Outsider Festival 24

"Outsider Festival" 24 II edition with the theme «Poetry... is you» G. A. Bécquer "Poetry... is you" from September 13th to 20th, 2024

Thursday, September 12th
4:00 PM Press conference for the presentation of the Outsider Festival 2024 at the Norah Zapata - Prill Poetry Center, located at via Guglielmo Pepe n. 16 in Ostuni

Afternoon 5:30 PM - Preview of the Outsider Festival 24 at the Pinto-Cerasino complex on Via Giosuè Pinto 52 in Ostuni at the "SAN FRANCESCO DA PAOLA" DAY CENTER FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA.
"Ignazio Schino and human dignity" by Dr. Francesco Parisi President of Eridano Social Cooperative
"I tell you about my father" by Dr. Pietro Schino President of Alzheimer's Association Bari
The project "DEMENTIA FRIENDLY ITALY" by Dr. Katia Pinto President of the Alzheimer Federation
"The Day Center for Dementia and the Dementia Friendly Community of Ostuni" by Dr. Franco Colizzi Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist Consultant at the Alzheimer's Day Center "San Francesco di Paola" "The Project The Beauty of Care" by Dr. Enrica Montrone, Adele Nacci and Marcella Signorile present a project developed by the poet Dr. Silvana Kühtz.

Friday, September 13th
8:00 PM - Inauguration and presentation of the Outsider Festival 2024 at the Theater In Pineta curated by Adele Nacci, Rosa Maria Messia, Renza De Cesare, Dario Lacitignola, institutional greetings followed by a brief taste of poetry by all the poets who will participate in the Outsider Festival. (Readers Renza De Cesare, Onofrio Fortunato, Luca Crastolla, Adele Nacci)

Video Photography Exhibition 13-15 by Mirella Caldarone (Theater In Pineta)

- "Poetically and prosaically inhabiting the world" Edgar Morin. Interventions by: Norah Zapata Prill, Franco Colizzi, Julie Delaloye, Silvana Kuhtz, moderated by Rosa Maria Messia.

Music: Project: "MADE IN ITALY QUARTTET" Significant pieces of the historic Italian music tradition. Piero VINCENTI (piano), Ale Suma (guitar), Cosimo Romano (double bass), Enzo Lanzo (drums).

Saturday, September 14th
Afternoon - 5:30 PM Transfer to Lecce

8:00 PM - "Surely to the East" (historic center of Lecce) poetic journey in the ancient village and Bernardini Library in collaboration with Rosantina, Campagna del Sud poetic declamation with all the poets present and Edgar Sardiello (artistic dance)

Sunday, September 15th
Morning - Guided tour among the artistic sites of the territory organized by FIAB CicloAmici Mesagne

Program details:

8:15 AM Meeting at Ceglie Messapica train station
8:30 AM Departure for the Theater in Pineta
9:00 AM Meeting at the Theater in Pineta
9:30 AM Departure for Luna nel Pozzo cycling excursion
10:15 AM Arrival at Luna nel Pozzo, visit and Poetic Space (poetry recitation)
10:45 AM Departure for Radice dei Viandanti
11:30 AM Arrival at Radice dei Viandanti, visit and Poetic Space (poetry recitation)
12:00 PM Departure for Masseria del Poeta (Masseria Epifani), visit and Poetic Space (poetry recitation) Stop for lunch: with a contribution, you can enjoy the agreed lunch.
3:00 PM Departure for the Theater in Pineta
4:30 PM Arrival and end of excursion

Activities will continue at the Theater in Pineta until evening

Afternoon at the Theater In Pineta - 5:00-5:45 PM presentation of the book by Lucilla Trapazzo

6:00-6:45 PM Poetry at Sunset in Pineta

7:00-8:00 PM Move to the stage of the Theater in Pineta

- First tango show/book presentation "Viscera" by Silvana Kühtz presented by Adele Nacci and Enrica Montrone

- Second tango show

- 8:30 PM “LETTERS CRISTOFORO MELE TO THE MOTHER” show by Giuseppe Semeraro and Leone Marco Bartolo

Monday, September 16th
Morning - 10:00 AM Guided tour of the historic center of Cisternino and the exhibition by Lisetta Carmi at Palazzo Lagravinese

Afternoon 6:30-7:30 PM Presentation of the book by Antonio Bux curated by Mara Venuto at the Chiesa Lo Spirito Santo

8:00 PM Poetic Walk in the cemetery of Cisternino with the participation of all the guest poets organized by the Meteo Valle D'Itria Association odv.

