The Ballad of a Soldier-Bard in Times of War. Photography, Live Music & Poetry
Sat, Apr 11
|Notional Space
A cross-disciplinary performance combining projected photography, spoken poetry, and live music, celebrating the dialogue between image, word, and sound in times of conflict
Time & Location
Apr 11, 2026, 8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. PDT
Notional Space, 1523 E Pender St, Vancouver, BC V5L 1V9, Canada
About the Event
Join us for a cross-disciplinary performance combining projected photography, spoken poetry, and live music, celebrating the dialogue between image, word, and sound. The event offers a reflective exploration of love, memory, and creativity in times of conflict.
The performance features black-and-white photography by Stefano Gulmanelli, readings from Arianna Dagnino’s poetic cycle To Die Like a Poem. The Ballad of a Soldier-Bard (Ekstasis, Victoria), guitar accompaniment by Bruce Davidson and Leonardo Paolella, and voice by singer-songwriter Marenia (Maria Ylenia Trozzolo).
Inspired by the figure of the soldier-bard—a musician witnessing both the violence of war and the persistence of beauty— the project invites the audience to engage with the healing and connective power of the arts in an age of global unrest.
This performance is part of the Capture Photography Festival's events across Vancouver, is organised with the support of the Dante Alighieri Society of BC under the patronage of the Consulate General of Italy in Vancouver, and is hosted…