"MARIO RIGONI STERN-a man, so many stories, no borders"-Symposium November 3 to 5 in Asiago-2017

Festival International Conference on Mario Rigoni Stern in Asiago-From 3 to 5 November 2017

3 to Sunday 5 November 2017 since Friday, at the Teatro Eliseo di Asiago, will be held the festival International Conference "Mario Rigoni Stern-a man, so many stories, no boundary".

A journey through nature, words, flavors and emotions, in the recovery of the past, nowadays constantly present and towards safeguarding the future; a trip to the territory, but extended and extensible beyond a geographic boundary and beyond, which can participate in academics, students, neighbors, tourists, admirers, coming from Italy and from abroad, to pay homage to a Man where the "local" and the "foreigner" often does not stand out.

THE PROJECT

To Mario Rigoni Stern in 2015 has been named theIstituto d'istruzione Superiore di Asiago: recognition of the unquestionable cultural and human dimension of the writer plateau while taking conscious of a legacy of values which, in order to be accepted, it must first be known.

Here are the reasons a project schedule biennial associated with multiple interests, life experiences and values of respect and harmonious relationship between man and environment conservation that have distinguished the figure of Mario Rigoni Stern.

At the end of this trip a FestivalConvegno that through the deepening of the work, the issues, the problems of the author and of the many stories he lived and narrated, allows a new reflection on an the protagonist of the European culture of the twentieth century that has far exceeded the narrow confines of the world plateau where he grew up and where he cultivated so much love and respect to be able to read in it a universal dimension.

The FESTIVALCONVEGNO

Protagonists of Friday November 3 will be the students from across Italy who participated in national, regional or internal Competitions on themes dear to Mario Rigoni Stern (literary, naturalistic, historic,culinary).

Guests will take part in the days of Saturday and Sunday November 4 November 5 are:

• Carlo Ossola, philologist and literary critic
• Mario Isnenghi, historian and academic
• Luca Mercalli, meteorologist, science writer and climatologist
• Eraldo Affinati, biographer of Mario Rigoni Stern
• Bepi De Marzi, musician, composer and choir conductor
• Ugo Sorrel, geographer-naturalist and author-editor of monographs
• Sergio Fridge, journalist and creator of "l points of Mario Rigoni Stern"
• Giovanni Kezich, Director of the Museo degli usi e costumi della gente trentina in San Michele all'Adige
• Joseph Maidment, biographer of Mario Rigoni Stern
• Andrii Omelianiuk, Ukrainian translator of "Il sergente nella neve"
• Margherita De Tomas, RAI journalist and Coordinotrice of jury Mario Rigoni Stern
• Antonio Ballerini, winner of Mario Rigoni Stern 2017
• Matthew Melchiorre, prize ex-aequo winner Mario Rigoni Stern 2017
• Sergio Di Benedetto, researcher and lecturer

SIDE EVENTS

• Exhibition opening: "snow and ice: many lives for sport", Friday 3 November at 17.30 at the Museum the jails of Asiago
• Guided tours of Mario Rigoni Stern 's ITE students tourism of Asiago (reservation required)
• Puppetry, in the various moments of FestivalConvegno
• Visits to the Observatory of Padua (Asiago) accompanied by specialized guides (by reservation);
• Evening with master Bepi De Marzi -Friday 3 December
• Gala dinner, Saturday 4 November at 20.00, at the Hotel Croce Bianca (reservation required)

PROGRAM

Friday 3 November 2017

• 9.00 Welcome and greetings from the authorities
   
• 9.20 Introduction at FestivalConvegno
   
• 9.40 "following the paths of Mario Rigoni Stern". Presentation and award ceremony
   
• 10.05 "an Arboretum salvatico in class" presentation and award ceremony
   
• 10.30 Break
   
• 11.00 "Young Seasons" presentation and award ceremony
   
• 11.30 historical movies Projection on Mario Rigoni Stern. Edited by Maria Grazia Rabiolo-Radiotevisione of Italian Switzerland.
   
• 12.00 lunch break at the Istituto Alberghiero (Via g. Bertacchi, 14, Asiago)
   
• 14.30 Church of s. Rocco
  The boys of IIS "Mario Rigoni Stern" tell Mario Rigoni Stern with Bepi De Marzi winter and snow – CHRISTMAS and NOSTALGIA – the DEPORTATION – POLAND – PEACE and friends – the plateau
   
• 17.30 opening exhibition "snow and ice: many lives for sport. The faces and stories of the plateau'swinters "at the Museum the jails of Asiago
   
• 20.30 Church of s. Rocco
  "Near my House passed a monk and asked me of seasons": the fraternal friendship with Father David Maria Turoldo. PSALMS, HYMNS AND CANTICLES
  St Matthew's choir directed by Andrea Parab. Comments by Bepi De Marzi.

