Programme Albagnano

Focus India: Opening

from 8.00 p.m. – Opening and welcoming greetings

Followed by SILSILA show

SILSILA. Indian classical and contemporary dance show

with Sooraj Subramaniam (MY/AU/BE) 

Dance, Indian arts

60 min

free entrance with donation | Reservation recommended
Info and Reservations: info@crossproject.it | +39 351 8081786

The opening event of CROSS Festival is a series of pieces featuring Indian dancer Sooraj Subramaniam, an internationally renowned exponent of Indian classical dance. The programme brings together Odissi, Bharatanatyam, and contemporary dance, intertwining nritta (pure dance) and abhinaya (expressive dance), reinterpreting traditional themes in a modern key and exploring the nuances and peculiarities of the various worlds.

The performance opens with two Bharatanatyam pieces. The first, Nandi Chol, meaning “celestial bull,” is dedicated to Neelakanta, the blue-throated lord. This is followed by an original choreography by the artist: a devotional song entitled Kirtanam – Maamava Meenakshi.
The programme continues with two Odissi pieces: Pallavi – Kalavati, which creates a tableau of moving images and celebrates the balance between pure and expressive dance, and Astapadi – Priye Carusile, which draws on medieval love songs. The final piece is Nimbus, a contemporary work created and performed by Sooraj Subramaniam, inspired by the concept of viraha, or love in separation, a central theme in classical Indian poetry.

Credits
Nandi Chol. Rhythmic composition and choreography: Guru Adyar K. Lakshmanan (1933-2014) | Dance: Sooraj Subramaniam

Kirtanam – Maamava Meenakshi. Rhythmic composition and choreography: Guru Adyar K. Lakshmanan (1933-2014) | Dance: Sooraj Subramaniam

Pallavi – Kalavati. Choreography: Guru Debaprasad Das (1932-1986) | Dance: Sooraj Subramaniam

Astapadi – Priye Carusile. Choreography: Guru Debaprasad Das | Dance: Sooraj Subramaniam

Nimbus – Choreography and performance: Sooraj Subramaniam | Music composition: Osama Abdulrasol

Sooraj Subramaniam is an internationally renowned choreographer, dancer, and innovator. He trained in Bharatanatyam and Odissi at the Sutra Dance Theatre, in Kathak with Urja Desai Thakore, and in Western classical dance at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. He has collaborated with Srishti, Akademi, Balbir Singh Dance Company, Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, Nicole Kohler, Kalpana Raghuraman, Seeta Patel, and the Maghenta Collective. His work challenges aesthetic boundaries, fusing Indian dance traditions with contemporary influences to create a hybrid and deeply personal artistic expression.

Credits 

Choreography and performance: Sooraj Subramaniam | Musical composition: Osama Abdulrasol

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Raga Concert

with Igor Orifici (IT)
live music

The sound of the Bansuri is the result of the art of shaping breath to give body and form to the rāga: “that which colours the mind”, the innumerable Indian melodic forms. The solo flute concert is characterised by various sound extemporisations based on the traditional practice of the free-time prelude (ālāp: “speech, conversation”) of some important rāgas associated with the early hours of the morning, such as Lalit, Bhāirav, and Toḍi. The relationship between melodic character and environment unfolds in the revealing of the present moment, in which one mirrors inner perceptions and listens to the instrument, the place, and the body within the fragrances of Hindustani music. The enveloping sound, rich in harmonics, of the tāṅpurā (an instrument that provides the drone) accompanies and enhances the timbre of the bāṅsurī (bamboo transverse flute). Some brief explanations about the repertoire and the poetic imagery of the flute within the Indian cultural context will facilitate listening.

Igor Orifici  has been studying Indian music and bansuri flute since 1997 under the guidance of Lorenzo Squillari, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Supriyo Dutta and several masters of Milon Mela Source’s Research Theatre in Italy and India. He has a diploma from the Conservatory of Vicenza and a degree in Science of Music and Performing Arts from the University of Milan. He is president and animator of the cultural association Albero Baniano aps, teaches in a Montessori-inspired middle school and holds seminars, concerts and performances in Italy and abroad.

Free entrance with donation | Reservation recommended

TICKET INFORMATION

20% discount on training activities for those who subscribe to the Kunpen Lama Gangchen / Albagnano Healing Meditation Centre membership card in Bee.

Training activities subscription for Focus India: €100 for Hatha Yoga, Kalaripayattu, and Odissi.

