Poetry for peace, meetings and tastings in Siena
Posted on 15. Nov, 2011 by admin in Archive, Culture, Events, Food & Wine
The International Festival of Poetry Poeti in libertà comes for the second time, with the aim to spread a message of peace getting together literature, music and enogastronomical traditions in prestigious locations in Siena. The event, totally free, is organized by the cultural association Macondo and will take place on 17th,18th and 19th November with many Italian and European poets to speak about the universality of art and the importance of cooperation among people.
Each day of the festival includes a tasting of Tuscan cheeses, cold cuts and wines, an original way to know the richness of this territory. On Thursday 17th the event will be at the bookshop Punto Einaudi in via Pantaneto 66, at 6:30 pm with two authors: Michele Mari, that wrote the novel Rosso Floyd, and Alfio Guzzetta, that will perform some poems in Sicilian dialect.
Friday the venue will be the Enoteca Italiana at Medicea Fortress, where at 5:00 pm there will be Federico Romagnoli, Susanna Rafart (from Spain), Pasquale Massimo Fiorenza, Eva Taylor (from Germany), Luciano Valentini, and the actress Paola Lambardi that will read the book La contesa dei vini byMaria Teresa Santalucia Scibona. At the end will play the musicians Marta Serpi (violin) and Silvia Gabrielli (violin) that will enliven the evening.
Saturday, again at the Enoteca Italiana, the actor Ugogiulio Lurini will do a reading from the Trattato di culinaria per donne tristi by Héctor Abad Faciolince; then will follow poetic improvisations by Francesco Burroni and Mauro Chechi and the jazz live set by Matteo Calabrese (double bass) e Leonardo Rizzi (guitar). During the event there will be a tasting of grappa and typical Senese desserts. A special guest will come during the evening, but we won’t reveal the surprise. For sure is a great chance for a nice weekend discovering the excellences, made in Siena and not only.
The schedule of festival and others news at Macondo website: www.macondosiena.it
