Gradara, the new protagonist of '50×50: Capitals squared' available from 4 to 10 November.

From November 4th to 10th it is the Municipality of Gradara the new protagonist of '50×50: Capitals squared', the symbolic project of Pesaro 2024 which sees the fifty Municipalities of the Province of Pesaro and Urbino, in turns, Capital for a week throughout 2024.

The rich program entitled 'Festival degli sguardi – Sguardi d'autunno' includes photography, music, painting, workshops for adults and children, editorial presentations and tours to discover the history and food and wine excellence of the area. The press conference was an opportunity to preview the video 'Beautiful Gradara' directed by Roberto Romani, made with funds from the European Union, which will be shown to the public for the first time at the Festival degli sguardi on Saturday 9 November (20 pm).

The press conference was attended by: Daniele Vimini, Deputy Mayor and Councilor for Culture of the Municipality of Pesaro; for Gradara, Marino Rossini, Councilor for Budget - Productive Activities - Participated Companies, Andrea Villa/Gradara Innova, curator of the photographic exhibition THE OTHER LOOK. Views and visions of the landscape of the Riviera del San Bartolo, photographs by Nicole Marchi and Vincenzo Chiappa.

Opened Daniele Vimini: it is clear that the Gradara week has a special value not only for the strong territorial bond with Pesaro but also for its rich history. We had already had the triangulation with Gabicce in March with which – together with Gradara – we share the project of tourist promotion of the Riviera del San Bartolo thanks to the Park that binds us. With Gradara the collaborations for cultural events are already active during the year also thanks to the collaboration with Gradara Innova and now the Week is a further opportunity for dialogue with Pesaro. It is worth remembering that Gradara is one of the most beloved cultural and tourist destinations in the Marche, for the Castle but also for its rich program of activities throughout the year.

Has continued Marino Rossini: sWe are truly happy and excited that the time has come for Gradara to celebrate the year of Pesaro 2024 – Italian Capital of Culture. An “epochal” event that has united the municipalities of the province, allowing everyone to have this great opportunity to make their beauties and specialties known internationally. We thank the Municipality of Pesaro and also, of course, the Municipality of Gabicce Mare, which preceded us by excellently opening last March, the Festival degli Sguardi – our joint project for Pesaro 2024 – of which we are proud to take up the baton. Gabicce Mare and Gradara are fortunate to enjoy and share the incredible views and nature of the Riviera del San Bartolo, which we wanted to enhance through a program of initiatives that includes photographic exhibitions, concerts, cultural and sensorial itineraries, workshops and laboratories for young people, adults and children. The Festival degli Sguardi d'autunno is a widespread event that invites you to explore the history and places of Gradara - the village, the Rocca, the MARV museum - and of course the territory with its incredible landscapes seen with the eye and sensitivity of an "artist". The collaboration of our historical associations and groups is fundamental, who with enthusiasm, competence and passion have organized various events that enrich the calendar of the Gradara week dedicated to Pesaro 2024.

He concluded Andrea Villa illustrating the calendar events: the “Festival degli sguardi” presents a series of events with a historical-artistic slant. The inauguration of the week with the historical-musical meeting “Sguardi peccaminosi sul Seicento” which addresses little-researched themes such as sex and prostitution, within the exhibition “Il gran gioco del mondo. Giochi e extravaganze di Giuseppe Maria Mitelli”. On October 19, the exhibition “L'altro sguardo. Vedute e visioni del paesaggio della Riviera del San Bartolo” curated by me was inaugurated in which Nicole Marchi and Vincenzo Chiappa give shape to a story through images of the life (and) of the landscape of the Riviera del San Bartolo, describing the territory through another gaze. Within the exhibition there will be events such as “Paesaggi divini/sorsi divini”, a walk through wine and photography to discover the richness of our region and the presentation of the photographic book “Vento” curated by Nicole Marchi. In conclusion, a round table will delve into the figure of Carlo Betti, photographer, partisan and animator of the Pesaro cultural scene who documents the Liberation of the city in 1944. Furthermore, the exhibition “From Gradara to Pesaro: Carlo Betti. Photography, ANPI, associationism” curated by Marcello Sparaventi, which illustrates the urban changes of our territory, is dedicated to Carlo Betti.

Municipality of Gradara “Festival of glances – Autumn glances” 4-10 November 2024 – Program

SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER
< 17:30 pm, Cortile d'Onore della Rocca – INAUGURAL CONCERT. By the Gradara Band. Free admission until all available seats are taken.

MONDAY 4 NOVEMBER
< 21:XNUMX p.m., MARV – SINNY LOOKS AT THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. Meeting on sex and prostitution in the seventeenth century at the time of Mitelli. Organized by MARV – Gradara Innova. Free admission until all available seats are taken

TUESDAY 5 NOVEMBER
< 19:XNUMX p.m., MARV – “GIOVANI SGUARDI”. Aperitif with DJ set and evening games. Organized by Associazione Orbita and local playrooms. Free admission until all available seats are taken.

