Davide Rondoni, from Forlì, is one of the major contemporary Italian poets, as well as author of essays, narrative texts and plays. He founded and directed the Contemporary Poetry Centre at the University of Bologna. He currently holds courses in poetry and literature at the universities of Bologna, Milan Cattolica, Genova, Rome and also abroad at Yale and at Colombia University. He participated in the most important poetry festivals in Italy and abroad.

Turkey has always been a bridge between cultures and now, more than ever, it finds itself in a precarious balance among numerous different worlds that shake within its insides: Europe and Asia, modern and tradition, secularism and religious integralism.

Marta Ottaviani, journalist from Milan, after having attended the Istituto di Formazione Giornalistica “Carlo De Martino”, has lived eight years in Turkey. She collaborated with, among others, La Stampa, Avvenire and East. She has written: Cose da Turchi and Mille e una Turchia, edited by Mursia.

Somewhere between music and theatre Donia Massoud rediscovers the traditions and folklores of Egypt. Born in Alexandria and soon emigrated to Cairo, Donia Massoud has travelled her country at length, at the scope of finding the most authentic roots in popular culture. With her group of musicians she has reached Europe, Asia and Africa, always bringing on stage the result of a unique and independent research on the very original musical sounds of Egypt.

During the event, a tasting of Festival Internazionale del Brodetto di Fano will be available.

The night will go ahead with Caffè Del Teatro / Stockfish and music by Dj Alpha

The most inspiring voice of contemporary Slovenian music. Six elements that bring together the research of the popular tradition with influences from rock, blues, funk and jazz music. Formed in 2001, the Katalena dug a groove through the major European festivals, thanks to their style made of the traditional mixed with electronic arrangements: out comes a unique mix of rock and post folk that transforms the stage into a show of dance and music that engages even the most disenchanted of ears.

Flute by Caterina D’amore and piano by Antonella De Vinco come together in a concert of exceptional quality and expression. The two musicians that come with awards and success at international level play together with a tendency towards the atmosphere and a classical nature.

Opa Cupa is the first Balkan experiment formed in Salento, it is the story of some unrepeatable testimonies, a story of immigration, a tale of travels and of departures.
The band’s artistic journey is characterized by the research into the Balkan melodies that cross each other the typical sounds of Southern Italy, they enrich each other with undertones of progressive jazz and embellished by their odd and irregular tempo, they create a perfect union between tradition and avant-garde.