Friday 26.06 - A festa di e piante - A Cucina Opening
Shortly after the summer solstice, A Cucina, Providenza’s farm-to-table restaurant, reopens for the summer season.
The occasion brings together a collective walk through the vegetable gardens, participatory workshops around the herbs of the aromatic amphitheatre alongside the Corsican forager Francesca Desideri and gardener and writer Emmy. A Cucina will celebrate the first chef-in-residence, gathering everyone around a large buffet celebrating summer.
A festa di e piante also marks the end of the first cycle of the main residency program, with an open moment of sharing imagined by the residents themselves (films, screenings, discussions).
Thursday 26.08 & Friday 27.08 - Summer Festival
On August 26 and 27, Providenza opens to the public for two evening events and a summer day gathering.
August 26 features a stage adaptation of the novel Insula by Théo Casciani, directed by Lennart Boyd Schürmann. Conceived during an initial residency period in April with composer Lyra Pramuk, the project led to a first sonic exploration of Corsican polyphonic singing, in collaboration with A Filetta, blending traditional voices with electronic textures.
The evening continues with a summer buffet at Providenza’s farm-to-table restaurant, A Cucina, followed by an open-air screening program under the stars, curated by the artists in residence.
The day of August 27 unfolds around the preservation and transformation on the soil, offering an exploration of the grounds and a ceramics workshop led by Corsican ceramic artist Anna Toussaint and her Bastia-based studio Atelier Santandrea. The A Cucina bar serves snacks and herbal infusions throughout the day and into the evening, which once again takes over the outdoor screen: Biennale De Renava, FRAC Corsica, and Providenza collaborate on a short-film program dedicated to the theme of Celebration — the central theme of the 2026 Biennale edition — joined by the Corsican collective Valhalla, who will continue the evening with a DJ set.
