“In the context of the cultural policies of Municipality of Crotone, unfortunately we notice a growing use of the logic of Cultural Fast Food. The cultural activities promoted seem to aim mainly at immediate gratification, neglecting personal growth and long-term reflection.”
This is what they claim Philip Sestitus And Fabio Riganello, respectively president and member of the board of directorsArci Crotone Aps. “The Cultural Fast Food mentality – he continues – offers instant satisfaction with ephemeral experiences, which quickly run out. This type of satisfaction does not contribute to the intellectual or spiritual enrichment of the people involved, leaving only a fleeting memory in the short term”.
“In other words, those who attend such events are viewed as passive consumers, not actively involved in reflection or engagement. – add Sestitus and Riganello – In contrast, an approach based on Long-Term Cultural Planning (Pcl) aims to incentivize people to be active actors in their own cultural journey. It offers experiences that stimulate reflection, personal growth and connection with the world, enriching one’s cultural background and promoting social and intellectual development.”
“The analogy with nutrition – the two Arci representatives continue – highlights that Cultural Fast Food is like a quick and not very nutritious meal, while a Pcl is like a carefully prepared, nutritious and satisfying meal in the long term. Still following the same wrong logic, the Antica Kroton project was discarded in favor of resources for public works, as well as the structural work for the new municipal theater which has been underway for twenty years seems to follow the same model”.
For Sestitus and Riganello, therefore, there is the fear that theater, “the most important work of the last 25 years, can be managed according to undemanding logic and influenced by political interests, depriving the Crotone community, unique in Calabria, of a place and quality cultural programming that can enhance the territory”.
Hence the request to the administration municipality of Crotone to focus on one Long-Term Cultural Programming, that places the valorisation of culture and art as tools for personal and social growth and development.
“We are waiting for concrete proposals and projects that can truly enrich the cultural life of the city and actively involve citizens in a path of growth and awareness. We cannot allow culture to be reduced to mere superficial entertainment, we must demand more for the our territory and for future generations”, Sestitus and Riganello conclude.
