✨ A JOURNEY SOUTH WITH PASOLINI - THE PROGRAM✨
March 1-8, 2026 | Santa Spazio Culturale – Brindisi
A week of art, music, cinema, photography, memory, and words to traverse the South together with Pier Paolo Pasolini.
A path that intertwines a piano concert, exhibitions, historical archives, readings in twilight, screenings, and a grand final performance dedicated to popular culture and the songs of Salento.
📌 THE COMPLETE PROGRAM
🔹 MARCH 1 – INAUGURATION
6:30 PM
Official opening of the week.
Presentation of the promoters, organizers, partners, and sponsors supporting the initiative.
7:30 PM
Screening of the short film
🎬 “E Glossa Ti’ Mana”
Winner of the Puglia Sounds Producers 2023 Call
Special preview of the March 8 event, inspired by Pasolini’s visit to Salento and the songs in Griko.
🎹 MARCH 2 – 8:00 PM
Piano concert
Vito Alessio Calianno
Music by Bach, Beethoven, Albéniz, Liszt
(Second part of the Concert Season – curated by the Association Le Voci dell’Arte APS)
📖 MARCH 3 – 7:00 PM
“Whispering with Pasolini”
Readings and notes in twilight
With Lele Amoruso (In_chiostri), Antonio Camuso, Francesco Colella, and Lorenza Picoco
Featuring a tasting of local wines offered by Cantine Risveglio.
🎬 MARCH 5 – 6:30 PM
CinePasolini
The title of the screening will be announced in the coming hours: we are working to offer the audience a film document of great cultural value.
🎹 MARCH 7 – 8:00 PM
“Four for Two”
Ivana Francisci – Isotta Maria Colasanti (Piano Duo)
Music by Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Fauré, Chaminade
(Curated by the Association Le Voci dell’Arte APS)
🌹 MARCH 8 – 7:30 PM
Final event
“Songs in the Shape of a Rose”
Concert-performance conceived by Vania Palumbo
Popular songs, texts, and narration inspired by Pasolini’s last visit to Salento.
With the Ensemble Concentus.
🖼 FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK
Photographic exhibition on Pasolini
Curated by Angelo Raffaele Antelmi – Il Garofano Verde APS
20 shots dedicated to the life of the poet.
📰 “Recovered Archive”
Thanks to the Historical Archive Benedetto Petrone APS
Exhibition of newspapers from the time featuring front pages and articles about Pasolini's death.
A week to listen, remember, and reflect.
A journey between words and music.
A South that becomes the mother tongue.
Free admission until capacity is reached.
We look forward to seeing you at Santa Spazio Culturale.
➡ all details at www.bibliotecadelvicolo.it/pasolini
The event is held with the moral sponsorship of the Municipality of Brindisi and the Pier Paolo Pasolini Study Center of Casarsa della Delizia, recognitions that testify to the cultural and scientific value of the proposed path.
Alongside the promoting entities – Yeahjasi Brindisi APS (ARCI Circle), Santa Spazio Culturale, and Biblioteca del Vicolo – the Municipality of Brindisi collaborates actively with:
the Historical Archive Benedetto Petrone APS, represented by the president and archivist Antonio Camuso, who provides documents and period newspapers for the documentary exhibition;
the Cultural Association Il Garofano Verde, which contributes photographic material dedicated to Pier Paolo Pasolini for the exhibition spread between the auditorium and library;
the APS Le Voci dell’Arte, which curates the musical programming with classical music concerts;
the Ensemble Concentus from Lecce, a protagonist of the concluding concert on March 8;
InChiostri, with the cultural contribution of Prof. Lele Amoruso;
the History Digital Library;
the Mondadori Bookstore of Brindisi, which morally supports the initiative;
Cantine Risveglio, partner for the “Sottovoce” evening.
The entire project is also part of the actions of Neighborhood Houses and the national program Brindisi City that Reads, reinforcing the community and participatory dimension of the initiative.
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