PRENOTAZIONE WORKSHOP / WORKSHOP BOOKINGS

Antonella Cavalcante: +39 351 8081786, antonella.cavalcante@yahoo.it

Workshop Kalaripayattu 

Arianna Romano (IT)

dance and Kalaripayattu

recommended to attend 2 days

The artist and performer Arianna Romano proposes two days of training in the martial art of Kalaripayattu, a traditional Indian discipline in which the dancer received specific training in India, later developing between India and Italy an eclectic path that combines contemporary dance with traditional arts. The workshop focuses on the founding animal figures of the Kalari, i.e. positions and movements that evoke the energy and symbolism of animal bodies with the aim of discovering one’s own instinctive strength.  

Arianna Romano explores body practices rooted in Indian tradition through ongoing research that unfolds between Italy and India, articulated in a personal and contemporary language. In India, she undertook specific training, graduating in the martial art of Kalaripayattu at the renowned Kalarigram school, and completing the Advanced Training in Interpretation and Choreography (FAICC) at Compagnia Instável. Her research delves into the psychological sphere in relation to the concept of transcendence and spirituality—ranging from animal instincts and relational dynamics to the higher realms of metaphysical existence. Her martial and yogic training shapes both her artistic language and the themes she investigates, through a strong emphasis on technique. She is the choreographer and director of the performances Vislumbres do Além / Glimpses of Beyond, Purgatorio, Wild | Animal Memories, and From Above and From Within. She has worked as a performer with Gustavo Ciríaco, Roberta Carreri and Carolina Pizarro (Odin Teatret), Chiara Guidi (Societas Raffaello Sanzio), and Leonardo Delogu (Casa Dom); and as an assistant to Roberta Carreri and Carolina Pizarro at Odin Teatret.

cost €30 per day

TICKET INFORMATION

20% discount on training activities for those who subscribe to the Kunpen Lama Gangchen / Albagnano Healing Meditation Centre membership card in Bee.

Training activities subscription for Focus India: €100 for Hatha Yoga, Kalaripayattu, and Odissi.

PRENOTAZIONE WORKSHOP / WORKSHOP BOOKINGS

Antonella Cavalcante: +39 351 8081786, antonella.cavalcante@yahoo.it

Workshops Focus India

ODISSI: Dance and Gestures Between Tradition and Contemporary

with Sooraj Subramaniam (MY/AU/BE)

Body practices, Odissi dance-theatre

This workshop offers an introduction to the fluid and harmonious technique of Odissi, one of India’s classical dance forms. Following the tradition of master Debaprasad Das, renowned for his dynamic and grounded style, we will explore the fundamental elements of the dance: basic postures, rhythms, and expressions. Indian-born and internationally acclaimed dancer Sooraj Subramaniam will lead the workshop, exploring the connection between the rituality of gesture in traditional Indian arts and contemporary movement in an intensive dance and movement session. The workshop will also include an analysis of excerpts from the contemporary repertoire, providing an opportunity to experiment with new forms of creative expression through movement.

Sooraj Subramaniam  is an internationally renowned choreographer, dancer, and innovator, trained in Bharatanatyam and Odissi at Sutra Dance Theatre, in Kathak under Urja Desai Thakore, and in Western classical dance at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. He has collaborated with Srishti, Akademi, Balbir Singh Dance Company, Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, Nicole Kohler, Kalpana Raghuraman, Seeta Patel, and the Maghenta Collective. His work challenges aesthetic boundaries, blending Indian classical dance traditions with contemporary influences to create a hybrid and deeply personal artistic expression.

cost 50€

PRENOTAZIONE WORKSHOP / WORKSHOP BOOKINGS

Antonella Cavalcante: +39 351 8081786, antonella.cavalcante@yahoo.it

Cross festival 2025: Heaven on Earth
by Rocio Carbajo (ES) and Nico Miranda (IT)
documentary film screening

60 minutes

free admission with donation

This is the story of how a sacred place is created, how a lineage remains alive and, most importantly, how the life of one person can transform the lives of many. This story first began with Lama Gangchen Rinpoche, who left Tibet in 1963. During his years in India, he pondered where to settle to share his knowledge, experiences and traditions, and how to keep them alive for future generations. The dream of five mountains with a central mountain and a lake in front guided him to Albagnano, in Verbania, Italy.

