2016 Programme
Event #4
Nada Malanima, Fausto Mesolella
The last day of summer
As a special preview for the audience of Festival della Mente, a tale in words and notes about a special woman named Leonida, who discovers herself and her place in the world at a time when life seems to be drawing to its end. In a greatly evocative and emotional performance, Nada Malanima and Fausto Mesolella – two of the most original artists of the contemporary Italian scene – imagine and trace the bizarre and surprising trajectory of the life of Leonida and of the many characters who accompany her on the unwitting, unexpected search for her own destiny.
https://www.festivaldellamente.it/it/live-streaming-alessandro-barbero/is the most original and daring artist in the current Italian music scene. With her unique voice she has for years been giving shape and words to her own musical, theatrical and literary works. She is the author of four novels: Le mie madri (Fazi, 2003), Il mio cuore è umano (Fazi, 2008), La grande casa (Bompiani, 2012), Leonida (Atlantide, 2016).
is an Italian guitarist, composer and arranger. He has been a member of Piccola Orchestra Avion Travel since 1986. He formed the Nada Trio in 1994, and since then has continued to collaborate with Nada. In 1998 he took part in the Festival di San Remo with Avion Travel, winning the Critic’s Prize for the song Dormi e sogna. In 2015 he released the concept-album CantoStefano: Fausto Mesolella canta Stefano Benni.
Event #7
Alberto Mantovani
Immunity and the brain: a dialogue between two chief systems. From memory to vaccines.
Event #8Approfonditamente
Simona Argentieri, Stefano Gastaldi, Giovanna Montinari
New males: as teenagers, in couples, as fathers
Event #10
Ramak Fazel, Giorgio Vasta, Michele Lupi
Across the American deserts: a voyage through 20th century collective imagination
Event #15Approfonditamente
Paolo Boccara, Paola Carbone, Giuseppe Riefolo
The analyst at the movies: thinking by images
Event #25Approfonditamente
Paolo Cornaglia Ferraris, Giorgio Gazzolo, Nicola Gomirato, Gianvito Martino, Luca Pani, Enrico Valtellina
Asperger Talk Show
Event #30
Bruno Arpaia, Alessandro Zaccuri
The memory of space. The rubble of climate and rubbish in our homes
Event #31Approfonditamente
Alessandro Dal Lago, Serena Giordano, Ex Voto
Graffiti, tags and murals: when art extends to walls
Event #38
Paolo Rumiz, Alessandro Scillitani
The voice of the road. Words, sounds and images gathered along via Appia