CUMEDIAE is proud to announce that Project Butterfly’s co-creation journey with European high school students reached its final step, with the conclusion of the Student Meeting cycle. The two events – held respectively on May 14th and May 21st – were led by the European agency AESS (Agenzia per l’Energia e lo Sviluppo Sostenibile) and represented an opportunity to give voice to the younger generations, who got to practise sustainability as individuals in an active and engaging way. Their ideas and perspectives will fuel the creation of a new sustainable Opera, which will see the lights of the stage in Spring 2025.

The high school students expressed positive feedback on the overall creative process, which allowed them to experiment with opera storytelling, enrich their perspectives on sustainability issues and exchange ideas with other fellow students in the broader European environment.



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May 21st: World Day for Cultural Diversity 

for Dialogue and Development

On May 21st, CUMEDIAE got in the celebration of the United Nations’ World Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development Day. Let’s acknowledge the importance of culture as a means of achieving prosperity, sustainable development and global peaceful coexistence!



Cultural diversity is the common heritage of humanity and it is embodied in the uniqueness and plurality of identities around the world. This occasion represents an opportunity to shed light on the challenges affecting the cultural field, including the need of supporting sustainable systems of governance for culture and integrating culture in sustainable development frameworks. 



On this day, UNESCO highlights the necessity of diversity in cultures in aiding in the development of global society, strengthening human rights, inspiring creativity, creating solidarity, and building partnerships for the future.



CUMEDIAE also recognizes the importance of cultural diversity for intercultural dialogue and aims to pursue this goal using art as a medium to cover the gap and act as mediator between the individual and collective memory of the transatlantic trade of enslaved people.