It was presented last June 6th in Trani during a press conference held at the Ognissanti resort on the tourist port, the XXIII edition of the I Dialoghi di Trani festival, entitled “Welcome“, scheduled from 12 to 22 September. Among those present were: Rosanna GaetaArtistic Director of “I Dialoghi di Trani”; Lucia De MariCouncilor for Cultures of the City of Trani; Daniela BalducciMegamark Foundation Contact; Flavio GiannuloUniCredit Representative; Luciana Di BiscegliePresident of the CCIA Bari; Aldo PatrunoDirector of the Department of Tourism, Economy of Culture and Promotion of the Territory of the Puglia Region; Debora CilientoCouncilor for Transport and Mobility of the Puglia Region; Concetta TerlizziMunicipal Delegate for Tourism and Culture of the Orsara Municipality of Puglia; Lucia Perrone CapanoPresident La Maria Del Porto – Associazione Culturale Mostra.
After “The cure”, the theme at the center of the meetings of the last edition of the festival, in 2024 The Dialogues of Trani, for their XXIII edition, scheduled from the 12 to 22 Septemberhave decided to continue this path of openness to the other, to the new and the different, choosing a word full of meanings and promises of commitment for the future: Welcome.
This word, as usually happens at the Trani Dialogues, will be declined in multiple areas to seek new interpretations and paths of liberation from conventional meanings and practices. For example, in the context of new migrations, of those who flee from situations of conflict or persecution or even in the hope of a different and better life. In Italy, there are children born without the right to be Italian, but who grow up with our country as their only point of reference. Welcoming them does not just mean providing them with documents, but also a sense of belonging and inclusion. In the world of tourism, hospitality is an art that Italy has perfected over the centuries, simultaneously promoting cultural understanding and openness towards the world. Within the hospitals hospitality and care are intertwined. In the context of a welcoming justice, or restorative justice, a difficult but necessary reconciliation is promoted. Welcoming also means governing changes, such as those he is introducing artificial intelligence, an extraordinary technology that must be managed responsibly and ethically, given the consequences it has not only on our safety, but also on our cognitive, mental and emotional states. Thus knowing how to welcome the different requests that come from young generations it is fundamental for the present, not just for the future of society. And the commitment towards the climate. Also in the XXIII edition, the Trani event will bring thinkers of different orientations to the buildings and squares of the port of Trani to open a discussion on hospitality experiences gained in the medical-health, scientific, environmental, political-social, educational, ethical-philosophical, literary, artistic, making the dialogue plurality of the different voices interact.
Among the protagonists of the XXIII edition there will be: Giuliano Amato, Alessandro Baricco, Enzo Bianchi, Giovanna Botteri, Nino Cartabellotta, Eva Cantarella, Piero Dorfles, Paolo Flores d’Arcais, Francesco Erbani, Gad Lerner, Federico Fubini, Luciano Canfora, Francesco Specchia, Telmo Pievani, Norma Rangeri, Sigfrido Ranucci, Nello Cristianini, Donatella Stasio, Gustavo Zagrebelsky, Sara Segantin, Nello Scavo, Don Mattia Ferrari,father Enzo Fortunato, Piero Damosso, Brando Benifei, Nichi Vendola, Cathy La Torre, Debora Spini, Massimo Ammaniti, Concetto Vecchio, Tatiana Țîbuleac, Andrea Rustichelli, Valentina Romani, Massimo Bray, Cinzia Sciuto, Ilaria Gaspari, Pietro Del Soldà, Giorgio Zanchini, Simonetta Sciandivasci, Edoardo Camurri and many others.
After the fruitful collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institutes which in previous years brought the Dialogues to Madrid, Paris, Maltathis year the festival was invited to Algiers For The Salon International du Livre, at the end of October and will collaborate with theItalian Cultural Institute in Prague.
