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After the preview started on Monday 3rd, Friday 7 June in the Episcopal Seminary of Andria the eighth edition of the Festival of Despair. The event, organized by the Circolo dei Lettori of Andria with the artistic direction of Gigi Brandonisiountil Sunday 16 June (info and program on festivaldelladisperazione.it) will propose over 40 appointments between talks, meetings, conferences and shows on the theme “How you make mistakes”. The festival will focus on errors in all its forms and contradictions, starting from those we make in our daily lives up to current social and political events. The only cultural event in our country that celebrates the transformative and catastrophic power of desperation (the literary feeling par excellence) in literature and modern life, this year too the festival will bring to the Apulian town writers, actors, journalists, musicians And artists. With a lot humorbut without failing to seriousnessthere are many protagonists who will meet in the Episcopal Seminary, thanks to the support of Saint Thomas Aquinas Diocesan Libraryof theArchconfraternity of the Immaculate Conception and gods Principals of the Book and collaboration with partners Cristal Palace Hotel And Collective 32.
THE FIRST DAY
Friday 7 June the festival will start from 7:00 pm with “What’s the point of having a Festival?” a reflection by Giulia Alonzo (president of the TrovaFestival Cultural Association, the portal that has been mapping Italian cultural festivals since 2017) and Oliviero Ponte di Pino (journalist, essayist, author and radio host, teacher, editorial curator and curator of festivals and events) who will question themselves on the meaning and usefulness of an event such as a cultural festival in an era characterized by recurring disasters and uncertainties. At 8.15pm the journalist of la Repubblica Paolo Berizzion the eve of the European elections, with “The return of the beast” (title of the recent volume published by Rizzoli) will explore the Italian political context and the risk of the return of fascism in new forms. At 9.30pm (entry 8 euros), finally, the actors Luca Amorosino And Carlo De Ruggieri they will stage “A Day Like Any Other“, a biting and ironic comedy by Giacomo Ciarrapico which, with a paradox, highlights the lack of awareness of voting as a value of democracy: a suspended show where the Godots are the Italians.
THE PROGRAM
Saturday 8 June the second day will start to 9:00 in the’Harvested vegetable garden (entry 5 euros) with “Cultivate illusions. Changing the world with a groove“, a planting and weeding workshop between the furrows organized by the writer Barbara Bernardiniwhich will take audiences into the world of agriculture to imagine new paths for humanity. At 6pm we return to the Episcopal Seminary with Dangerous intersectionsa psychedelic dialogue between writers Paolo Pecere, author of the essay “The sense of nature. Seven paths for the Earth” (Sellerio), Andrea Pivawho recently published his latest novel “The Eternal Girl” (Bompiani), and Nicola Lagioia. A journey that starts from the Eleusinian mysteries up to the encounter with other animal intelligences. At 7pm with “Disobey” the writer and professor of philosophy Federico Zuolo will explore the new forms of protest and rebellion emerging in the contemporary panorama. At 8.15pm (entry 5 euros) will return to the stage Nicola Lagioia with “Soon I will know who I am“, a praise of literature celebrating its transformative power and exploring the vital role that works play in the modern context with their ability to shape our inner and outer world. At 9.30pm (entry 8 euros) the writer and comedian Claudio Morici will entertain the audience with “Oyster disease. Pearls from crazy writers who save your life“, a unique look at the life and works of “crazy” authors and the impact they have had on our existence.
Sunday 9 June the evening will open at 6pm with Unfinished score of absence with the speech therapist and writer Mariagrazia Fiore and the illustrator and graphic designer Nadiagelsomina to investigate the common process of recovering and healing after a time of profound suffering. At 7pm the sociologist and essayist Francesca Coin and the journalist and writer Niccolo Zancan with “Sample of disappointments” a reflection on the world of work and human vulnerability. At 8.15pm (entry 8 euros) then the writer and comedian Claudio Morici with “Editorial suicides“, a provocative and entertaining analysis of the production mechanisms and creative dynamics in the publishing world. At 9.30pm (entry 8 euros) the narrator, author-actor, writer, poet and popularizer Roberto Mercadini will propose a journey between existentialism and transformation through the pages of Moby Dick, Herman Melville’s masterpiece. Info, tickets and program
www.festivaldelladisperazione.it
