NOIS//E 2026

NOIS//E 2026 is an innovative festival and symposium taking place in Milan from 13 to 15 November 2026. It brings together contemporary artistic practices in an interdisciplinary environment dedicated to critical reflection and active participation. The edition’s theme, Practices of Presence in the Post-Generative Age, responds to the transformations produced by automation, generative AI, synthetic content and the increasing dematerialisation of experience. The project places the body, listening, gesture, matter, space, memory and the relationship with audiences at the centre. Technology is approached critically, consciously and creatively, as a tool for experience, knowledge, connection and participation rather than mere spectacle.

The programme includes sound art, electronic and electroacoustic music, performances, live electronics, audiovisual screenings, installations, immersive practices, talks and lecture-performances. NOIS//E aims to involve artists, researchers and cultural professionals from Italy and abroad, building on an existing international network developed through previous initiatives, including NOIS//E 2025 in Calabria, which brought together more than 50 artists from 19 countries. The festival is non-profit and has cultural, artistic, educational and outreach purposes. It addresses a broad and diverse audience, including citizens, students, emerging artists, musicians, performers, researchers, curators and cultural professionals.

For Milan, NOIS//E 2026 will strengthen the city’s role as a centre for interdisciplinary artistic production and exchange. It will create opportunities for dialogue between artistic communities, audiences, students and cultural operators; promote contemporary languages such as sound art, media art, performance, installation and immersive practices; and encourage critical reflection on the social impact of technology. The festival will also foster cultural networks between Milan, other Italian cities and international contexts. For citizens, it offers an accessible and rigorous cultural experience, encouraging learning, participation and engagement with key contemporary issues, including the relationship between body and technology, critical uses of AI, art and space, and the value of presence in the digital age.