Credits 

Genre: Documentary | Country of production: Italy | Original language: Italian, English, Spanish, Portuguese | Subtitles: English, Spanish, Italian, Tibetan, Chinese | Year of production: 2022/23

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Cross Festival: Hatha yoga

with Arianna Romano (IT)
morning yoga session 

Hatha Yoga is a discipline originating in India that unites body, breath and mind through postural practices and breathing techniques, promoting balance, well-being and awareness. This practice facilitates meditation and inner concentration, preparing the ground for a profound psychophysical transformation.

Arianna Romano explores body practices rooted in Indian tradition through ongoing research that unfolds between Italy and India, articulated in a personal and contemporary language. In India, she undertook specific training, graduating in the martial art of Kalaripayattu at the renowned Kalarigram school, and completing the Advanced Training in Interpretation and Choreography (FAICC) at Compagnia Instável. Her research delves into the psychological sphere in relation to the concept of transcendence and spirituality—ranging from animal instincts and relational dynamics to the higher realms of metaphysical existence. Her martial and yogic training shapes both her artistic language and the themes she investigates, through a strong emphasis on technique. She is the choreographer and director of the performances Vislumbres do Além / Glimpses of Beyond, Purgatorio, Wild | Animal Memories, and From Above and From Within. She has worked as a performer with Gustavo Ciríaco, Roberta Carreri and Carolina Pizarro (Odin Teatret), Chiara Guidi (Societas Raffaello Sanzio), and Leonardo Delogu (Casa Dom); and as an assistant to Roberta Carreri and Carolina Pizarro at Odin Teatret.

cost 15€ 

TICKET INFORMATION

20% discount on training activities for those who subscribe to the Kunpen Lama Gangchen / Albagnano Healing Meditation Centre membership card in Bee.

Training activities subscription for Focus India: €100 for Hatha Yoga, Kalaripayattu, and Odissi.

PRENOTAZIONE WORKSHOP / WORKSHOP BOOKINGS

Antonella Cavalcante: +39 351 8081786, antonella.cavalcante@yahoo.it

Workshop Kalaripayattu 

Arianna Romano (IT)

dance and Kalaripayattu

recommended to attend 2 days

The artist and performer Arianna Romano proposes two days of training in the martial art of Kalaripayattu, a traditional Indian discipline in which the dancer received specific training in India, later developing between India and Italy an eclectic path that combines contemporary dance with traditional arts. The workshop focuses on the founding animal figures of the Kalari, i.e. positions and movements that evoke the energy and symbolism of animal bodies with the aim of discovering one’s own instinctive strength.  

Arianna Romano explores body practices rooted in Indian tradition through ongoing research that unfolds between Italy and India, articulated in a personal and contemporary language. In India, she undertook specific training, graduating in the martial art of Kalaripayattu at the renowned Kalarigram school, and completing the Advanced Training in Interpretation and Choreography (FAICC) at Compagnia Instável. Her research delves into the psychological sphere in relation to the concept of transcendence and spirituality—ranging from animal instincts and relational dynamics to the higher realms of metaphysical existence. Her martial and yogic training shapes both her artistic language and the themes she investigates, through a strong emphasis on technique. She is the choreographer and director of the performances Vislumbres do Além / Glimpses of Beyond, Purgatorio, Wild | Animal Memories, and From Above and From Within. She has worked as a performer with Gustavo Ciríaco, Roberta Carreri and Carolina Pizarro (Odin Teatret), Chiara Guidi (Societas Raffaello Sanzio), and Leonardo Delogu (Casa Dom); and as an assistant to Roberta Carreri and Carolina Pizarro at Odin Teatret.

cost €30 per day

TICKET INFORMATION

20% discount on training activities for those who subscribe to the Kunpen Lama Gangchen / Albagnano Healing Meditation Centre membership card in Bee.

Training activities subscription for Focus India: €100 for Hatha Yoga, Kalaripayattu, and Odissi.

PRENOTAZIONE WORKSHOP / WORKSHOP BOOKINGS

Antonella Cavalcante: +39 351 8081786, antonella.cavalcante@yahoo.it

Sinfonia H2O
Tecnologia Filosofica (IT)

performance
Duration: 40 minutes

Event In collaboration with MAGGIORE DANZA

Sinfonia H2O is a tribute to the essence of water, sacred source of life, origin of everything and guardian of memory. This work by Tecnologia Filosofica turns out to be a collective ritual, sound and visual; a symphony between dance and sound to reflect on the withering of our time and the need to keep our imagination alive, today more than ever. The experience invites us to immerse ourselves in a profound reflection on the fragile harmony of our planet, evoking the link between life and the climate change that threatens it. The stage is transformed into an archipelago of mirrors, where the body comes alive and the flow of sounds and actions envelops us. Singular objects -springs, scales, hourglasses- emerge as instruments in an imaginary alchemic laboratory. In this space of wonder, everything merges: water becomes a voice, the body becomes a wave and space a single universe: when you look at water, you look at the whole of humanity.

