Fili Continui | Continuous threads. Weaves and patterns of care at the border. 1 encounter: the dance

In the project Fili continui. Trame e intrecci di cura al confine (Continuous Threads: Weaves and patterns of Care at the Border), conceived by artist Giulia Iacolutti and produced by ETRARTE with a wide network of partners, dance, lace, and silk—traditions typical of this border area—intertwine with contemporary artistic research to transform themselves into a collective force against gender-based violence. On Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 4:30 p.m., Piazza Transalpina, the symbolic heart of the border between Gorizia and Nova Gorica, will become the stage for the first public meeting: Dance.

In the project Fili continui. Trame e intrecci di cura al confine (Continuous Threads: Weaves and Patterns of Care at the Border), conceived by artist Giulia Iacolutti, dance, lace, and silk—traditions typical of this border region—intertwine with contemporary artistic research to transform themselves into a collective force against gender-based violence. The project is part of the initiatives funded by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region as part of GO!2025 Nova Gorica and Gorizia European Capital of Culture.

On Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 4:30 p.m., Piazza Transalpina, the symbolic heart of the border between Gorizia and Nova Gorica, will become the stage for the first public meeting: Dance. After months of artistic work, workshops, craft production, and performance rehearsals involving a diverse group of about 40 women from Gorizia and Nova Gorica, the dancers and musicians of the Santa Gorizia folk group, in collaboration with choreographer Gaia Stacchini, will give life to a choral performance in which voices, instruments, and dance steps are transformed into movements expressing sisterhood and freedom. Alongside the performers, the protagonists will be the precious silk scarves on which a series of words, embroidered in lace by the masters of the Gorizia Lace School (ERPAC), define a decalogue of fundamental values for our relationships. 

This meeting represents the first chapter in the public presentation of Fili continui, which will then continue with an exhibition at the Galerija Gong in Nova Gorica, the publication of a book by Robida, and presentations of the project in various cities. Fili Continui. Trame e intrecci di cura al confine (Continuous Threads: Weaves and Intertwining of Care at the Border) is a project by Giulia Iacolutti, curated by Rachele D'Osualdo. Produced by the ETRARTE Cultural Association, in partnership with S.O.S. Rosa ODV, ERPAC / Scuola Merletti di Gorizia, Galerija GONG, Robida, Gruppo Folcloristico Santa Gorizia, Arearea, and IOTUNOIVOI Donneinsieme.

With the support of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, iosonofriuliveneziagiulia, GO!2025, and the Equal Opportunities Commission of the Municipality of Udine. *In case of rain, the performance will be held in the covered area outside the EPICenter (next to Nova Gorica railway station).