The Riccardo Catella Foundation welcomes spring on Sunday 29 March with the Multi-Kulti BAM Spring Festival, a day of celebration in which dance becomes a means of connection, encounter and dialogue between different cultures, celebrating multiculturalism as a founding value of the city of Milan.

The first event in the new cultural programme of BAM – Biblioteca degli Alberi Milano, entitled                “(Dis)Connessioni” and curated by Francesca Colombo, General Cultural Director of BAM, Fondazione Riccardo Catella, the spring festival renews BAM’s commitment to Refugee Week and involves leading solidarity organisations alongside a broad national and international artistic network.

Part of Refugee Week, the world’s largest festival dedicated to the creativity, contribution and resilience of refugees and people seeking protection, the Multi-Kulti BAM Spring Festival focuses on the value of relationships between different cultures, traditions and communities, transforming dance into a shared language capable of fostering connection and participation.

From morning to night, BAM’s large botanical garden in Portanuova comes alive with family workshops, masterclasses for professional dancers and brand-new performances ranging from urban dance to hip-hop, from ballet to breakdancing, and from African rhythms to Eastern rituals, transforming the park into an open-air mosaic of cultures, movements and communities engaging in dialogue with one another.

The day culminates in the grand, brand-new choreographed show “Patience”, produced by BAM in collaboration with the MILANoLTRE Festival and featuring students from DanceHaus.