MA/IN Festival — MAtera INtermedia

When Sound Becomes Space

MA/IN Festival — an acronym for MAtera INtermedia — is one of the most recognized Italian reviews in the field of contemporary electroacoustic music, sound art, and digital art. Born from the association LOXOSconcept APS, based in Pignola (PZ), the festival has for years intertwined the cities of Matera and Potenza, often extending to the Salento region, in a cultural axis between Basilicata and Puglia.

Intermediality and Research

The heart of the festival is intermediality: acousmatic concerts, dialogues between acoustic instruments and electronics, audiovisual performances, sound installations, and transmedia works. The programming, built through international open calls, brings together established composers and young authors, providing space for advanced and experimental research, far from the more commercial circuits.

An International Scene in Basilicata

Curated by an artistic direction attentive to contemporary music trends, MA/IN brings artists from all over the world to the region's halls and unconventional spaces. The choice of evocative locations — cinemas, theaters, underground auditoriums — amplifies the listening experience, making Basilicata a reference point for electroacoustic music in Southern Italy.

In the Orbit of Matera 2026

With its tenth-anniversary edition, the festival accompanies the season of Matera Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue, confirming an international vocation that ideally dialogues with the themes of 2026. In collaboration with the Municipalities of Matera and Potenza, MA/IN reiterates that sound research can be a universal language capable of connecting different territories and audiences.