WEDNESDAY 6 NOVEMBER
< 21:XNUMX p.m., Teatro Comunale – “OCCHI DI RAGAZZA”. Sensory concert. By Rocco Gerboni. Free admission until seats are taken – reservations required.

THURSDAY 7 NOVEMBER
< 20:0541336081 pm, Bar Stuzzicherie del Borgo – What's DOP. Get informed with taste. Discovering our gastronomic capital. Hosted by sommelier Raffaele Papi. Info XNUMX.
< 21:XNUMX p.m., Teatro Comunale – “FACCE”. Theatrical stage reading. By Teatro dei Bottoni. Free admission until seats are taken – reservations required.

FRIDAY 8 NOVEMBER
< 17:XNUMX pm, Clock Tower – UNUSUAL TOUR. In collaboration with Pro loco Gradara. Free participation until seats are filled – reservations recommended.
< 21:XNUMX p.m., Rocca Demaniale – DIVINE LANDSCAPES/DIVINE SIPS. Guided photographic tasting. In collaboration with Connubio di Vino. Free admission until seats are taken – reservations required.

Saturday November 9
< 10 am, Rocca Demaniale – “BETWEEN ILLUSTRATION AND PHOTOGRAPHY”. Workshop. Free admission until all available seats are taken, reservations required.
< From 15:4 pm, Rocca Demaniale – “WHAT MY EYES SEE!”. Workshop for children (ages XNUMX and up). By Gradara Innova. Free admission until all available seats are taken.
< 17:30 pm, Courtyard of Honor of the Rocca Demaniale (Municipal Theater in case of bad weather). DANCE OF THE 400TH CENTURY TODAY: VIEWS OF AN INNER LANDSCAPE. Choreographic workshop by Ass. La FabulaSaltica. Free admission until all available seats are taken.
< From 20:22 pm to 30:XNUMX pm, Rocca Demaniale – VIEWS ON HISTORY: RETURN TO THE COURT OF SIGISMONDO. Animations and demonstrations at the fortress by the historical groups of Gradara. In collaboration with Corte Malatestiana, Corpo di Guardia, Coro San Giuseppe, Ass. La FabulaSaltica, ADA Gradara-WKO. Free admission.
< 20pm, Presentation of the NEW “BEAUTIFUL GRADARA” ADVERTISEMENT
< 21:XNUMX PM, Rocca Demaniale – GINEVRA IT’S WORTH IT. Lesson-show on courtship and chivalry by and with Cesare Catà. Free admission until all available seats are taken.

SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER
< From 10 am to 13 pm, Meeting point: IAT Gradara – GRADARA – GABICCE AND RETURN: PHOTOGRAPHIC BIKE RIDE. In collaboration with AVIS Gradara and CEA. Reservations recommended.
< From 14:XNUMX pm, Rocca Demaniale – VIEWS ON MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE. Open-air painting workshop. In collaboration with the Association “La via dell'arte”. Free participation until seats are filled – reservations required.
< 15:2023 pm, Rocca Demaniale – PRESENTATION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOK AS A WORK OF ART. Curated by Nicole Marchi, dedicated to the art book and presentation of the volume Vento (XNUMX). Free admission until all available seats are taken.
< 16:30 pm, Rocca Demaniale – 80 YEARS SINCE THE LIBERATION. Organized by ANPI Gradara, Gabicce and Tavullia. Free admission until all available seats are taken.
< 17:30 pm, Rocca Demaniale – ROUND TABLE “CARLO BETTI: PHOTOGRAPHER, WITNESS AND PARTISAN”. In collaboration with the Provincial ANPI of Pesaro and Urbino and the Library, ANPI Gabicce Mare – Gradara – Tavullia, Archivio V. Bobbato. Free admission until all available seats are taken.

EXHIBITIONS
< “FROM GRADARA TO PESARO: CARLO BETTI (1909-1993). PHOTOGRAPHY, ANPI, ASSOCIATIONISM. Photographic exhibition curated by Marcello Sparaventi; in collaboration with Matilde della Fornace, Federico Mammarella and Cristian Vescovi with the Provincial ANPI of Pesaro and Urbino and the Library, V. Bobbato Archive, Centrale Fotografi. November 1, 2024 – January 12, 2025 – Casa del Gufo and rooms of the Rocca Demaniale, opening hours: every day 10-13, 14-17. Free admission.
< 'THE OTHER LOOK. PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION BY NICOLE MARCHI AND VINCENZO CHIAPPA”. Photographic exhibition curated by Andrea Villa. October 19 – December 1, 2024 – Sala dell'Anticappella/Rocca Demaniale. Included in the visit itinerary (usual opening hours and entrance fees).

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