Tuesday 21 May at the Voltone della Molinella Art Gallery, in Faenza, the opening evening of the exhibition “FaïenceX100 – Faenza ceramics reward the 100 km of the Passatore” and of the photo galleries dedicated to the Florence-Faenza. At 6.45 pm the sports councilor of the Municipality of Faenza, Martina Laghi, cut the inaugural tricolor ribbon. Present at the inauguration and during the evening dedicated to running was the president of the Asd 100 km del Passatore Giordano Zinzani.
On the occasion of the evening at Molinella they were the winners of the competition for the “49th edition 100 km del Passatore Medal” awarded.
First place Maristella Servadei: the commission unanimously voted the work as the winner of the competition for the symbolic choice of the handshake as a meaning of union in diversity and, as children and young people teach us, it is precisely in play that differences are canceled out. In this case the game is symbolized by a circle of different hands clasping each other. Furthermore, the circularity of the composition lends itself well to the legibility of the medals.
Second place in the Francesca Dall’Olio Medal competition: the commission chose the medal which is made up of a moving human figure. The latter is generated by an anatomical repetition that evokes futurist taste. The fragments that make up the construction of the human figures represented well denote the concept of harmony given by the union of the individual abstract elements/fragments. On a perceptual level the composition plays on an alternating evidence between figurative and abstract.
Third place Agnese Loreti: the commission awarded the 3rd prize to the medal due to its cleanliness and aesthetic and conceptual clarity. The simple and powerful elements are appreciable such as the road (the shared path) which breaks the chains of the isolation of diversity, as well as the reference to the year which is visually broken in two almost to underline the passage between the recent dark period past and the ‘luminous present’ of normality.
The evening at Molinella was also an opportunity for award ceremony of the “Manifesto of the 50th edition 100 km del Passatore” competition.
First place is Martina Tarlazzi: according to the jury, the work stands out for its rigorous graphic balance which, as a whole, well conveys the sense of progress towards the goal which is intrinsic in the thoughts and deeds of the participants.
Second place is Alessandro Sorrentino: the original composition, while transmitting visual messages of the past (and therefore of the event’s deep-rooted tradition), managed to translate them with particularly incisive graphics.
Third place Salvatore Amato: a project capable of conveying the sense of mass sharing and participation of different people and populations.
From 7.15pm the historic speakers of the “Cento” Danny Frisoni and Daniele Menarini talked with the stars of running Lorenzo Lotti, Paolo Bravi and Federica Moroni during the evening “100 km running told by the protagonists”.
At the end of the evening the runner of the GS 100 km del Passatore Gabriele Turroni he talked about his experiences with the Florence-Faenza, with the special edition of the Italian 100 km road championship held in Imola in ’21 and his experiences in international races. The episode dedicated to running and the student awards are visible on the Sport2U.tv website at the following link: https://sport2u.tv/cose-il-passatore-storie-di-passione-il-podismo-raccontato-dai- protagonists/.
Tatiana Khitrova, organizer and factotum of the Florence-Faenza took the opportunity to personally make the news official that Giorgio Calcaterra will be race director of the 49th 100 km of Passatore. The Roman record holder takes over from the late Pietro “Pirì” Crementi to the delight of the many Florence-Faenza fans.
The exhibition viewing times ceramics and photos at the Molinella Art Gallery in Faenza are as follows: from Tuesday to Friday from 10am to 1pm and from 4pm to 7pm; Saturday from 10am to 10pm and Sunday from 8am to 8pm.
Thursday 23 May at 8.30 pm at the Municipal Art Gallery Voltone della Molinella the presentation and dialogue with the author on the book “Cord and consciousness: a meeting in the heart”.
This year too the 100 km of Passatore will see him carrying out various relay races inside it and they will be over 500 participants. The departure of the relay organized by the “Torricelli-Ballardini” high school of Faenza is scheduled for Saturday 25 May from 9am, while the 50×1000 Relay of the Csi Faenza and Atletica 85 will start from Passo della Colla di Casaglia. The arrival is expected at 7.15pm in Faenza of the Color Run, organized by Asd Gioca lo Sport senza frontiere. Half an hour later the arrival of the ASD Disabili di Faenza relay is expected. The arrival of the relay team from the “Torricelli-Ballardini” high school, ITS “Alfredo Oriani” and the “Europa di Faenza” comprehensive school is expected at 9pm. At 9.15pm there will be the arrival of the 50×1000 relay of the Csi Faenza and Atletica 85. At 9.15pm the winners of the ‘Cento’ will be applauded with the sound of clarions of the Municipal Group of Faenza of the Palio del Niballo.
In the collateral projects at Cento we include Saturday 25 May at 3pm in Faenza in the Sferisterio “O. Macrelli” the Mini Basketball Tournament organized by the APS “O. Macrelli”. At 6pm in Piazza del Popolo Daniele Menarini and Danny Frisoni will tell the story of the 100km del Passatore with images and films projected on the giant screen. Furthermore there will be the opening of the food stand of the Rione Rosso “G. Sarti”&”Artistation” Marching Band Dale. From 6pm in Faenza in the “Sferisterio “O. Macrelli” will be present at the food stand organized by the APS “O. Macrelli” and the Pop Rock Workshops organized by the “G. School of Music” will begin. Tailors”. From 7pm in Viale Marconi Luca Piazza will present the “Last km” with music and animations. At 8pm the “Art of Choir” performance will be held by the “Artistation” Music School and 40 minutes later the performance of the “Team dance il Borgo” is expected. At 9pm the “Art of Choir” performance will be held by the “Artistation” Music School.
Sunday 26 May in Piazza del Popolo in Faenza from 9.30 amexhibition “Giorgio and the Magic Whips” which will welcome the children of the “One Km for Dario Together with You” walk.
The Awards Ceremony of the 49th edition of the 100km del Passatore will take place at 10am: ranking of Romagna and Faenza, best newcomer, 13th edition of the Trittico di Romagna with participation of the costumed figures of the Faenza districts. The awards ceremony for the 49th edition of the Florence-Faenza will be held at 10.30 am: general classification, overall Italian championship, “Pirì” Crementi award (to the first overall man and first woman), Francesco Calderoni Mountain Grand Prix (to the first man) and Mountain GP Angela Bettoli (to the first woman) and finally the awards ceremony for the sports groups.
