2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Cinema Guerrieri

SANCHO + L’IDEALISTA Hosted by Sara Zambotti with Valerio Corzani. Live music by Renanera

To tell the story of Matera’s community, Sancho will engage in live conversations with anthropologists, local journalists, and residents actively involved in caring for their local area: those who have chosen to move to Matera, those who have decided to return after leaving, and those who have stayed and are now building connections between Matera and the rest of the world. Guests will include young female entrepreneurs, urban gardening associations, and people based in Matera who work in international cooperation. (Italian language)

Renanera:

Unaderosa – vocals, saz baglama, percussion
Antonio Deodati – keyboards, backing vocals, vocoder
Daniele Lerose – acoustic guitar, saz baglama, backing vocals
Nicolò Deodati – percussion

3:00 PM – 4:45 PM | Cinema Guerrieri

FAHRENHEIT Amelia and Rocco: A Poetry Reading by Susanna Tartaro with Antonella Anedda and Ulderico Pesce

Antonella Anedda, a poet whose work is in constant dialogue with that of Amelia Rosselli, and Ulderico Pesce, an expert on the life and work of Rocco Scotellaro, will take centre stage in Amelia and Rocco, a poetry reading dedicated to these two major figures of 20th-century Italian literature. The two first met in 1950. She was a cosmopolitan young woman in her twenties, daughter of the renowned politician and anti-fascist Carlo Rosselli, who would later become a musicologist. He was the son of a shoemaker, mayor of Tricarico, and deeply passionate about politics. Amelia and Rocco will meet again in Matera through two exceptional readers and a selection of texts that will bring to life for the audience their poetic and emotional world, rich in human resonance. (Italian language)

A Dialogue on the Mediterranean With Luca Misculin and Laura Pepe. Hosted by Florinda Fiamma

How much do we really know about the Mediterranean’s thousands of years of history and culture? From the great human epic of mysterious ancient civilizations and the earliest merchants to the Mediterranean of today, too often seen merely as a place of borders and conflict. Ancient historian Laura Pepe and journalist Luca Misculin, in conversation with Florinda Fiamma, will explore the Mediterranean’s glorious past and its enduring role as a vital crossroads for encounters between different peoples and cultures. (Italian language)

4:45 PM – 6:45 PM | Cinema Guerrieri

SE DOMANI NON TORNO

Screening of Paola Randi’s film dedicated to the story of Giulia Cecchettin. (Italian language)

7:00 PM – 7:45 PM | Cinema Guerrieri

HOLLYWOOD PARTY
With Gino Cecchettin and Paola Randi
Hosted by Steve Della Casa

A conversation about Se domani non torno (If I Don’t Come Back Tomorrow), the film dedicated to Giulia Cecchettin, set to be released in Italian cinemas on November 5. Gino Cecchettin, the father of Giulia, a victim of femicide, will join director Paola Randi to share how his family managed to transform unimaginable personal grief into a collective call for action and change. So that stories like Giulia’s will never have to be told again. (Italian language)

8:30 PM – 9:30 PM | Cinema Guerrieri

L’ASINO E IL BUE DEL PRESEPE DI SAN FRANCESCO NEL PARCHEGIO DEL SUPERMERCATO

Written and performed by Ascanio Celestini
Piano Danilo Blaiotta
Presented by Lorenzo Pavolini

Why does St. Francis still fascinate us eight centuries later? And where would we find him today? Among homeless people begging on the streets? Among African warehouse workers moving packages in a large logistics centre? St. Francis is the guiding thread and one of the central figures of Poveri Cristi (Poor Souls). Reimagined as a contemporary character, the Saint of Assisi arrives in a suburban parking lot (next to a supermarket) to set up a Nativity scene and connect with society’s most marginalized people.

(Italian language)

10:30 PM – Midnight | Piazza Vittorio Veneto

CONCERT – Les Amazones d’Afrique. Presented by Valerio Corzani

Assitan “Mamani” Keita – vocals
FAFA Ruffino – vocals
Alvie Bitemo – vocals
Xavier Pernet – percussion
Manu Chavanet – keyboards

A creative force bringing together international voices, gentle yet powerful harmonies championing the rights of women and girls, and a fusion of cultural heritage and the talents of new generations. The original Amazons were the Dahomey Amazons, an elite military unit of elephant hunters in ancient Benin. Among their ranks were women rejected by their parents or husbands because of their rebellious spirit, who found a new family within this extraordinary force. Inspired by this legacy, Les Amazones d’Afrique is a pan-African collective of female artists, a supergroup featuring a rotating line-up of singers. Born from an idea involving Mamani Keita, Angélique Kidjo (who also appears as a guest on the album) and Mariam Doumbia, the collective has developed a repertoire of resistance and empowerment, performed by different frontwomen. An outstanding line-up of artists, including Mamani Keita, Fafa Ruffino, Kandi Guira and Dobet Gnahoré, brings together powerful voices and musical influences. Their songs speak out against sexual violence, move between funk and blues with distorted guitars, and blend dub and funk with outspoken criticism of female genital mutilation. Their musical journey also involves collaborations with producer Doctor L of Mbongwana Star and releases on Peter Gabriel’s record label.

MATERADIO OFF

at the Tower Art Museum, on Friday 30 and Saturday 31, for a tribute to Pinotto Fava and the historic radio programme Audiobox, along with DJ sets by Ghighi Di Paola featuring the best of Battiti’s music.
at the Tower Art Museum Bookshop, on Friday 30 and Saturday 31, for a series of collective listening sessions curated by the Tre Soldi editorial team.