creative arts
Saturday
3Apr · 3.00 pm
Shibari
by Shibari Dojo
One Saturday afternoon a month in Factory, from 3 to 7 pm.
To be there
To enroll, write or call the Renny, which passes the request on to whoever runs it.
The program
April 2027
This month's events
evento
Sunday
4|18Apr · 3.30 pm
5 Rhythms
by Alessia Ambu
Two hours of free dancing, no steps to learn: five rhythms one after the other, on your own and among others.
What it is
The 5 Rhythms are a movement practice born in the Seventies from Gabrielle Roth. There are no figures or choreographies to learn: you follow the music through five rhythms — flowing, staccato, chaos, lyrical and stillness — which one after the other form a wave. You dance on your own and among others, and everyone moves however it comes.
To be there
To enroll, write or call the Renny, which passes the request on to whoever runs it.
evento
Wednesday
7|14|21|28Apr · 10.00 pm
Swing Social Dance
One night a week you just dance, with no class. No course, no level: there's the music, and whoever wants to takes the floor. At the counter there's always someone who never takes the floor all night, and they're there for the music, for a drink and to watch.
No class
Nothing is taught: you practice, or you watch how it's done. Someone who just started dances with someone who's been at it for twenty years.
Even if you don't dance
The Banco A Ristoro is open, the kitchen is cooking, and sitting down doesn't commit you to anything.
To be there
tastings
Sunday
11Apr · 12.00 pm
Musical Brunch
The second Sunday of the month: sweet and savory buffet, live music, and all the time you need.
No rush
A moment made for taking your time and sharing it, in a space that's elegant, unusual and welcoming.
Book a table
From 12:00 to 3:30 pm. If you're coming as a group you can book, and you should: the second Sunday the lounge fills up.
shows
Sunday
11Apr · 5.00 pm
Social Competition
A competition by discipline — Lindy Hop, Boogie Woogie and Solo Jazz — open to all levels, with the irony and the family feel of the Renny social dances.
To be there
tastings
Saturday
17Apr · 8.00 pm
Hot Swing Club — Dinner
A themed dinner inside the evening: a menu inspired by the Swing Era, performers in the room, and when dinner ends the night begins.
What to wear
Elegant 1920s–1950s dress code, required, with an outfit contest and prizes.
What's inside
Welcome drink, dinner show with a themed menu and performers, photo set with a vintage car, and the live band.
To be there
cultural exchanges
Wednesday
21Apr · 7.00 pm
Language Aperitivo in English
The third Wednesday of the month, an hour of spoken English with an aperitivo, and the swing night right after.
Then you stay
Drinks and snacks are included, and so are the icebreaker games. The swing night follows.
Who comes
Students, expats, people here on Erasmus, travelers — and anyone who wants to meet new people in Florence.
To be there
Admission: €20 per meeting plus the Renny membership card, which is required
creative arts
Saturday
24Apr · 3.00 pm
Creative Saturday
Once a month the space becomes a creative living room: workshops, readings, exhibitions.
From three to seven
The afternoon runs from 3 to 7 pm, and inside it you move around: you come for one thing and stay for another.
What goes on
The constant is the Circolo di Lettura. The others change and take turns — pastry, sewing and embroidery, painting, sign language — and any Saturday can bring a new one.
It ends at the table
Every session ends with a friendly aperitivo, the moment when people who didn't know each other start talking.
To be there
cultural events
Saturday
24Apr · 5.00 pm
Book Club
In the living room, every fourth Saturday at 5 pm: one book everyone has read and an afternoon to talk about it.
The first book
“Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro. Kathy, Ruth and Tommy grow up in a boarding school in the English countryside, where everything seems safe and in order.
A truth that arrives slowly
Ishiguro doesn't need plot twists: the novel's strength is the calm with which it leads you toward something that becomes hard to ignore.
After the meeting
Anyone who wants to stops by the Banco A Ristoro for a drink and keeps the conversation going. The pages matter, says Giulia, but the conversations matter even more.
To be there
Places are limited: book on the site, one session at a time.
Admission: free, with the Renny membership card, which is required
April, day by day
5.30 pm–10.30 pm
Tessuti Aerei
Factory Room · with Genny
- 5.30 pmKids 2
- 6.30 pmKids 1
- 7.30 pmIntermediate
- 9.00 pmBeginners
5.30 pm–10.30 pm
Tessuti Aerei
Factory Room · with Genny
- 5.30 pmKids 2
- 6.30 pmKids 1
- 7.30 pmIntermediate
- 9.00 pmBeginners
5.30 pm–10.30 pm
Tessuti Aerei
Factory Room · with Genny
- 5.30 pmKids 2
- 6.30 pmKids 1
- 7.30 pmIntermediate
- 9.00 pmBeginners
5.30 pm–10.30 pm
Tessuti Aerei
Factory Room · with Genny
- 5.30 pmKids 2
- 6.30 pmKids 1
- 7.30 pmIntermediate
- 9.00 pmBeginners
5.30 pm–10.30 pm
Tessuti Aerei
Factory Room · with Genny
- 5.30 pmKids 2
- 6.30 pmKids 1
- 7.30 pmIntermediate
- 9.00 pmBeginners