Fano, 24 May 2025- In the meetings of Festival Passages (26-30 June, Fano), there will also be Francesco Pompilio (on the 26th), Alessandro Cattelan (on the 27th), Daniele Bossari (on the 27th), Beatrice Luzzi (on the 28th), Riccardo Rossi (on the 28th), Luca Bizzarri (on the 28th), Luca De Gennaro (on the 28th), Roby Facchinetti (on the 29th), Gianluca Grignani (on the 29th), Giulia Bellucci (on the 28th), Ludovico Tersigni (the 30th), and then five meetings on the beach, with books ‘playing’, the singer-songwriters (the 26th) and Beatles (on the 27th), the Who (the 30th), the music of the 50s (the 29th) and black American music (the 28th).
“The key words of the Festival are non-fiction and non-fiction – explain the organizers – and we like to propose books that can speak to audiences of different ages and interests”.
The program: Cattelan, Bizzarri and De Gennaro
The first to go on stage (27/6, 7.30 pm) will be the radio and television host Daniele Bossari, professional who has been able to stand out for his eclecticism. At Passaggi you will converse with the journalist Elisabetta Stefanelli and present “Cristallo. Journey to discover stones and their power” (Mondadori), a book where she invites you to discover the beneficial potential of stones.
Same day, 9.30pm, at Pincio will arrive Alessandro Cattelan. A well-known host and television personality, he conquered the public with his irony and his original style. He founded the ‘Accento’ publishing house and precisely for this courageous cultural undertaking he will receive the ‘Fuori Passaggi’ Award at the end of the meeting which will see him converse with the writer Matteo B. Bianchi and with the editorial consultant Gianmario Pilo.
Friday 28th, at 9.30pm, always at Pinciothe guest will be Luca Bizzarri, who has graced the stages of theaters and cinemas giving the public irresistible gags and iconic characters. Interviewed by the magnificent duo of Rai Radio 2’s Lunatici, Roberto Arduini and Andrea Di Ciancio, he will present “They don’t have a friend” (Mondadori), a book which, through a series of ironic and provocative reflections, paints a caustic portrait of contemporary Italian society.
At 10.30pm on stage Pincio will go up Luca De Gennaro, one of the greatest Italian DJs, interviewed by DJ and music critic Luca Valentini. The book, “Generazione alternative 1991-1995” (Rizzoli), tells the unpredictable story of the early nineties and how underground music, grunge and hip hop, and then techno and Britpop, conquered the charts and revolutionized the market, after the crisis of the late 1980s.
Luzzi, Grignani, Facchinetti and Rossi
Also Friday 28th, in Piazza XX Settembre, the actress and author Beatrice Luzzi, also popular for having participated in the Big Brother and to TV series like ‘A Place in the Sun‘, will present the book “Ribelli” by Nando dalla Chiesa, whose text “Poliziotta per amore” he had brought to the theatre.
Saturday 29 June to the Pincio (7.30 pm) will be there Gianluca Grignani with the co-author Eugenio Arcidiacono who will present, in dialogue with the journalist Simonetta Sciandivasci of La Stampa, “Residui di rock’n’roll. Sincere diary of an artist” (Edizioni San Paolo). In this book, following the thread of his most beautiful songs (and looking at the next ones that are seeing the light), Grignani shows himself to the public with sincerity and the desire to convey and provoke emotions. Because music saved him and motivated him, made him famous and guided, exposed and protected. And we have all received much from such courageous generosity.
Same day in Piazza XX Settembre, at 10.30pm, it will arrive Roby Facchinetti, historical leader of Pooh, interviewed by journalist Claudio Salvi. His unmistakable voice and his timeless songs have made him a point of reference for entire generations. “What a spectacle life is. My story” (Sperling & Kupfer) is an autobiography in which the musician retraces his life, both public and private, with an invitation to seize every moment and never stop dreaming.
Sunday 30 June to the Pincio, at 10.30pm, the meeting is with the actor and TV presenter Ludovico Tersigni, author of “See you beyond the horizon” (Rizzoli). He will talk about this journey in search of oneself, to breathe again and rediscover the happiness hidden behind a new horizon, with Ivana Stjepanovic.
Two theatrical shows in the suggestive open-air former church of San Francesco . In the first of the two the actor will be the protagonist Francesco Pompilio who will perform “The story of Adriano Olivetti” (26/6, 10.30 pm, Companies Talk production), while In the second“Books feel alone” (28/6, 10.30 pm, from the book of the same name by Luigi Contu), one of the faces most loved by the Italian public will be there, Riccardo Rossi, together with the award-winning actress Giulia Bellucci and Nicola Gaggi from Fano.
Music on the waterfront
An entirely musical event will have its stage on the Fosso Sejore seafront (Bagni Elsa). A book a day from Wednesday 26 to Sunday 30 Juneat aperitif time (6.30pm).
Off we go Wednesday 26 with Massimo Papini which will present “The music that goes around. The story of the singer-songwriters 1960 – 1980” (Affinità Elettive) in dialogue with Davide Morresi (Read and play); Thursday 27, Roberto Paravagna with “Four rings between the fingers. Life of Ringo Starr” (Arcana) will converse with Paolo Molinelli of BeatleSenigallia; Friday 28, Carlo Babando will discuss with Luca Valentini on the book “Miss Black America. Sound paths in African-American identity” (Sargasso Sea); Saturday 29, Giuseppe Ganelli and Emilio Targia with “Our story. The whole world of Happy Days” (Minerva) will dialogue with the radio speaker Francesca Federici; Sunday 30 Antonio Bacciocchi will present “Quadrophenia” (Interno 4) in dialogue with Luca Valentini.
