Modica (Rg): Festival Scenari ‘The look and the story’ from 24 June

“Scenarios. The gaze and the story” is the literary festival of the city of Modica (Ragusa), organized by the Garibaldi Theater Foundation and the superintendent Tonino Cannata, together with Piera Ficili’s Mondadori Bookstore, which has reached its third edition this year.

From 24 June to 28 July, for five consecutive weekends, the most beautiful squares, buildings, but also the alleys and most evocative views of the city will become the stage for public meetings and interesting literary and cultural debates.

We begin with an extraordinary opening: on Monday 24 June at 7.30 pm Alessandro Baricco will be in dialogue on his latest novel “Abel” (Feltrinelli) with Mattia Insolia.

A weekend entirely by Rizzoli will follow: Friday 28 June at 9.00 pm Paolo Mieli will analyze “The authoritarian century”, Saturday 29 June will be the turn of Valentina Romani with her debut book “Guarda che è vero” at 7.30 pm, and Sunday 30 June again at 9.00 pm Giovanni Grasso will lead us into the folds of an impossible relationship with the novel “Nobody Sees Love”.

We then move on to the following week, when on Thursday 4 July Sigfrido Ranucci will reveal the behind the scenes of the profession of reporter with “The Choice” (Bompiani); Friday 5 July Dario Malteser will talk about the lives of well-known Italian faces living in France with “Les Italiens” (Rizzoli) while Sara Doris will shine a light on the figure of a great entrepreneur, banker but also family man, with “Ennio, my father” (Piemme). On Saturday 6 July Serena Bortone will take us to Rome at the end of the 80s with her moving and empathetic novel “A te neighbor so sweet” (Rizzoli) while on Sunday 7 July it will be all about author’s detective stories: Piergiorgio Pulixi, in bookstores with “Per un’ora d’amore” (Rizzoli) he will be in dialogue with Massimo Carlotto and his “Trudy” (Einaudi).

A weekend of literature, cinema and theater will follow. On Friday 12th July, Ludovico Tersigni, an actor and presenter much loved by young people, will be a guest for an outside-the-box look with “See you beyond the horizon” (Rizzoli). On Saturday 13 July Stefano Massini will analyze one of the most discussed texts in history, delving into his latest work “Mein Kampf. From Adolf Hitler” (Einaudi) in dialogue with Francesco Musolino. On Sunday 14 July the actor Vinicio Marchioni will present his first novel, a touching family story, “veniremi notte” (Rizzoli).

We will have four other events dedicated to women and philosophy. Thursday 18 July Lorenza Gentile will take us on a journey with her adventurous and fun characters towards “Everything beautiful that awaits us” (Feltrinelli); Friday 19 July Selvaggia Lucarelli will present us her latest book “Il vase di Pandoro. The rise and fall of the Ferragnez” (Paper First). On Saturday 20 July Donatella Di Pietrantonio will talk about “L’età fragili” (Einaudi), her latest novel dedicated to all women who have survived violence. On Sunday 21 July Maura Gancitano and Andrea Colamedici (Tlon) will stage a true “Eulogy of Idleness”: in the frenetic race for productivity that characterizes our era, the figure of the “slacker” is often seen as an anachronism or, worse , as an obstacle to progress. In this conference the importance of leisure as a vital space for creativity, innovation and personal well-being will be explored, proposing leisure as a form of intellectual and cultural resistance.

The grand finale will be on Sunday 28 July with Luca Bizzarri, actor, writer and presenter, who with his ironic and shrewd verve will present an overview of our contemporary tics with “They don’t have a friend” (Mondadori).

This year the festival uses an illustration created specifically by Giovanni Robustelli, a figurative artist who focuses his work on the grammar of the sign.

We look forward to seeing you in Modica, from 24 June to 28 July, for the third edition of the “Scenarios, The Look and the Story” Festival. All meetings, except for specific notes, will take place at 9.00 pm, with free admission while places last.