BLEC, the event built to unite cultures Interview with Dikele Distefano and his event partners
Last year Italian director and writer Antonio Dikele Distefano officially launched an event called Blec, created to unite all sorts of first-generation minds who culturally have so much in common but have never had the chance to meet. The event, which first took place in the winter, was a festive evening of afro beats music with everyone wearing Black and was a moment of community where all the people around were united through food and music. Dikele Distefano is committed and focused on creating at least one of these events every season, with the intention of expanding the community and creating meaningful connections through an atmosphere that is a safe space especially for Afro-descendant people in Italy to come together and celebrate all the different shades of culture that exist among them. For the opening of the spring-summer season, the second event was launched this past weekend, where Dikele and his entire team, composed of five people curated an evening of pure enjoyment. With all the attendees wearing white, it was the second season of pure Black joy. We spoke to Dikele Distefano and his four partners for some details about the creation of the event.
What is the most important goal you hope to achieve with this initiative?
Prince “Savage P The Therapist”, Dj and musical artistic director of Blec: «The goal is to create a safe space where different people from the first and second generation community can meet. Our goal is to create a bridge between subcultures that are unlikely to meet in real life. Then for me as a DJ and I love music, the aim is also to be in an environment where the music I play is appreciated and is also a bridge between those who are part of the community.»
If someone is not involved in the community, how could they support them?
Marvely Perseverance, CEO of Akeem Night & Creative Director of Blec: «By participating in our events. This is the greatest support anyone can give us. For us, it is essential that Blec is not a mirror but that it becomes a window open to all towards the community, and subscribe to our newsletter .»