
Organizational Direction
Associazione Enti Locali per le Attività Culturali e di Spettacolo
Associazione Enti Locali per le Attività Culturali e di Spettacolo, established in 1988 by the Province of Cagliari together with a number of municipal administrations, is currently a recognised association grouping more than 104 local authorities from across Sardinia. Its statutory mission is to promote cultural activities and the performing arts in line with the provisions of its articles of association.
In over 30 years of work, the Association has put under its belt an impressive number of initiatives boosting the cultural scene and the economy of many Sardinian municipalities, as part of an overall policy to support the economic and tourist development of Sardinia’s communities. This supporting role was also recognised by Article 29(7) of Regional Law No. 2 of 4 February 2016, which reorganised the system of local authorities in Sardinia. The primary purpose of the Association is to support the development of cultural and performing arts initiatives in accordance with the purposes set forth in Article 1 of its Articles of Association.
During its 30 years of activity, the Association has worked alongside public authorities in organising cultural activities ranging from music to theatre, dance, conferences and thematic programmes; securing funding from European, Italian and regional authorities; assisting in sponsorship searches; supporting the identification of staff training needs; building and maintaining networks between local authorities; developing networking initiatives; supporting local cultural and performing arts projects of public authorities. These services are delivered through ad hoc initiatives by its own specialised staff and third-party professionals.
In recent years, the Association has also focused on building and growing networks of municipalities, to help them join forces and strengthen the effectiveness of their cultural activities. The ultimate aim is to pursue an overall local development project aimed at generating economic and employment growth over time by leveraging cultural resources, strengthening the identity of the territories, increasing the visibility of the cultural, historical and natural heritage of local communities, and organising and highlighting the local offer of accommodation and hospitality services.
The main activities and networks established include: Nora Jazz Festival, Saffron Network, Castles Network, the Lollas Network, D.H. Lawrence Travel Literature Festival, Festival of the Remote Past, Musa Madre, “Island of Giants” International Archaeology Festival and the Bottarga Festival.
CeDAC Centro Diffusione Attività Culturali
CeDAC – Centro Diffusione Attività Culturali (Cultural Activities Dissemination Centre), was founded in September 1986 as an organiser of theatrical seasons and since 2015 has been recognised by the Ministry of Culture as the only organisers of multidisciplinary performing art events in Sardinia.
Its mission is to promote the 4 arts – comedy & drama, dance, music and contemporary circus – across Sardinia and in particular in the 27 cities and towns that have agreements with CeDAC. The planning of performance seasons is quite intense, as it includes about 300 performances staged each year, including traditional seasons, special programmes, thematic focuses and the “Night of Poets” summer festival. The selected companies, including national and international ones, offer performances that are of outstanding cultural value while also being suited for a diverse public. Our many guest artists include: Giorgio Albertazzi, Avion Travel, Alessandro Baricco, Peppe Barra, Laura Betti, Paola Borboni, Vincenzo Cerami, Paolo Conte, Maddalena Crippa, Grazia Di Michele, Cesaria Evora, Paolo Fresu, Juliette Greco, Leo Gullotta, Enzo Jannacci, Ute Lemper, Milva, Valeria Moriconi, Eunice Munoz, Kocani Orkestar, Moni Ovadia, Gino Paoli, Nicola Piovani, Dulce Pontes, Katia Ricciarelli, Amalia Rodriguez, Paolo Rossi, Antonella Ruggiero, Lina Sastri, Hanna Schigulla, Diane Schuur, Tullio Solenghi, Toquinho, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Franca Valeri, Raf Vallone, Lina Volonghi, Gabriele Lavia, Catherine Spaak, Ludovio Einaudi, Anna Proclemer, Valentina Cortese, Shel Shapiro, Licia Maglietta, Milena Vukotic, Ivana Monti, Ulderico Pesce, Caterina Vertova, Elio Germano, Isabella Ragonese, Monica Guerritore, Emma Dante, Eleonora Abbagnato, Zappalà, Gallotta and many more.
CeDAC also runs a number of training projects – master classes, workshops, seminars, book presentations, artist residencies – and promotes theatre to the general public, also through cooperation with other local entities – schools, universities, and cultural and social Associations.
Together with two other organisations – the Association of Local Authorities for the Performing Arts and Jazz in Sardinia – it is a member of Co.Ci.S (Consortium of Performing Arts Circuits).
In 2022, together with Jazz in Sardinia, it was awarded management of the Teatro Massimo playhouse in Cagliari for a three-year period.