DAI Confluence #7 ~ BULLETIN ~ August 2 till 12, 2025
Dears,
Over the past weeks the DAI crew has been on a rollercoaster to get numerous overlapping schedules for the exciting but also quite dense upcoming days in place. Please take good notice of the fact that throughout this final DAI Confluence 2024-2025, there will be several concurrent schedules for a variety of activities. Second-year soon-to-be graduating students: please make sure to attend to your
personalised schedule 3-10 August; there is one for each student
On another IMPORTANT NOTE: keep returning to the BULLETIN since changes in the program will be published here ~ exclusively!!
Program from Day to Day:
Esteemed guest respondents & advisors:
Barby Asante, Chiara Figone, Joy Mariama Smith, Quinsy Gario, Rana Hamadeh, Raphael Daibert, Sandi Hilal, Zairong Xiang
Confluence#7 team present on the ground:
*artistic director| head of program: Gabriëlle Schleijpen, *study trajectory counsellor: Nikos Doulos, *curator & anchor A-Acts: Elisa Giuliano, * writer-reporter A-Acts: Grant Watson, *video-archivist A-Acts: Baha Görkem Yalim, *senior production leader Kitchen & A-Acts: Peter Sattler, this time assisted by Georgia Stellin, Alexandra Martens Serrano and the tech team from Centrale Fies: Alice Mollica, Andrea Gagliotta & Orlando Cainelli, *hospitality manager: Kastė Šeškevičiūtė assisted by Nathalie Di Sciascio, *culinary input by Sophia Braddel & Rowan Beasley assisted by Holly Taylor,*farewell ceremony coordinator: Sara Cattin, *student assistants: Foad Alijani, Fagner Lima, Tara White.
Confluence#7 team remote:
*senior co-ordinator roaming finances & logistics, emergency response certificate holder: Jacq van der Spek * house style and communication design Lauren Alexander & Hanna Rullmann, * editor-in-chief Giulia Crispiani * travel agent Monique Hemmink (Hemminkways) and *bookkeeper Corine van der Wal.
Venue (center of acivities):
Centrale Fies, 38074 Dro TN, Italy
Accomodation guests & crew :
Hotel Garni Delle Rose, Ceniga - Via Arco, 34, 38074 Ceniga TN, Italy
Hotel Daino, Dro - Viale Daino, 17, 38070 Pietramurata TN, Italy
Accommodation students:
Aktiv Hotel Eden, Dro - Via Trento, 2, 38074 Dro TN, Italy
Hotel Sole, Arco - Via Foro Boario, 5, 38062 Arco TN, Italy
Agricampeggio Paolino - Località Marocche, 3, 38074 Dro TN, Italy
Appartamento Planet - Via Enrico Fermi, 2, 38074 Dro TN, Italy
About the photographs on this page:
Giulia, dear alumni & our editor-in-chief, and Golrokh have been friends since Giulia was a student at the DAI, thus Golrokh has been a recurring visitor and friend of DAI. Their work “The City We Imagine” (2020-2025) is currently part of the exhibition “Undomesticated Ground” curated by Barbara Boninsegna and Simone Frangi at Centrale Fies. For the occasion Golrokh lead the workshop “green, red, and black” and Giulia helped facilitating.
About Golrokh Nafisi
About Giulia Crispiani