The Great Invasion will be in Aosta from Friday 31 May to Sunday 2 June with three days of cultural and literary themed appointments and events between the Giacosa Theatre, the Ducal Hall and the Hotel des États. In parallel to the program for adults, too eight events of the Little Invasion to also involve the younger audience between Saturday and Sunday.
The big names announced remain the same: by the guests of the Accento publishing house Alessandro Cattelan And Valentina Lodovini Saturday evening at 8pm and 9pm at Giacosa, a Stefano Nazzi with his latest book War SongsFriday at 7pm at Giacosa, Fabio Geda Sunday at 5pm at the Salone Ducale, Francesca Pellas, Saturday at 7pm in the ducal hall. But also journalists like the deputy director of the Post Francesco Costa And Luca Sofri Saturday at 10am at Giacosa and beyond.
The American will also be present Jim Lewisone of the most powerful contemporary literary voices, published in Italy by SUR, will be in dialogue with Alessio Torino about his Ghosts of New York. But there will also be other types of guests: from the Professor of Anthropology Andrea Staidthe blogger Marta Ciccolari Micaldi (the McMusa) e Matteo Saudinothe philosophy “prof” and popularizer on the Barba Sophia YouTube channel.
Entry to the events is free while seats last. For reservations for the Little Invasion meetings, refer to the festival bookshop at number 346.6286717
The festival bookshop will be managed by Briviodue stationery bookshop of Aosta (Tel. 0165 239255 / 346 6286717) and from À la Page bookshop books and cafes (Tel. 0165 548851)
The program of the Great Invasion
Friday 31 May
6.30 pm • Giacosa Theatre
Inauguration of the first edition of the Aosta reading festival The great invasion in the presence of the mayor of Aosta Gianni Nuti and the mayor of Ivrea Matteo Chiantore
7pm • Giacosa Theatre
War songs the journalist Stefano Nazzi in dialogue with Gianmario Pilo
8pm • Giacosa Theatre
Border, Francesco Costa in dialogue with Gianmario Pilo
Saturday 1 June
10am • Giacosa Theatre
Press review with the deputy director of the Post Francesco Costa And Luca Sofri
10-11 am • Hôtel des États – Small Invasion
For a journey into the future in search of gender stereotypes with Maria Scoglio and his book Equality missionaged 7 and up
11am • Giacosa Theatre
Debuts: My father will have eternal life but my mother doesn’t believe it Of Paolo Valoppi in dialogue with Laura Marzi
11.30 -12.30 • Hôtel des États – Small Invasion
From Venice to the court of the Great Khan – Adventures and wonders in the company of Marco Polo and Il Milione edited by Umberto Poli And Manuela Celestinofrom 3 years old and up
12pm • Giacosa Theatre
Valle d’Aosta. On foot and by bike along the Ru Roberta Ferraris in dialogue with Corrado Ferrarese
4-5pm • Hôtel des États – Small Invasion
Surviving Odyssey. Story of an extraordinary summer – animated presentation with the author Manuela Furnari from 10 to 13 years
5pm • Salone Ducale
The living house. An anthropology lesson with the professor of Cultural Anthropology (Naba and University of Genoa) Andrea Staid
6pm • Salone Ducale
Small miracles and other betrayals, Valeria Parrella in dialogue with Laura Pezzino
7pm • Salone Ducale
Everything must shineAnd Francesca Pellas Moana in dialogue with Elena Stancanelli
8pm • Giacosa Theatre
Accent, guest editor with Alessandro Cattelan, Matteo B. Bianchi, Gianmario Pilo
9pm • Giacosa Theatre
Hunting and fishing manual for girls the actress Valentina Lodovini law Melissa Bank
Sunday 2 June
10 am • Salone Ducale
Press review with Elena Stancanelli
10.30-11.30 am • Hôtel des États – Small Invasion
Imaginary journeys – Stories of bestiaries in the Italian province with Gabriele Pino from 7 to 100 years
11 am • Salone Ducale
Debuts: You don’t know about me Raffaele Cataldo in dialogue with Laura Marzi
11.30am-12.30pm • Hôtel des États – Small Invasion
Life among Neanderthals – we travel to the origins of humanity with Dino Ticli from 8 to 10 years
12pm • Salone Ducale
Disappear here Marta Ciccolari Micaldi (the McMusa) in dialogue with Francesca Pellas
12.30-13.30 • Hôtel des États – Small Invasion
Let’s take tomorrow! Meeting with the illustrator Vittoria Macioci and new rebels aged 10 and up
4pm • Salone Ducale
Star Wars and artificial intelligence. A philosophy lesson with the philosophy professor and popularizer, on YouTube with the “Barba Sophia” channel, Matteo Saudino
4-5pm • Hôtel des États – Small Invasion
The ingredients for good growth: balance, well-being, autonomy and responsibility Roger Then interview Annalisa PerinoMontessori pedagogist for parents
5pm • Salone Ducale
To grow up – Fabio Geda and Elena Varvello in conversation
5-6pm • Hôtel des États – Small Invasion
Best wishes, even if… 31 stories for 31 fairytale birthdays workshop with Simone Sponza from 5 to 11 years
6pm • Salone Ducale
Final greetings and closing meeting Ghosts of New York where the author of the novel Jim Lewisconverse with Alessio Turin
AOSTA 18 April 2024
Silvia Savoyes
The Great Invasion also lands in Aosta this year. The bookseller is the one who succeeded in bringing the Ivrea Reading Festival to the Aosta Valley Romaine Pernettaz. From 31 May to 2 June the journalist and director of the post Francesco Costa and Luca Sofri, Alessandro Cattelan, Valeria Parrella, Francesca Pellas and Fabio Geda are expected in the regional capital.
On the opening night Stefano Nazzi will present his latest book The face of evil.
This year’s guest publishing house of La Grande Invasione is Accent, with two dedicated meetings: the one with Alessandro Cattelanwho will talk about his experience as an editor, and with Valentina Lodovini and the reading from Melissa Bank’s Hunting and Fishing Manual for Girls.
The American Jim Lewisone of the most powerful contemporary literary voices, published in Italy by SUR, will be in dialogue with Alessio Torino about his Ghosts of New York, in which the stories of four different characters are subtly intertwined with each other.
Valeria Parrella presents the collection of short stories Little miracles and other betrayals (Feltrinelli), while Fabio Geda he will talk about the genesis of his latest book Song of myself. A journey into gender variance (Feltrinelli), born from the experience that the author had with the group of adolescents who turned to the Regina Margherita hospital in Turin to address the issue of their gender identity.
In the meeting with Francesca Pellas, starting from his book Everything Must Shine. Life and dreams of Moana Pozzi (Blackie editions), we explore the life of the actress who, despite having been one of the most famous porn stars of all time, was also one of the few to become a public figure well outside the “boundaries ” of porn.
There will be two events dedicated to literary debuts, both moderated by Laura Marzi, writer and journalist from Aosta.
The Festival is held in Aosta with the contribution of the Municipality of Aosta and the Aosta Valley Cooperative Credit Bank.
The program of the La Grande Invasione Festival is being updated
