A Serata is one of a series of events organised by the

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. These events combined artistic and nationalist political agendas with the intention of implementing change.

The first serata

The first serata was held at

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, in 1910. Marinetti chose Triste because it was part of the

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. Marinetti had already demonstrated his support for

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, and had demonstrated the importance of Trieste for his

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campaign by declaring it "Our Beautiful Powder-Maga-zin".

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