The program is being finalized with collateral events, but the main courses are already in place. On November 20th and 21st, Ozieri will become a space for meeting, theater, and participation in the fight against gender violence thanks to the Viola Festival. The project is promoted by the Spazio Donna Anti-Violence Center of the PLUS Ozieri Health District to address gender violence through languages that foster discussion, awareness, and participation.
Born from Viola's experience, which from 2015 to 2024 used music as a tool to raise awareness and combat gender-based violence, the project takes a further step this year: from a music competition to a cultural festival, open to theater, words, images, schools, associations, and local communities.
The two special guests have been revealed: Arianna Porcelli Safonov and Maura Bloom , nationally renowned actresses and authors who use theater, words, and irony to explore the Festival's central themes from different perspectives. The evening of November 20th will feature Arianna Porcelli Safonov with "Picchiamoci," while the afternoon of November 21st will feature Maura Bloom with "Bambolotto." Two shows, two languages, and two different perspectives to interrogate cultural models, stereotypes, and relationships, also using irony as a tool capable of shifting perspectives and raising new questions.
The morning of November 21st will be dedicated to the younger generations. The two artists will meet with students at the Spazio Donna Anti-Violence Center, in a space for dialogue and discussion about relationships, stereotypes, and the cultural models that shape growing up. But Viola won't end with the last show. On the evening of November 21st, the Festival will conclude with a major choral event, designed to gather and share the voices, images, and reflections of Viola 2026's journey. Actors, actresses, professionals, and amateurs, voices from the scene and the community, will take turns performing on the stage in Ozieri. This final evening aims to be not just a conclusion, but a collective restitution: so that the words, images, and questions explored during the Festival can return to the community from which Viola was born.
