BLOOM

BLOOM

Cooperativa Sociale Il Visconte di Mezzago is active since 1987. It runs a multicultural centre named “Bloom” in Mezzago.

Bloom has a concert hall (audience capacity of about 300 people), a cinema (72 seats), three rooms for courses, a bar/restaurant and a big terrace where a pizzeria is set up in the summertime.

Nowadays, Bloom’s main activities are:

• Concerts (at least twice a week)
• Cinema (art house movies, 5 days a week, comprehensive of meetings with directors, actors, critics, etc.)
• Theatrical performances
• Courses & laboratories (theatre, dance, musical instruments, yoga, Feldenkrais, pilates etc.)
• Visual Art Exhibitions (painting, drawing, photography)
• Meetings on social, environmental, and cultural issues.

They organise a few festivals throughout the year, the most important of which are “Terrestra” (about environmental issues with a market of local producers too) and “Bombetta Festival” (comics), along with several musical festivals in partnership with independent record labels.

The Cooperative is active outside Bloom. They organise open-air cinemas, cultural events and festivals in several cities and towns of the region (e.g. Vimercate, Milan, Milan Area, Pavia, Lecco).

What makes the organisation unique?

Their history and reliability. Bloom is the oldest and longest operating cultural centre of the region. Thanks to the musical activities (they hosted bands such as Nirvana, Green Day, Primal Scream, etc) Bloom became well known all over Italy. Now they are a recognised point of reference for an informal network of a diverse set of local associations and realities.