Credits

Concept and Creation: Francesca Cinalli and Paolo De Santis | Choreography: Francesca Cinalli | Composition and live sound: Paolo De Santis | Performers: Francesca Cinalli, Aldo Torta, Paolo De Santis | Dramaturgy: Ornella D’Agostino | Production: Tecnologia Filosofica – Traiettoria di ricerca Il Corpo Rituale | Co-production: Fondazione CROSS ETS | With the support of: Lavanderia a Vapore and Fondazione Piemonte dal Vivo, winner of the Bando Residenze Coreografiche 2019; Marche Teatro and Shanghai International Dance Center, selected for the Bando Crossing The Sea 2019; Italian Cultural Institute of Seoul (Korea); Art Center IDA; Festival dello Sviluppo Sostenibile 2022

Francesca Cinalli, dancer and choreographer, and Paolo De Santis, musician and percussionist, within the collective Tecnologia Filosofica, are pursuing a personal research trajectory, Il Corpo Rituale. Francesca Cinalli is a graduate of IAT-GONG Scuola Biennale di Musica Danza Teatro dei Popoli in Genoa, where she practices and studies with masters from five continents: Tapa Sudana, Tadashi Endo, Karun Karan, Cecile Gordon, and Al Sheikh Nail Kesova. Paolo De Santis composes original soundscapes ranging from electroacoustic music to field recordings. He performed live the soundtrack for Solitudo at Torino Jazz Festival 2019. He collaborates with noise musician K. Haino for Hidden Body at Fabbrica Europa 2018. He collaborates with Luca Morino and Pier Luigi Pusole for 13600Hz, a concert for sewing machines by Sara Conforti at Artissima; with Phone Regis, he won the Non Solo Rock festival; with Onda Sonora, he won the Piceno Rock Festival, performing as a backing band for Planet Funk, Morgan, and Linea 77. For years they have been collaborating with national and international cultural institutions: Cross Project; Italian Cultural Institute of Jakarta, Indonesia; IIC of Los Angeles; IIC of Seoul, Korea; Cie Atou of Lyon for the creations Hydden Body and Limpid Sun, Triennale d’Arte Setouchi in Japan; with Iranian director Milad Tangshir for the VR film Hydrocosmos with the support of Fondazione Piemonte dal Vivo and Coorpi, Museo del Cinema di Torino. In 2019 they are selected for the call Crossing The Sea, Marche Teatro in collaboration with Shanghai International Dance Center; in 2019 for the call Air Residenze Coreografiche Lavanderia a Vapore; in 2022 for the call Cura for the production Eco del Mondo. Since 2016 they have been realising the project CAMPI CREATIVI and since 2024 CAMPI GRAVITAZIONALI with people under 25 in synergy with Lavanderia a Vapore.

Entrance 10€ 

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Astrological Healing Practices NgalSo

The stack of auspiciousness – Tashi Tsegpa

Lama Gangchen’s astrological healing practices allow us to acquire awareness of the relationship that exists between our actions of body and mind and the five elements of the cosmos.

According to the teaching of Buddha, reading these precious sutras eliminates interferences in life, bad dreams, bad omens and terror in the mind and gives happiness, well-being and the three perfections of auspiciousness, happiness and goodness.

The Dharma is precious and has no price. Therefore, in accordance with tradition, an offering can be made for this activity according to each person’s possibilities and choice.
You can make your offering at the reception of the Centre or at the following link

Storia di un ruscello

Erica Meucci (IT)

Dance
Duration: 30 minutes 

Walk in the woods

In collaboration with MAGGIORE DANZA

Storia di un ruscello is a story told through images, a dance written for a performer and a stone. In Erica Meucci’s debut project as author, the work draws inspiration from the ecological ideas of anarchist geographer Élisée Reclus who’s stating that reconnecting with other living beings requires recognizing our own vulnerability and exposure to danger –liberating ourselves from the notion of domination and instead engaging with the environments we pass through, allowing ourselves to be shaped by them. Reclus’ philosophy intertwines with a real event: the loss of an animal in the woods and its eventual discovery in the waters of a waterfall. The image of its suspended body, caressed by the flowing waters, and the time that seems to dilate without boundaries imprint themselves on the dancer’s body, oscillating between spatial and acoustic voids and solids, between the solidity of the stone and the transience of the watercourse. Throughout the performance, the dancer moves upon the stone without ever stepping off. This constraint forces the body to continuously rewrite its own geography and equilibrium, heightening its sensitivity to even the slightest changes. The figure stands out in the landscape and experiences the scene as a place of great vulnerability.

