La Biennale on Air

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:01:52) Voices from the Biennale Cinema 2026

(00:11:45) An intro to the Biennale Musica 2026

(00:15:58) Biennale Magazine 3/26: An Interview with John Landis

(00:19:44) That’s A Wrap

(00:21:01) Credits

What stays with us after eleven days at the Venice International Film Festival? A Golden Lion, quantum physics, utopian illusions, an Oasis reunion – and plenty of voices from the Lido.
The September episode of La Biennale on Air looks back at the Biennale Cinema 2026 through conversations with May el-Toukhy and Mathilde Arcel, Ilya Khrzhanovsky, Sophie Fiennes and Slavoj Žižek, and Steven Knight.
Then, Caterina Barbieri introduces A Child of Sound, the 70th International Festival of Contemporary Music, inviting us to rediscover the world through listening. And from the pages of Pandemonium, the latest Biennale Magazine, John Landis explores the strange territory where horror and laughter meet.

La Biennale on Air is a Podcast produced by La Biennale di Venezia.
Editorial team: Cesare Bisantis, Valentina Campana, Claudia Gioia, Ornella Mogno, Marta Zannoner
Voices: Adam Wadsworth, Giulia Heathfield Di Renzi

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(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:02:20) Alberto Barbera presents the Biennale Cinema 2026

(00:07:26) Biennale Cinema 2026: Daniel Blumberg, member of the International Jury of Venezia 83 Competition

(00:11:02) The Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement of the Biennale Cinema 2026

(00:16:16) Biennale Arte 2026: Interview with Kader Attia

(00:21:15) Biennale Magazine 3/26: Bruno Forzani

(00:26:02) That’s A Wrap

(00:28:18) Credits

The Biennale Cinema 2026 is almost here – and this episode is our warm-up for eleven days of bold films. Artistic Director Alberto Barbera gives us a first taste of this year’s Festival, while Jury member Daniel Blumberg reflects on returning to the Venice Lido in a new role. We celebrate the Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement, Ellen Burstyn and George Clooney, through memories from the Historical Archive, then venture into the Biennale Arte 2026 with Kader Attia and meet filmmaker Bruno Forzani in the pages of the Biennale Magazine. Consider this your pre-Festival primer.

La Biennale on Air is a Podcast produced by La Biennale di Venezia.
Editorial team: Cesare Bisantis, Valentina Campana, Claudia Gioia, Ornella Mogno, Marta Zannoner
Voices: Stefano Patti, Matilde Vigna

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(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:02:07) Biennale Danza 2026 Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement: Bangarra Dance Theatre

(00:10:11) Voices from "Time Does Not Exist"

(00:17:09) Biennale Arte 2026: Interview with Gala Porras-Kim

(00:21:29) Biennale Cinema 2026: Francesco Casetti, member of the International Jury of Venezia 83 Competition

(00:29:39) Biennale Magazine 2/26: Manuela Infante

(00:33:19) That’s A Wrap

(00:35:39) Credits

How can dance challenge our perception of time? The July 2026 episode of La Biennale on Air explores this question with Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement recipient Bangarra Dance Theatre and artists taking part in the Biennale Danza 2026. It also enters the world of museums and cultural heritage with Gala Porras-Kim, featured in the Applied Arts Pavilion presented by La Biennale di Venezia and the V&A at the Biennale Arte 2026, looks towards the upcoming Venice International Film Festival with juror Francesco Casetti, and encounters Manuela Infante’s more-than-human perspective on “plant theatre” in Emisferi / Hemispheres, the latest issue of the Biennale Magazine.

La Biennale on Air is a Podcast produced by La Biennale di Venezia.
Editorial team: Cesare Bisantis, Valentina Campana, Claudia Gioia, Ornella Mogno, Marta Zannoner
Voices: Maddalena Vallecchi Williams, Elia Lo Tauro

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(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:02:24) The new heart of the Biennale Archivio at the Arsenale

(00:06:09) Yet Darkness Held No Seraphim – Caterina Barbieri

(00:08:12) WATERMARKS – María Magdalena Campos-Pons & Kamaal Malak

(00:13:49) Voices from the Biennale Teatro 2026

(00:23:14) A preview of the Biennale Danza 2026

(00:26:57) Biennale Magazine 2/26: Joshua Oppenheimer

(00:30:55) That’s A Wrap

(00:33:48) Credits

At the start of summer, La Biennale on Air enters the Arsenale, where the Historical Archive’s new home opens as a place of memory, research and future creation. The episode then moves through Caterina Barbieri’s music, an artistic encounter with María Magdalena Campos-Pons and Kamaal Malak, voices from several protagonists of the Biennale Teatro 2026, Wayne McGregor’s reflections on Time Does Not Exist, and Joshua Oppenheimer’s contribution to the new issue of the Biennale Magazine, tracing how archives, performance, dance and cinema reshape our sense of history, ritual and time.

La Biennale on Air is a Podcast produced by La Biennale di Venezia.
Editorial team: Cesare Bisantis, Valentina Campana, Claudia Gioia, Ornella Mogno, Marta Zannoner
Voices: Marco Quaglia, Francesca Fatichenti

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(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:02:18) Biennale Arte 2026: Linda Goode Bryant

(00:06:53) Biennale della Parola / Dissent and Peace: Wayne McGregor

(00:10:37) The Archive Between Past and Future – An Interview with Mona Fastvold

(00:20:43) Biennale Teatro 2026

(00:24:19) Biennale Teatro 2026 Silver Lion: Mario Banushi

(00:27:38) That’s A Wrap

(00:29:50) Credits

Venice is entering its busiest cultural season: Biennale Arte 2026 has officially opened, the 54th International Theatre Festival is about to begin, and the new home of the Historical Archive is preparing to open its doors at the Arsenale. In this episode of La Biennale on Air, Linda Goode Bryant, Wayne McGregor, Mona Fastvold, Willem Dafoe and Mario Banushi reflect on memory, creation, coexistence and experimentation across contemporary art, dance, cinema and theatre.

La Biennale on Air is a Podcast produced by La Biennale di Venezia.
Editorial team: Cesare Bisantis, Valentina Campana, Claudia Gioia, Ornella Mogno, Marta Zannoner
Voices: Leda Kreider, Adam Wadsworth

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