Calvino 100

The Palomar House of Culture celebrates the centenary of the birth of the great Italian intellectual.

Many initiatives dedicated to Italo Calvino and a program that will continue into 2024. Meetings, book presentations, children’s stories, short films, and conferences organized at Palomar, the cultural center named after the writer.

PROGRAM

Saturday, November 4
at 9:15 PM
CITIES
The sound and choral vision of Calvino’s 55 Invisible Cities
by Lorenzo Donati
Concert for voices, instruments, visuals (Vocal Ensemble Vox Cordis directed by Lorenzo Donati)

Saturdays, November 11 and 25
at 10:00 AM
PALOMAR IN TOUR
Guided tours with readings from Palomar by Italo Calvino
By volunteers of civil service in collaboration with Bibliocoop

Saturday, November 18
at 5:30 PM
EVERYONE’S HOME. CITIES AND LIBRARIES
Presentation of the book by Antonella Agnoli
Guest Speaker: Giuseppe Gherpelli, coordinator of the strategic plan for culture in the municipality of Pistoia and province

Saturday, November 25
at 9:15 PM
THE INVISIBLE CITIES
Musical reading
By Filharmonie Orchestra Filarmonica di Firenze

Thursday, November 30
at 5:30 PM
THE WONDERS OF THE POSSIBLE
Calvino, science, literature
By the University of Siena
Speakers:
Giulia Bassi, research fellow in modern and contemporary Italian literature
Simona Micali, associate professor of comparative literature
Niccolò Scaffai, full professor of modern and contemporary Italian literature
Marco Villa, university researcher in modern and contemporary Italian literature

Saturday, December 16
at 5:30 PM
CINEMATIC NOVELLAS
The Novellas of Italo Calvino and their relationship with their cinematic version
By Dr. Francesca Cullurà
Screening of the short film “The Adventure of a Soldier” directed by Nino Manfredi

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