Manifesto SuperCamp – XFarm Agricoltura Prossima
A micro-festival of art and agroecology on the liberated lands of Upper Salento
About Manifesto SuperCamp
A festival born from the earth
Manifesto SuperCamp is much more than a festival: it is an experience of cohabitation, co-creation, and awareness that transforms the countryside of San Vito dei Normanni, in the heart of Upper Salento (Province of Brindisi, Puglia), into a permanent laboratory of sustainability every year. It takes place between Contrada Montemadre and Contrada Paretone Piccolo, on fifty hectares of land confiscated from the mafia that the social cooperative Qualcosa di Diverso has been managing since 2020 through the XFarm Agricoltura Prossima project.
Born in 2020, the SuperCamp sits at the intersection of camping, a school for good agricultural, ecological, and social practices, a conference, a research workshop, and an artistic festival. Participants can camp within the farm and experience the entire program as a temporary community, sharing spaces, peasant food, knowledge, and visions.
The theme of seeds
The most recent edition is dedicated to the theme of seeds and is based on relational ecosystems. Through the common thread of the seed — understood as origin, memory, biodiversity, community, and future — the program addresses some of the most urgent issues of our time: food systems, common goods, climate change, agricultural autonomy, the enhancement of scientific and local knowledge, and the relationship between body and space.
Music, theatre, and artistic residencies
The artistic heart of the SuperCamp weaves together creative residencies, testimonials, workshops, and round tables with music, theatre, and dance. The residencies explore inhabiting space (with land art projects created using organic and reversible materials), inhabiting the body (physical theatre and movement), and inhabiting the imagination (collective cartographies). The music section, curated by the World Music Academy, brings original productions and concerts that engage with the popular Salento tradition to the stage among the olive trees.
A bastion of legality and agroecology
Manifesto SuperCamp is also a civil act: building culture, agriculture, and community on an asset taken from organized crime means returning those lands to the community. The days alternate between agroecological training seminars, practical workshops (seed selection, composting, agroforestry, artistic printing), film screenings, and convivial moments, in a participatory atmosphere open to everyone, with no prior skills required.
Why participate
- Spend a few days immersed in the nature of Upper Salento, among olive trees and fields cultivated with agroecological methods;
- Take part in multidisciplinary workshops, round tables, and artistic residencies;
- Listen to live music, from pizzica to folktronica, under the stars;
- Support a social economy project born on lands confiscated from the mafia.
The festival is organized by the cooperative Qualcosa di Diverso through XFarm Agricoltura Prossima, in the Municipality of San Vito dei Normanni, in the Province of Brindisi.
Manifesto SuperCamp — edition 2026
SéMenti: the 2026 edition
The 2026 edition of Manifesto SuperCamp was held from June 30 to July 4 between Contrada Montemadre and Contrada Paretone Piccolo in San Vito dei Normanni (BR). Titled SéMenti, it revolved around the theme of the seed as origin, memory, biodiversity, community, and future, following a regenerating break for the festival.
Round tables and testimonials
On Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, Round Tables were held, featuring discussions on seed banks, food policies, and common goods. The SéMiAttivi_LeTestimonianze cycle (Tuesday and Thursday) opened the dialogue with authors and voices of agriculture and sustainability such as Stefania Chinzari, Vanni Ficola, Isabella Pisano, Tatiana Giannone, and Roberto Covolo.
Residencies, workshops, and DEAFAL program
The three artistic residencies — Inhabiting Space (land art "Pareti Effimere"), Inhabiting the Body (dance and physical theatre), and Inhabiting the Imagination ("Cartographies") — accompanied the agroecology, agroforestry, seed selection, and composting workshops. DEAFAL curated the training sessions "L'INFORMAzione" and "LaboratoriALI" on July 1, 2, and 4.
Music among the olive trees
The musical artistic direction, curated by the World Music Academy, brought pizzica, world music, folk, and electronica under the stars. Free admission to testimonials, round tables, film screenings, music, and performances.
Programme Manifesto SuperCamp 2026
Music – laLineUP (World Music Academy)
- Thursday, July 2 – 7:30 PM Controra (WMA production, with Andrea De Siena and Vincenzo Gagliani, Salento pizzica); 10:00 PM Agostino Quaranta, Listening Session among the olive trees (Tecnopizzica)
- Friday, July 3 – 10:00 PM Davide Ambrogio, album "Mater Nullius"; 11:30 PM Mondocane DjSet (bass music, drone, and psychedelia)
- Saturday, July 4 – from 9:00 PM Agostino DjSet and Folktronica (WMA production, folk tradition and electronica)
Training and workshops (DEAFAL)
- July 1 (5:00 PM - 7:00 PM) "L'INFORMAzione: Earth & Seed" with Antonio Di Giorgio
- July 2 (10:00 AM - 12:00 PM) "L'INFORMAzione: Plant & Forest"; (5:00 PM - 6:30 PM) "LaboratoriALI: Active citizenship for agroforestry"
- July 4 (5:00 PM - 6:30 PM) "LaboratoriALI: Agroecology Human Library"
Artistic residencies
- Inhabiting Space – "Pareti Effimere" (land art, LAN Laboratorio Architetture Naturali)
- Inhabiting the Body – dance and physical theatre (Collettivo Looking for a Nest)
- Inhabiting the Imagination – "Cartographies" (curated by director Paola Di Mitri)
Highlights Manifesto SuperCamp 2026
- "SéMenti" theme: seeds as origin, biodiversity, and future
- Concerts among the olive trees curated by the World Music Academy (Controra, Folktronica, Davide Ambrogio, Mondocane, Agostino Quaranta)
- Three artistic residencies: land art, physical theatre, and collective cartographies
- Agroecology and agroforestry workshops with DEAFAL
- Festival on land confiscated from the mafia, a temporary community experience with camping
Prices Manifesto SuperCamp 2026
Practical information — Manifesto SuperCamp
How to get there
The festival takes place between Contrada Montemadre and Contrada Paretone Piccolo, in the territory of San Vito dei Normanni (BR), about 20 km west of Brindisi. By car, it can be reached via the SS16 and the provincial roads of Upper Salento; the nearest train stations are San Vito dei Normanni and Brindisi. Reference airport: Brindisi-Salento.
Admission and registration
Admission to round tables, testimonials, film screenings, music, and performances is free (subject to availability). Workshops have a limited number of spots and require registration via the online form. Camping is available within the farm.
Contacts
Info and full program: XFarm Agricoltura Prossima, email [email protected], tel. +39 328 268 7989 / +39 388 654 5832, website www.xfarm.me.
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Where does it take place — Manifesto SuperCamp
XFarm Agricoltura Prossima - Contrada Montemadre e Contrada Paretone Piccolo
Contrada Montemadre, 72019 San Vito dei Normanni