Sorgente Viva Festival
A participatory arts and community festival in Val Grande National Park
About Sorgente Viva
A festival born from the community
The Sorgente Viva Festival is much more than just an event: it is the culmination of a five-month journey that, from February to June, involves the residents of Premosello-Chiovenda and the hamlet of Colloro, in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont. Promoted by the artistic collective Progetto RESCUE!, the festival weaves artistic practices with local knowledge, transforming town squares, forest trails, and public spaces into hubs for meeting and shared creation.
Five months of workshops leading up to the festival
The festival is the final destination of a programme of free activities spanning winter and spring: Open Dialogue meetings on regenerative arts, the B.A.R. (Bottega Aperta per Ritrovare) creative workshop, the Coro della Sorgente choir directed by Valentina Volontè, accessible walks along the Sentieri Condivisi in Bosco Tenso, folk dance sessions with the Comunità Danzante, and intergenerational theatre projects by La Cura, which bring together local seniors and kindergarten children.
The theme of water and the land
The festival's guiding thread is water, understood as a source of life and a symbol of the bond between people and the alpine landscape of Val Grande. This theme inspires open discussions on environmental protection, the Toce River, and biodiversity, as well as documentary screenings, collective rituals like La Raccolta delle Acque (The Gathering of Waters), and participatory processions descending from the villages to the valley floor.
A widespread and free event
Activities take place in various locations across the territory: the Circolo di Colloro, the Piazzetta del Circolo, the Pro Loco spaces, the Latteria Turnaria di Cuzzago, and the trails of Bosco Tenso. Everything is free and open to everyone, regardless of age, background, or experience. The Sorgente Viva Festival is supported by the Otto per mille of the Waldensian Church and the Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo, with the patronage of the Municipality of Premosello-Chiovenda.
Sorgente Viva — edition 2026
L'edizione 2026 della Festa della Sorgente Viva è il momento conclusivo del percorso partecipativo febbraio-giugno promosso dal Progetto RESCUE! a Premosello-Chiovenda. Per due giorni, sabato 27 e domenica 28 giugno, Colloro e il fondovalle ossolano si animano con spettacoli, riti collettivi attorno all'acqua, laboratori e momenti di festa intergenerazionale, con ospiti artistici provenienti anche da Colombia e Cuba.
Programme Sorgente Viva 2026
Sabato 27 giugno — Colloro
- 14:30-15:30 — Proiezione del documentario Coltivando la Casa dell'Acqua – Ll'ankay Wasiyaku del collettivo Red Yuma (Colombia), con introduzione al dialogo
- 15:15-17:00 — Laboratorio creativo Le Mani Come Radici, in Piazzetta del Circolo
- 15:30-17:30 — Dialogo Aperto sull'ambiente: tutela, azioni e comunità attorno allo stato delle acque sorgive, del fiume Toce e della biodiversitÃ
- 18:00 — La Raccolta delle Acque: cerimonia di apertura in cui ognuno porta l'acqua del proprio territorio
- 21:30 — FronteraS.A., spettacolo teatrale del Teatro Sobre el Camino (Cuba)
- 23:00 — Vila alla Ca' Vegia: narrazione, canto e parola
Domenica 28 giugno — Premosello-Chiovenda
- 17:00 — La Discesa delle Acque: corteo partecipato con danzatori, musicisti tradizionali e cori
- 20:00 — Canto a Ruota: poesia e canto collettivo
- 21:30 — Concerto e ballo con fisarmonica tradizionale e danze popolari
In entrambe le giornate sono previste cene sociali su prenotazione e attività adatte a tutte le età .
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Getting there
Premosello-Chiovenda can be reached by car via the A26 motorway (Verbania-Gravellona Toce exit) and then along the state road towards Ossola. By train, the Premosello-Chiovenda station is on the Domodossola-Milan line. The village of Colloro is a few minutes' drive from the town centre.
Admission
All activities are free and open to all. Social dinners on both evenings require prior reservation.
Contact
Progetto RESCUE! — Camilla Sandri Bellezza, tel. +39 348 6143549, email [email protected].
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Colloro e Premosello-Chiovenda