The Festival del Lamento is coming to Soveria Mannelli. The event, which will take place on August 3rd, 4th, and 5th, will have the primary goal of helping people rediscover the pleasure of gathering together. The Festival aims to unite and inspire lament, to dismantle the false myth of a society based on the frenzy of getting there, and on the concept of "making it at all costs," even if it leaves behind those who start out from a disadvantaged background and who, perhaps, by complaining, are asking for help.
The Festival of Lament, to reunite, rediscover and surpass ourselves
In Calabria, complaining is an ontology. Complaining fulfills a communicative function. Our Greek and Roman ancestors complained, the writers medieval in the lamentations, the Provençals with their planhs and then the Italians with their laments. In the Bible there is even an entire book dedicated to lamentations. Therefore, Lament accompanies everyone's lives, at every latitude and in every historical period. The Festival of Lament It highlights and mocks one of the characteristics of Calabrians, but also aims to overcome it through sharing and community integration. The initiative, which will take place in early August in Soveria Mannelli, intends to aggregate private complaints and transform them into public onesThe goal is to find out that, deep down, Complaining is inherent in the human soul and that, sometimes, by talking, reasoning, meeting, one can find the solution, but also compassion.
The opening of the Festival of Lament
The Festival del Lamento will open on August 3rd at 5:30 pm in the Gardens of Palazzo Marasco, in Soveria Mannelli. Greetings will be given by the mayor of the mountain town, Michele Chiodo, and the event organizers. A panel focusing on the Cutro shipwreck is scheduled for 18 pm., with Sara Giudice of Piazzapulita-La7, Vincenzo Voce, mayor of Crotone, Manuelita Scigliano of the Sabir Association, and Gaetano Moraca as moderator. The presentation of the book Baba by Mohamed Maalel will follow. At 7:45 pm in Piazza Bonini, a tribute to the victims of Cutro will be held by Il Mulino delle Arti. There will then be refreshments and a screening of the short film "Lamentationes Soveritanorum" at 9:30 pm. The evening will conclude with drinks and music, starting at 11:00 pm.
The program of the Festival days
On the morning of August 4th, at 11am, there will be “A place to work”, focused on sharing the experiences of Calabrian creative workers, who, starting from their passions, have created a profession in Calabria. We talk about Massimo Sirelli, Chiara Condò, Giuseppe Talarico, Maria Francesca Cozza, Adele Murace, Mario Vitale, Francesca Tropea e Federica di LietoThe day will continue with other moments of reflection and artistic performances. On August 5th, again at 11am, there will be “A place to imagine”, with representatives of the various Calabrian collectives and festivals, who are imagining a new region. We're talking about La Rivoluzione delle Cuttlefish, Trame, Color Fest, Sonati Vicinu, Hyle Book Festival, Trame Festival, Cleto Festival, Radicamenti, Passaggio in Festa, and others. At 18 p.m., a keynote lecture on lament will be given by the cultural anthropologist Fulvio Librandi, followed by a community dinner. The Festival del Lamento will conclude at 11:30 pm with drinks and music.