To open the events connected to the Trani event, the IX edition of the “Megamark Foundation Award – Dialogue Meetings” with the awards ceremony scheduled on September 12th at the Foundation’s headquarters. In past editions, the Award has seen the participation of more than 400 titles by debuting writers from all over Italy, establishing itself as one of the reference literary prizes of Southern Italy. Furthermore, the partnership with the municipality of is confirmed again this year Orsara of Puglia that the September 18th will host the presentation of the book “The choice” by Sigfrido Ranucci with the author interviewed by Rai journalist Andrea Rustichelli. And among the new memberships also the participation of the municipality of Gravina in Puglia and the Ettore Pomarici Santomasi Foundation. He will return to Trani, during the festival dates (from 19th to 22nd). Romaniathanks to the collaboration with theAcademy of Romania of Rome, and the Goethe Institut will participate for the first time. Also for the first time the public will be able to attend the screening of the global event Manhattan Short Film Festival and vote during the evening for the best short films from all over the world and selected by an international jury. The event, organized by Sanmarco informatica. SpA, was born in New York and is held in various parts of the world (for Italy only Thiene, Turin and Trani)
Illustrating the theme of the XXIII edition was the artistic director of the festival, Rosanna Gaeta: «Welcoming, a gesture that goes far beyond the simple physical act of giving shelter or support. It is an act of openness, understanding and humanity, which the Trani Dialogues want to express in the multiple contexts in which they challenge us to practice it. After having thought last year about the multiple implications of relationships based on Care, the theme of the XXII edition, it seemed appropriate to continue along this line with a theme that has become a provocation in everyday political-social life: welcoming».
Also the Foundation Treccani Culture returns to the Dialogues with a new series of meetings at Palazzo San Giorgio to reflect on the challenges of the future with the editor and journalist Caterina Orsenigo, signed by Sole24Ore and Doppiozero, which presents the Eco-socialist manifesto. A future of well-being for all (Thursday 19th). Then the physics teacher Enrico Pedemonte, already a reporter and correspondent for Secolo XIX, for Espresso and finally for Repubblica, he will hold a meeting entitled: “Fear of artificial intelligence? New digital technologies between fears and hopes” (Friday 20th). Finally, a lectio by President Treccani, Massimo Bray on the topic “Authority and hospitality” (Saturday 21st).
For the fourth consecutive year the de evenings return “POP DIALOGUES”. After the success of the first three editions which hosted renowned artists and writers such as Francesco Bianconi, Fabrizio Gifuni, Guia Soncini, Ermal Meta, Piero Pelù, Barbara Alberti, Chiara Francini and Malika Ayane in Trani, Friday 20th and Saturday 21st Septemberthe journalist Happy Glittering, curator of the pop section, will interview other personalities from the world of entertainment. All the details coming soon.
Furthermore, they return: the creative writing workshop organized by Holden School and held by the writer Andrea Pomellathe events conceived byOrder of Architects of the BAT provincethe film festival curated by Circolo del Cinema Dino Risithe children’s festival DIALOKIDS. And then the series of meetings organized by Repubblica-Bari and the traditional morning appointment with the “coffee with the author” at Dimore Marinare: a moment to share and comment on the reading of the newspapers with the protagonists of the Dialogues (Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd). After a long break he will return Shop windows , meetings related to the art of the table and fashion at the Alberto Corallo boutique. Two workshops will also be held: one on dance and movement curated by Boa Onda, the other with experiential workshops curated by naturopath Adriana Porro.
Even the billboard Dialogues OFF it will be full of meetings promoted by third sector organizations and city associations: from the San Nicola ODV Volunteer Service Center of the BAT Province; at Fidapa the Dante Alighieri association (Trani), Trani Nostra.
The meetings will be streamed on the official Dialogues platform, and through the festival’s social channels (facebook and youtube). This edition will also be attentive to inclusion with the commitment to making some dialogues accessible with a service real-time subtitling and the presence of the RistorArte Food Truck managed by young people with fragility.
The Dialogues of Trani festival, organized by the cultural association for social promotion The Mary of the portin collaboration with the Municipality of Trani and the Puglia region, has obtained prestigious awards such as: theHigh Patronage of the President of the Republic and the prize Mibact for the best event to promote books and reading.
He has, to name a few, collaborations with the Bellonci Foundation, the Citadel of Assisi, the Treccani Institute, the Holden School, the Turin Book Fair, the Romanian Academy and the Feltrinelli Foundation.
Media partners of the XXIII edition are: Rai Cultura, Rai Radio 3, Avvenire, La Repubblica-Bari, Treccani, Radio Radicale, Radio Selene. The festival also enjoys the patronage of TGR Rai Pugliamedia partner of the event.
The exhibition is carried out thanks to the participation of private and institutional partners: Municipality of Trani, Puglia Region, Municipality of Orsara di Puglia, DOK supermarkets, Megamark, Chiesa Valdese, UniCredit Banca, Sanmarco informatica. SpA, Tenuta Donna Lavinia, Acquedotto Pugliese, Chamber of Commerce of Bari, Confesercenti BAT, Pastificio Granoro, Fondazione Casillo, UnipolSai di Gramegna snc and to the generous availability of Annarita and Marina Lalli in making the entire structure of Palazzo San Giorgio available.
The program of the Dialogues of Trani will be available starting from July on the website: www.idialoghiditrani.com while the names of the guests are already on the site