Will be attending the juries that reward the winners of the contests.

• Jury President: Prof. Fernando Casey
• Vice-President of the jury: Dott. Roberto Sartori
• Secretary of the jury: Prof.ssa Silvana Forte

Members of each jury:

• Youth seasons – Veneto and Trento province automaton
  Dr. Antonio Ballerini, Prof.ssa Adriana Carli, Prof.ssa Carmen Scapin
   
• Youth seasons-Highland
  Prof. Stephen Chase, Dr. Andrea Nicolussi Golo, Dott.ssa Gianna S
   
• An Arboretum salvatico in class
  Prof. Ugo Sauro, Dr. Hani Salama, Dr. Manuel Cunico
   
• Following the paths of Mario Rigoni Stern
  Dr. Sergio Di Benedetto, Prof. Antonella Montaruli, Prof. Carmelo Scaffidi

Saturday 4 November 2017

• 9.00 official opening and Introduction at FestivalConvegno
   
• 9.30 Matthew Melchiorre
  Humanity and candor. Writing about mountains today
   
• Ihab Omelianiuk 9.50
  The return of "the Sergeant." in Ukraine: news of a past history
   
• 10.15 Luca Mercalli
  Environmental consciousness in the work of Mario Rigoni Stern: sobriety and sense of limitation, by virtue alpine a universal values
   
• 10.45 Break
   
• 11.15 Mario Isnenghi
  Departures and returns to the island that there is
   
• 11.45 Sergio Di Benedetto
  «Refugees, from the lowlands, they looked above ". Rigoni Stern and Italian refugees of the great war
   
• 12.00 the seasons by Mario Rigoni Stern documentary edited by Margherita De Tomas
   
• 12.45 Space questions
   
• 13.00 lunch break
   
• 15.00 Joseph Mendicino
  Mario Rigoni Stern, Primo Levi, Nuto Revelli: friends of the mountains, or gurreas of books. Do not give the slow snowfall days left
   
• 15.25 Sergio Fridge
  Mario Rigoni Stern, countryman of the world
   
• 16.00 Space questions
   
• 20.00 Gala dinner, at Hotel Croce Bianca Asiago cheese, with the award ceremony of the competition enogastronomico "taste of Mario Rigoni Stern", organised by the Istituto Alberghiero di Asiago.

The jury that will award the winners.

• Jury President: Dott. Gianni Rigoni Stern
• Components in alphabetical order:
• Chef Corrado Fasolato
• Dr. Luigi Costa
• Sommelier Igor Tessari
• Prof. Mariano Rigoni

Sunday 5 November 2017

• 9.00 Welcome and greetings from the authorities
   
• 9.15 introduction to final day of FestivalConvegno
   
• 9.30 Antonio Dancers
  Knowing how to be men ": which Rigoni Stern in memory Crystals?
   
• 9.50 Ugo Sorrel
  Mario Rigoni Stern between cosmic and mystical experience of Heimat
   
• 10.15 Giovanni Kezich
  Mario Rigoni Stern and anthropology of the Alps
   
• 10.40 Break
   
• 11.10 Eraldo Affinati
  If you missed out, search within yourself
   
• 11.35 Carlo Ossola
  Clear of Woods and memory
   
• 12.00 Space questions
   
• 12.15 historical movies Projection on Mario Rigoni Stern. Maria Grazia Radiotevisione of Switzerland presents Rabiolo-Italian.
   
• 12.45 end Thanks and greetings

Latest news:

You intend to proceed with the publication of the proceedings of the FestivalConvegno by June 2018, to commemorate the tenth anniversary of disappearance of Mario Rigoni Stern.

All subscribers will be sent the link to the materials, to complete the training.

This plan is subject to changes and updates.

During the weekend of FestivalConvegno you can also:

• Visit the exhibition about winter sports organized by high school boys sporting;
• Visit the Astrophysical Observatory of Padua (Asiago), on Friday, at 17.30 or 21.00, or Sunday, at 11.00, accompanied by specialized guides and students in school-work alternation (on costs 5 euro each);
• Attend the Gala dinner on Saturday, November 4 (on reservation at 40 euro each);
• See the projects of regional and national competitions