MusicalMENTE - Il fiore resiliente - La forza della salute mentale nell’arte

On October 9th at 6:00 PM, the event “MusicalMENTE- The Resilient Flower - The Power of Mental Health in Art” will begin at the Salone degli Specchi in the Municipality of Taranto. This event celebrates World Mental Health Day, officially held on October 10th since 1992, but marked by major conferences and local and transnational actions throughout the month of October.

For the greetings, in addition to the authorities, Project Manager Romiria Lauria, Rosanna de Pasquale as President and Arturo Camerino as Art Director of the Cultural Association “L’Impronta” will speak, along with Maestro Cosimo Damiano Lanza, Director of the Lanza Piano School.

The event, which has a special focus on Maria Callas and the role that every form of art plays in mental health, includes musical performances by the duo consisting of pianist Eleonora Lanza and Soprano Claudia Consiglieri and the "Everything rose trio," made up of Maestro Tiziana Toscano on violin, Maestro Floriana Laporta on guitar, and Maestro Alessandra Pulpito on flute.

Six talented poets, recruited by the writer and poet Rosanna Cassano, will contribute to the discussion on Callas and the main theme of the evening by declaiming their own poems. Poets such as Mario Calzolaro, Giovanni Monopoli, Sara Leo, Maria Letizia Gangemi, Franca Albano, and Ottaviano Marinelli will take turns. Cassano will also offer her own contribution to the cultural talks.

At MusicalMENTE, there will be contributions from speech therapist Ada Del Conte, journalist and major cultural and social promoter Dr. Tiziana Grassi Battafarano, and Dr. Mario Balzanelli, National President of SIS 118.

The event, which involves the participation of about 50 volunteers between the Taranto edition on October 9th and the Brindisi edition on October 11th to be held at the Gala House in Tuturano, features an exhibition of paintings on Callas and mental well-being. Participants include Mimma Boccuni, Raffaele Boccia, Arturo Camerino, Maria Chiarofonte, Liliana De Bellis, Ada Del Conte, Rossella De Gregorio, Rossella Roma, Rosanna De Pasquale, Leo Di Castri, Carlo Esposito, Anna Frappampina, Teresa Gianfreda, Giuseppina Gravina, Maria Cristina Izzinosa, Giovanni Lacatena, Tommaso Lillo, Egidio Bitonto, Linda Monticelli, Marcello Picci, Maddalena Lippo, Valentina Falcone, Maria Pia Putignano, Anna Maria Tanucci, Spyridon Trousas, Francesca Vetrano, and Francesco Zanghi.

The event will be hosted by the journalist and writer Dina Turco, and will be open to everyone free of charge.