Perugia
It will be a summer of “soundscapes” with shows immersed in nature, among mountains, villages and unusual corners. With an overwhelming program featuring over 40 events in 20 municipalities, “Suoni Controvento” returns for the eighth edition: it is the summer festival of performing arts that Aucma, the Umbrian association of song and author’s music, has been staging since 9 July to 8 September to enhance “the green heart of Italy in all its beauty”.
The offer. The 2024 programme, presented yesterday at Palazzo Donini, unfolds between music with concerts at high altitude, in the valley, inside and outside the most characteristic villages of the region, and then theatre, dance (big news), gaming with role-playing games, workshops for children, literary walks with “Books on the Way” and “evening discoveries in Umbria” with routes immersed in uncontaminated nature. All along the common thread of respect for the environment, sustainability, collaborations and synergies, as underlined by Aucma president Lucia Fiumi. “The network of municipalities involved – she says – continues to grow, ours is truly a regional festival”. An aspect on which the president of the Region, Donatella Tesei, is also focusing with councilor Morroni. “An extraordinary event that reflects the true spirit of Umbria, a guarantee of quality, sustainability and promotion of wonderful places”.
Travel. The artistic director, Gianluca Liberali, narrates the program. “It will be a multidisciplinary offering that combines major events and popular names with new projects and original suggestions.” Assisi, Campello sul Clitunno, Corciano (this year’s new entry), Costacciaro, Fossato di Vico, Gualdo Tadino, Gubbio, Montefalco, Narni, Norcia, Pietralunga, San Gemini, San Venanzo, Scheggia and Pascelupo, Sigillo, Spello, Spoleto, Stroncone, Terni and Trevi are the 20 municipalities that will be touched by the festival.
The events and the stars. Protagonists of high level names but also emerging talents who will perform in settings designed for the various artistic projects, so as to enhance the territory in all its beauty and promote slow tourism. Among the many, international guests are expected such as the historic Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre a Sigillo and the Australian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Xavier Rudd in Scentinelle, on the Castelluccio di Norcia pass but also the duo Ginevra Di Marco and Franco Arminio in Costacciaro, Lauryyn, Massimo Silverio, Cristiano De André and Mr. Rain (both at the Rocca di Assisi, on 1st and 3rd August) Fabrizio Moro as part of the Corciano Festival, Daniele Silvestri on the Valsorda plateau in Gualdo Tadino, Raiz, Tullio De Piscopo in the Vineyards Caprai. But there are also the Massini & Formigli couple in Spoleto and two productions of the festival, with Giovanni Guidi at the Ponte di Augusto in Narni and the meeting between Umbria and Corsica with Micrologus and ‘A Filetta at the archaeological area of Carsulae.
Collaborations. Also at the presentation were Fabrizio Stazi, Fondazione Perugia and Giovanni Parapini, director of Rai Umbria who announced the start of a close collaboration for social issues. “We have included the Festival in our project “Let’s start again from the territories”, because it contains all the values of public service”. The result is four moments of reflection and discussion on highly topical issues: we start on 12 July in San Francesco al Prato talking about disability (also with Minister Locatelli), then sustainability in Gubbio, peace in Scentinelle, legality in Spoleto.
