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The Festival kicks off on Saturday 10 October: Laraaji, live performance (Arsenale Isolotto, 6 pm) followed by Heaven Is Ours / O céu é nosso with Brazilian baloeiros; Kara-Lis Coverdale, Changes in Air / Keiji Haino, It Has Become Something Like This (Teatro alle Tese, 9 pm); Livwutang, DJ set (Arsenale Sala d'Armi G, 11 pm).

The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement goes to the poet of noise Keiji Haino; the Silver Lion to Canadian composer and organist Sarah Davachi. Award Ceremony on 12 October at Ca’ Giustinian.

Tickets and subscriptions may be purchased in advance for the events in the programme from 10 to 24 October, exclusively on the website of La Biennale di Venezia.

From 30 September to 22 November, the Austrian Pavilion will be open from Wednesday to Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm (last admission 4:45 pm). Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

The new choreographies will premiere on the stage of Biennale Danza 2027. Deadline for applications: 20 October 2026.

John Landis discusses his cinema / Exclusive contributions by May el-Toukhy and Mathilde Arcel, Golden Lion and Coppa Volpi for Woman Unknown, and by Ilya Khrzhanovsky, Silver Lion for DAU / Caterina Barbieri presents the Biennale Musica.

First of the three Special Projects of the Historical Archive – International Centre for Research on Contemporary Arts scheduled for October and November.

The emerging practitioners under 30 come from China, Croatia, Italy, Mexico, Syria, Spain, Turkey, Tunisia, the USA, and Hungary.

Scheduled on 18 and 24 October at the Venezia Giudecca women’s penitentiary.