
The Nomadic College 2026
chapter 2 - Aug 11 - 30
CASINA SETTARTE, OSTUNI
questions: nomadiccollege.eu@gmail.com
WORKSHOPS and performances
a collaboration between La Radice dei Viandanti and Casina Settarte
August 11th to 30st







Teachers: Francesca Pedullá, Manuela Martella, Eric Akakpo, Bariš Mihci, Jerôme D'Orso, Frey Faust
Week 1 - 11th to 16th: Heritage
immersion in what the past has given
9:-11:00 / "Under the table"
preparing, perceiving, integrating
with Frey Faust
11:15 - 13:15 / "Over the edge"
discovering new landscapes in subtle transitions
with Francesca Pedullá
15: - 16:30 "Symbolise Motion" - The ASNS
with Manuela Martella
(4 days 12th to 15th)
17: - 19: / "Stillness in motion"
with Francesco Zita
“Stillness can be astonishing because it contains within itself all that is known and yet still to be known”
- Maggie Erotokriton
This seminar invites anyone of any experience level to explore their inherent creativity following the rhythms of the inner body and the natural world. The red earth of Puglia in the south of Italy will be our inspiration.
Francesco’s workshops are based on principles from Aikido ,Tai Chi Qi Gong, and Biodynamic Cranio-sacral. He aspires to increase vital energy in his students and to inspire a deeper contact with themselves, others and the environment.
Francesco Zita is a Tai chi-Chi kung and Contact improvisation teacher, Biodinamic Craniosacral therapist and performer. Together with Germana Siciliani they found CasinaSettarte in 1993. In the early 80’s he started his training in theatre-improvisation, martial arts (Aikido, Kung fu), Yoga (Iyengar). He also studied massage, including shiatsu, ayurvedic massage and bodywork.
August 17th day off
Week 2 - 18th to 23rd:
Agency - emerging into action
9:-11:00 / "Buon appetito" - cooking movement together with Frey Faust
11:15 - 13:15 / "Cutting edges" - finding balance while falling with Jérôme d'Orso
15: - 16:30 / Kinetic Archives / The FA
Yoruban geomancy, legends, songs, rhythms
with Eric Acakpo and Francesca Pedullà
3 days 19th to 21st
17: - 19: / "Rollerscout" - looping and crossing movement practices with Barış Mıhcı
SHARING - SATURDAY 21st 21:00
August 24 - day off
Week 3: to 25th to 30th: Destination
unfurling options into the future
9:-11:00 / "Ancient kinetic wisdom"
with Francesca Pedullá, Eric Akakpo plus invited musician
11:15 - 13:15 / "Seeing the invisible"
informative tools for movement, perception and creativity
with Barış Mıhcı
17: - 19: / "Dynamic Ingredients"
(except Sunday 30th 15:to 16:30)
learning and composing movement with Frey Faust
SUNDAY 30th starting at 21:00
performance "Forget-me-not Hop"
with Frey Faust,Francesca Pedullá and Barış Mıhcı
and Final Party
at Festival O Ciel Lucente - Teatro Carlo Formigoni