Credits

Concept and choreography: Erica Meucci | Music: Glauco Salvo | With: Erica Meucci | Lights: Andrea Sanson | Dress: PHASME archive – Chiara Corradini and Marianna Turano | Stone Restoration: Alex Bombardieri | Production – Laagam | Co-production: Pluraldanza | With the support of Oltrepasso Residenza, Spazio Voll, Giardino Chiuso – Festival Orizzonti Verticali, FLUIDUM2 at Fabbrica del Vapore, Danza Urbana – Rete h(abitat)/Sementerie Artistiche | Winner of: Life is Live announcement, a project of Smart with Fondazione Cariplo

Erica Meucci is a dancer, choreographer, and curator whose work focuses on the body in relation to open spaces, particularly wooded and wild environments. Her research is dedicated to developing sensory and subtle practices that explore the small and the invisible, treating the body in its raw essence as a field traversed by forces. She studied at the Paolo Grassi School of Theatre in Milan and, over time, engaged with artists such as Dominique Dupuy, Myriam Gourfink, Kat Válastur, Romeo Castellucci, Claudia Castellucci, and Chiara Guidi. In recent years, she has focused on studying minimal movement with Giovanni Campo and practicing yoga with Francesca Proia, earning certification as a teacher. Meucci has danced for Gruppo MK, Effetto Larsen, I Figli di Marla, JA Dupont, Daniel Abreu, Silvana Barbarini, Fattoria Vittadini, and Collettivo Baladam B-side. She has also collaborated with sound artist and Deep Listening facilitator Diana Lola Posani, as well as queer artist, DJ, and producer Splendour. Her works have been presented at Errant Sound, BAM, Mercurio Festival, Dot Festival, Danzare a Monte, Teatro Comandini, Fabbrica del Vapore, Festival Orizzonti Verticali, PARC in Florence, Festival S. Rocc, Teatro Niccolini, and Teatro Verdi in Padua. In the curatorial field, she has worked on the project ORA – Orobie Residenze Artistiche and the program Rami d’ORA, collaborating with Francesca Siracusa and Riccardo Olivier near Sondrio, on the edge of the Parco delle Orobie Valtellinesi.

entrance 10€

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Yandrub: Dorje Shugden Increase Puja

with the assembly of lamas, geshes e monks

Thursday 27st to Saturday 29st June

from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm and 3.30 pm to 7.00 pm

‘Increasing’ is one of the four enlightened activities of the buddhas.
It is a ritual to increase the energy of all virtuous activities, merits, good fortune and everything is positive and beneficial.

The Dharma is precious and has no price. Therefore, in accordance with tradition, an offering can be made for this activity according to each person’s possibilities and choice.

You can make your offering at the reception of the Centre or at the following link

Tendu: blessing of the string palace of Dorje Shugden

with the assembly of lamas, geshes e monks

Friday and Saturday

from 9.00 am to 12.30 pm and 3.30 pm to 7.00 pm

‘Increasing’ is one of the four enlightened activities of the buddhas.
It is a ritual to increase the energy of all virtuous activities, merits, good fortune and everything is positive and beneficial.

The Dharma is precious and has no price. Therefore, in accordance with tradition, an offering can be made for this activity according to each person’s possibilities and choice.

You can make your offering at the reception of the Centre or at the following link

Introduction to Buddhist philosophy: Anger and patience

from 11.00 am to 1.00 pm

Lama Michel Rinpoche will touch on the main themes that characterize the Buddhist path with his spontaneous and direct approach, sharing his experience and knowledge. It is not a question of theoretical teachings of philosophy, but of teachings adapted to our daily reality, which offer a different interpretation of our life. Suitable for anyone interested in becoming familiar with their mind and understanding the relationship among us, what happens and our surrounding reality.Refuge Ceremony.

the event will be broadcast in streaming

the teaching will be translated in English language.

For those who wish to have lunch at the Center, reservations must be made by Saturday at 10.00 pm in the office.

The Dharma is precious and has no price. Therefore, in accordance with tradition, an offering can be made for this activity according to each person’s possibilities and choice.
You can make your offering at the reception of the Centre or at the following link