The Ballad of a Soldier-Bard in Times of War

Join us for a cross-disciplinary performance combining projected photography, spoken poetry, and live music to offer a reflective exploration of love, memory, and creativity in times of conflict.

The performance features photography by , vocals by singer-songwriter (Maria Ylenia Trozzolo), live guitar accompaniment by Bruce Davidson and Leonardo Paolella, and readings from ’s poetic cycle (Ekstasis, Victoria).

Inspired by the figure of the soldier-bard—a musician witnessing both the violence of war and the persistence of beauty— the project invites the audience to engage with the healing and connective power of the arts in an age of global unrest.

Saturday, 11 April 2026 | 8:00–9:30 pm (PST)

Notional Space, 1523 East Pender, Vancouver

This is a FREE event

Q&A and open discussion with the audience to follow

More info & RSVP also here: https://www.dantesocietybc.ca/event-details/the-ballad-of-a-soldier-bard-in-times-of-war-photography-live-music-poetry

This performance is part of the Capture Photography Festival's events across Vancouver, is organised with the support of the Dante Alighieri Society of BC under the patronage of the Consulate General of Italy in Vancouver, and is hosted at Notional Space, a gathering place based on a gift-economy model.

With funding support from the Canada Council for the Arts through The Writers' Union of Canada.

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