At the race start the XIX edition of the week of the Italian language in the world. The event will be staged 21 from October to 27. The event will be a way to celebrate the Italian culture in all its essence. The initiative will be promoted by the Italian Cultural Institutes, Consulates, and committees of the Dante Alighieri society. Le best excellences of our language will meet an international audience. There will be writers, theater companies and many others.
Thomas Mann defined the Italian "the language of angels". According to a survey, the most romantic language in the world. Furthermore, the data speak for themselves. The "parlar nostrano" is extremely attractive to foreigners. It is no coincidence that in recent years there has been a boom in teaching outside our borders. Today it stands as the fourth most spoken language in the world. We also bypassed the French! The week of the language is a unique opportunity to celebrate Italianness in the world.
Brief history of the initiative
The event was born in 2001 from an idea dthe Francesco Sabatini. At the time he held the role of president of theBran Academy. It was in 2001 that the European Year of Languages fell, and the president thought of celebrating the anniversary in some way. Thus he established the initiative dedicated to our language. The organization of the event is managed by the aforementioned Academy in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and all those entities mentioned a few lines above.
Now in its nineteenth edition, the week of the language has met with great success over time, involving more and more participants. One of the moments highlight of the manifestation is one great video conference in which the various organizations around the world participate. The result is a cultural exchange characterized by a continuous contamination of knowledge and ideas. Every year dedicated to the youngest, the writing competition "Write with me". It is a way to transmit the values of our language to the new generations. The announcement is reserved for middle and high school students. From time to time, the competition is chaired by a prominent personality of the world of Italian culture.
“L'italiano sul palcoscenico”, the protagonist of the week of the language
The main theme of the XIX edition of the week of the language in the world will be "Italian on stage". In fact, theater is one of the fundamental aspects of our culture. For a long time it was also the vehicle of our language abroad. In Renaissance period Italy reached the peak of theatrical art in Europe. While the other countries still persisted in staging sacred representations, the epic of the comedy.
Among the most important authors of the period we find Niccolo Macchiavelli e Ludovico Ariosto. We could mention many others. In this period the Italian language took on the appearance of language of art. All the European elites studied Italian. The theater represented one of the highest social and social events. The emphasis that has always distinguished the Italian theater it will throb again. It will do so with a new charge in every corner of the world. There will be many theater companies that will cross borders. The common goal will be to tell their stories and their passion for passing on the uniqueness of Italian culture.
