January 14
Padova
CENTRO D'ARTE - DETOUR Festival
IL PONTE
Vitaliano Trevisan - text, voice
Daniele Roccato - double bass

January 23, 24
Bari
ASSEDIO - Frammenti di Reportage (Opera)
Music by: Tonino Battista, Daniele Roccato
Lucia Goracci - texts, reportage, voice
Orchestra Sinfonica Abruzzese
Tonino Battista - conductor
Daniele Roccato - double bass
Ludus Gravis - double bass quartet
Mamad Ghavi Helm - Persian percussion
Miodrag Stojicic - shots
Claudio Rufa - editing video
From an idea by Luisa Prayer
Production: ISA, Rai News 24

February 6
Milano
Museo del Novecento
Fontana Hall
FURLA SERIES
With Tarek Atoui, Francesco Dillon and Andrea Lissoni.
Hosted by Furla Foundation

February 20
Copenhagen - Denmark
DKDM - Ny Sal
Daniele Roccato - double bass
Music by Roccato, Henze, Scodanibbio

February 21, 22
Copenhagen - Denmark
Royal Danish Academy of Music
Seminar on double bass

March 7
Bologna
Arena del Sole
CANTICO DEI CANTICI
Virgilio Sieni - choreography, direction
Daniele Roccato - music, performed live by the author at the double bass
Performers: Claudia Caldarano, Luna Cenere, Riccardo De Simone, Maurizio Giunti, Giulia Mureddu, Davide Valrosso

March 15
Paris - France
HOUSE OF WORDS
Jim Dine - poems, voice
Daniele Roccato - double bass
Fabrizio Ottaviucci - piano

April 17, 18
Noto (RG)
LUS
Ermanna Montanari - acting
Daniele Roccato - double bass
Luigi Ceccarelli - live electronics
Music by Ceccarelli, Roccato
Text by Nevio Spadoni
Marco Martinelli - direction
Margherita Manzelli - scenic design
produced by ERT Emilia Romagna Teatro

March 22
Bari
Teatro Abeliano
CANTICO DEI CANTICI
Virgilio Sieni - choreography, direction
Daniele Roccato - music, performed live by the author at the double bass
Performers: Claudia Caldarano, Luna Cenere, Riccardo De Simone, Maurizio Giunti, Giulia Mureddu, Davide Valrosso

March 25
Roma
Teatro Off Off - Via Giulia
LACHRIMAE
Daniele Roccato, Rocco Castellani, Alessio Cordaro, Giacomo Dall'Ongaro, Federico Passaro
Music by Dowland, Cage, Kurtág, Cole, Roccato

April 15
Roma
Sala Accademica del Conservatorio Santa Cecilia
PERCORSI JAZZ Festival
Daniele Roccato - double bass
Giacomo Piermatti - double bass
Music by Daniele Roccato

April 18
Roma
Chiesa di Santa Maria in Campitelli
Accademia Tedesca di Villa Massimo
Music by Jay Schwartz, Gordon Kampe

April 19
Macerata
Rassegna di Nuova Musica - XXXVI International Contemporary Musica Festival
Daniele Roccato - double bass
Music by Roccato, Bach, Scodanibbio

April 21
Bologna
Arena del Sole
LUS
Ermanna Montanari - acting
Daniele Roccato - double bass
Luigi Ceccarelli - live electronics
Music by Ceccarelli, Roccato
Text by Nevio Spadoni
Marco Martinelli - direction
Margherita Manzelli - scenic design
produced by ERT Emilia Romagna Teatro

April 27
Roma
Palazzo Falconieri - Accademia d'Ungheria
CONCRETA FANTAPOESIA Festival
LACHRIMAE
Daniele Roccato, Rocco Castellani, Alessio Cordaro, Giacomo Dall'Ongaro, Federico Passaro
Music by Dowland, Cage, Kurtág, Cole, Roccato

May 4
Roma
Palazzo Falconieri - Accademia d'Ungheria
CONCRETA FANTAPOESIA Festival
WU-WEI
Music by John Cage, Daniele Roccato.
Ex-Tempore Ensemble
Daniele Roccato - direction

May 5
Firenze
Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Vernissage of the LXXXI FESTIVAL DEL MAGGIO MUSICALE FIORENTINO
FIRENZE BALLO 1944_GRANDE ADAGIO POPOLARE
Virgilio Sieni - choreography
Daniele Roccato - music, double bass
More than 200 dancers

May 5
RAI RadioTre
Broadcast performance
From Napoli - Domus Ars
Scarlatti Contemporanea Festival
LUDUS GRAVIS Ensemble
Music by Sofia Gubaidulina (world premiere), Fabio Cifariello Ciardi (world premiere), Filippo Perocco (world premiere)

May 15
Lugano CH
LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura
LUS
Ermanna Montanari - acting
Daniele Roccato - double bass
Luigi Ceccarelli - live electronics
Music by Ceccarelli, Roccato
Text by Nevio Spadoni
Marco Martinelli - direction
Margherita Manzelli - scenic design
produced by ERT Emilia Romagna Teatro