Tuesday, September 17th
Afternoon - 6:00 PM at La Radice dei Viandanti
"Trame di sottili tessiture” Performance of dance, voice and live music with Francesca Pedullà and Eric Acakpo

"Wind Boy” dance performance with Frey Faust

"Meaningless and heartbreaking" a collection of dances with Manuela Martella

8:30 PM still at La Radice dei Viandanti readings interpreted by Giancarlo Luce "Homage to Vittoria Bodini" (Theater delle Forche)

Wednesday, September 18th
Afternoon - at Theater In Pineta 6:00-7:00 PM presentation of the book “Eclissi” by Norah Zapata - Prill, moderated by Rosa Maria Messia

8:00 PM Theater in Pineta theatrical show - I Cunta Storia - curated by the Teatro Folletti e Folli association followed by poetic riding with Vanessa Maggi and the festival poets

Thursday, September 19th
Afternoon - in Brindisi harbor 5:30 PM poetic meeting organized by Dimitri Porcu, Mohammed Al Amraoui, Thierry Renard and Salvatore Latona aboard the Africa boat moored at the port of Brindisi

8:00 PM at the MuLab (Museum Laboratory of Peasant Art in Pezze di Greco - Fasano (BR)) meeting with the poet Lucia Cupertino “From the other side of a scar”, moderated by Rosa Maria Messia

Friday, September 20th
7:00 PM Conclusion of Outsider Festival 24 at the Theater In Pineta with a dance show by Mariangela Recchia, poems and music from around the world. Party with all the artists and poets who participated during the Festival, performances by Linda Samir (Fire show) and Edgar Sardiello “Metamare” (Breaking/Contemporary dance solo), show “For faith they closed the mouths of the lions” by Eleonora Nitti Capone

The program may be subject to changes beyond the organizers' control, we apologize for any inconvenience. Artistic direction.

List of invited poets:

Italy: Zingonia Zingone- Rome
Simona Garbarino – Genoa
Lucia Cupertino- Polignano a Mare
Viaviane Ciampi – (Italian-French) – Genoa
Silvana Kühtz-Bari
Mara Venuto-Taranto
Amleto Sozzo-Lecce
Eleonora Nitti Capone - Maglie
Antonio Bux - Foggia

France: Dimitri Porcu - Italian-French
Thierry Renard – president Espace Pandora (poetry house France) – Italian-French
Mohammed El Amraoui – Morocco
Salvatore Latona- France
Maram Al-Masri – Syria

Kosovo: Ndue Ukaj

Albania: Griselda Doka

Bolivia: Norah Zapata Prill
Benjamin Chavez

United States of America: Shin Yu Pai – China

Argentina: Jorge Sagrera

Artists-poets-readers-collaborators involved: Renza De Cesare, Onofrio Fortunato, Luca Crastolla, Giuseppe Semeraro, Leone Marco Bartolo, Luca Pizzolitto, Francesca Pedulà, Manuela Martella, Frei Faust, Eric Acakpo, Giancarlo Luce, Mariangela Recchia, Fatmir (Albanian guitarist), Linda Samir, Edgar Sardiello, Mirella Caldarone, Antonio Bux, Adele Nacci, Franco Colizzi, Rosa Maria Messia, Michelangelo Cramarossa, Eleonora Nitti Capone, Enrica Montrone, Marcella Signorile, Vanessa Maggi, Piero Vincenti, Ale Suma, Cosimo Romano, Enzo Lanzo, Dario Lacitignola, we may have forgotten someone, but we will add them later...

The organization of the Outsider Festival 24 is entrusted to the associations: Casa della Poesia Norah Zapata - Prill (Ostuni) (lead); Teatro Folletti e Folli, La Radice dei Viandanti (Ostuni); Presidio del Libro di Martina Franca (Martina Franca); FIAB CicloAmici (Mesagne); Associazione Meteo Valle D'Itria, Poli. Gio (Cisternino); Poesia In Azione (Bari); Rosantina, Campagna del Sud (Lecce).

For info and contacts email casadellapoesianorahzapata@gmail.com or WhatsApp number +41 79 271 90 97
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