantechi, Einike Leppik, Mauro Lanza, Marco Momi, Filippo Perocco, Macarena Rosmanich, Lula Romero, Mikel Urquiza, Andrea Valle.
MEMBERS
MARGHERITA BERLANDA
ACCORDION
ARTISTIC COORDINATOR
PIERPAOLO DINAPOLI
E – GUITAR
PRODUCER
ANDREA ANTONEL
THEORBO
COMMUNICATION PLANNER
DAVIDE BARDI
ELECTRONICS
TECHNICAL COORDINATOR
TEAM
DANIELA FANTECHI
COMPOSER
SPECIAL PROJECT
RAUL MASU
INTERACTION EXPERT
EDUCATIONAL PROJECT