Mario Rigoni Stern Award for literature 2016

On 2 April, at Riva del Garda, was held the award ceremony Mario Rigoni Stern for Multilingual literature 2016 Alps

Riva DEL GARDA (TN), 2 APRIL 2016

It was the look of an artist of the French photographer Loïc Séron to open the day's events built around the award ceremony for the Prize Mario Rigoni Stern for Multilingual literature of the Alps. In the more than sixty shots of "Plateau"-exhibition inaugurated at 16 this April 2, 2016 in the Civic Hall g. Craffonara di Riva del Garda (Tn)-the audience could get closer to landscapes and the issues that have marked the life and work of writer Mario Rigoni Stern. The same Séron told the stay in the Alpine communities that defined "family" in a landscape "particularly beautiful, and strong contrasts. The exhibit, made possible by the collaboration between the cultural center "signature", the MAG Alto Garda Museum and the Premio Mario Rigoni Stern, will be open until 20 June in venues that are hosting – the other is the MAG of Riva del Garda.

Then everything went to the Congress Palace of Riva del Garda, where you are given an appointment about three hundred people to celebrate the award winner, reported and pay homage to the great writer of Asiago. And Stern's words are echoed in the room thanks to the actor's readings Carling who proposed the opening words of the novel "story of Tönle" and an abstract, touching and very human, "the Sergeant in the snow".
The themes dear to Stern but returned several times since the greetings of the authorities present, including the head of culture of the municipality of Riva del Garda Renza bulletins, Senator of the Italian Republic Franco Panizza and the Councillor for culture of the municipality of Asiago Clare Stefani.

The mountain as the future for the world has been at the Centre of the Lecture of Professor of agricultural economics Nihar Gandhi who sees in alpine communities and values in the tradition of collective assets management a lesson useful for mountain areas. In an age chasing growth and development at all costs with the risk of homologation, cancellation of the peculiarities, the mountain is an inconvenient exception because it offers a sense of limit and above all, through the centuries-old form of collective assets management, teaches people and communities to practice to think together and find common solutions as well as a wonderful way to achieve resilience, i.e. find balance when something overwhelms him.

Led by Sergio Fridge, editor in Chief of Il gazzettino, the ceremony continued with the handing over of the prize and mentions. On stage they are so alternative introduced by reading the reviews of the jury by Professor Mario Isnenghi- Renzo Camp awarded for its "blood and frost" (Murcia), Daniela Brovada (coauthor with Fabio Cavalli) for "Embroidery. The traditional clothing in Val di Fassa"(Istitut Cultural Ladin of Fassa), Pino Loperfido with"the choice of Caesar"(Curcu & Genovese) and finally Matthew Righetto with"Open your eyes"(TEA).

The 2016 winner of the prize, Antonio Ballerini, took to the stage for the last to receive the award from the hands of Alberico Rigoni Stern, son of the writer, and tell her "memory Crystals", solicited by requests for Sergio fridge. Out came the story of a book "posa" on the shoulders of other books, a tribute to literature that preceded it: the one dedicated to the figure of the protagonist of the novel Captain Berni of dancers as well as the feel of the work of Piero Jahier. Among the links underlined by Mario Isnenghi also has an affinity to the themes "rigoniani" and, for part of the fridge, the dual purpose of the mountain as an enemy and newfound beauty.

Many applause during the evening that ended with the invitation ofAsiago Councillor Clare Stefani the next edition to be held in the Venetian town that was the birthplace of Stern and with the news that will be released soon, for types of Priuli Verlucca, a biography of the author.

The premio Mario Rigoni Stern was promoted by family Rigoni Stern, from the Veneto region and the province of Trento, from the municipality of Asiago and the town of Riva del Garda, besides Cassa di Risparmio del Veneto, Banca di Trento e Bolzano, Riva del Garda trade fairs and conferences, the Ars Venandi and the Italian Federation of hunting, the Museo degli usi e Costumi della gente Trentina.

2 day April sees also the collaboration of MAG, the cultural circle "signature".