May 19
Bari
ASSEDIO - Frammenti di Reportage (Opera)
Music by: Tonino Battista, Daniele Roccato
Lucia Goracci - texts, reportage, voice
Orchestra Sinfonica Abruzzese
Tonino Battista - conductor
Daniele Roccato - double bass
Ludus Gravis - double bass quartet
Mamad Ghavi Helm - Persian percussion
Miodrag Stojicic - shots
Claudio Rufa - editing video
From an idea by Luisa Prayer
Production: ISA, Rai News 24

May 25
Palermo
Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa
CURVA MINORE Festival 1968_RIeVOLUZIONE
CARTE BLANCHE TO DANIELE ROCCATO
Workshop on double bass.
In collaboration with Conservatorio Bellini di Palermo

May 24
Palermo
Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa
CURVA MINORE Festival 1968_RIeVOLUZIONE
CARTE BLANCHE TO DANIELE ROCCATO
MINIMA COLLOQUIA
Daniele Roccato - double bass

May 25
Palermo
Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa
CURVA MINORE Festival 1968_RIeVOLUZIONE
CARTE BLANCHE TO DANIELE ROCCATO
RIVERBERI
Daniele Roccato and the Bassmasse Sizilien

May 26
Palermo
Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa
CURVA MINORE Festival 1968_RIeVOLUZIONE
CARTE BLANCHE TO DANIELE ROCCATO
THE SOUND OF SILENCE
Daniele Roccato and the Sicilian Improvisers Orchestra

June 6,
Paris - France
Centre George Pompidou
Audio and video production for:
HOUSE OF WORDS
Jim Dine - poems, voice
Daniele Roccato - double bass
Fabrizio Ottaviucci - piano

June 7,
Paris - France
CANTICO DEI CANTICI
Virgilio Sieni - choreography, direction
Daniele Roccato - music, performed live by the author at the double bass
Performers: Claudia Caldarano, Luna Cenere, Riccardo De Simone, Maurizio Giunti, Giulia Mureddu, Davide Valrosso

June 20
Roma
Accademia tedesca di Villa Massimo
FESTA D?ESTATE
Improvisation together with Jay Schwartz

July, 13
Sansepolcro
CANTICO DEI CANTICI
Virgilio Sieni - choreography, direction
Daniele Roccato - music, performed live by the author at the double bass
Performers: Claudia Caldarano, Luna Cenere, Riccardo De Simone, Maurizio Giunti, Giulia Mureddu, Davide Valrosso

July, 14
Forlì
AREA SISMICA
Arena estiva
MINIMA COLLOQUIA
Daniele Roccato - music, double bass

July 17
Lecce
Museo Sigismondo
I QUINDICIMILA PASSI
based on a novel by Vitaliano Trevisan
Riccardo Festa - actor, direction
Daniele Roccato - music, double bass,

July 19
Rai RadioTre
Broadcast performance
REQUIEM
Dominique Piferély - violin, electronics
Daniele Roccato - double bass
Michele Rabbia - percussion, electronics

and with:
Rocco Castellani - double bass
Mauro Tedesco - double bass

July 21
Nora (Cagliari)
LA NOTTE DEI POETI - Festival
SHAKESPEARE'S BREAKDOWNS
Vitaliano Trevisan - voice, dramaturgy
Daniele Roccato - music, double bass

July 25
Assisi (PG)
UNIVERSO ASSISI
Together with Gavin Bryars

August 1
Lucca
BASS 2018 LUCCA
International double bass Convention
Auditorium Luigi Boccherini
Daniele Roccato - double bass
Riccardo Festa - voice
LUDUS GRAVIS Ensemble
Music by Stefano Scodanibbio

August 2
Lucca
BASS 2018 LUCCA
International double bass Convention
Palazzo Ducale - Sala degli Staffieri
Daniele Roccato - double bass
Marco Tezza - piano
Music by Schubert, Hindemith, Rachmaninov, Roccato

August, 5
Piediluco (TR)
Auditorium del Colle
Daniele Roccato - double bass
Marco Tezza - piano
Music by Schubert, Hindemith, Rachmaninov

August, 6 - 15
Piediluco (TR)
International summer course

August 16 & 17
Assisi (PG)
Assisi Suono Sacro
IL TAO DELL'IMPROVVISAZIONE
Seminar on improvisation practice

August, 24 & 25
Bruxelles - Belgium
BRIGITTINES International Festival
CANTICO DEI CANTICI
Virgilio Sieni - choreography, direction
Daniele Roccato - music, performed live by the author at the double bass
Performers: Claudia Caldarano, Luna Cenere, Riccardo De Simone, Maurizio Giunti, Giulia Mureddu, Davide Valrosso

October, 26
New York - USA
New York Public Library
HOUSE OF WORDS
Jim Dine - poems, voice
Fabrizio Ottaviucci - piano
Daniele Roccato - double bass

November, 11
Bruxelles - Belgium
Les Halles de Schaerbeek
ARS MUSICA International Festival
CHEMICAL FREE (?) by Nicola Sani
Daniele Roccato - double bass
Roberto Fabbriciani - flauto iperbasso
Aldo Orvieto - piano
Alvise Vidolin - live electronics
David Ryan - video
Alex Caspercline - video, motion capture
music by Nicola Sani

November, 25
RSI Radio Svizzera Italiana
Main guest of the radio program BABILONIA

December, 21
Cesena - Teatro Bonci
MONSIEUR TESTE
di Paul Valéry
Chiara Guidi - voice
Daniele Roccato - double bass, electronis
Michele Rabbia - percussioni, electronics