LINGUAGGI 2004

This year, from September 1st to 11th, writers such as the Iranian Abdolah Kader, whose status as an exile speaks volumes about the challenges of integration in contemporary societies and the issues of democratic development in Arab countries, and the English Karen Armstrong, who sees Jerusalem as a crucible of shared life among all Mediterranean peoples, will be guests at the Festival. Scholars like Franco Cardini, who has made significant contributions to the debate on relations between Christianity and Islam, Western and Middle Eastern cultures through a historical perspective, will also participate.

Oriente Occidente will also reserve two days for philosophical speculation, inviting two prominent Italian philosophers: Giulio Giorello, philosopher of science, will explain how ancient myths, particularly the Homeric Odyssey, continue to influence contemporary cultural narratives; Franco Rella will delve into the boundaries of words and images to unveil their ultimate meaning.

Completing the program of the section are interventions by some choreographers who are leading figures in the Dance section. Amelia Rudolph, artistic director of Project Bandaloop, and Elizabeth Streb, choreographer of the American group Streb, will discuss the fusion of dance and athleticism that characterizes their work. Shen Wei, founder of Shen Wei Dance Arts, will explore how traditional Eastern art and Western experimentation merge in his performances. Lastly, Louis-Philippe Demers and video artist Bill Vorn will provide their unique answer to the question "Can robots dance?"


Wednesday, September 1, 2004
MART Cafeteria - 6:00 PM
Encounter with the East in the work of Enrica Pischel
Elisa Giunchi, Lina Tamburrino, moderated by Anna Maria Gentili

Thursday, September 2, 2004
MART Conference Hall - 6:00 PM
The boundaries between dance and sport: the aerial evolutions of Project Bandaloop
Amelia Rudolph, moderated by Maria Luisa Buzzi

Friday, September 3, 2004
MART Cafeteria - 6:00 PM
At the boundaries of word and image
Franco Rella, moderated by Lanfranco Cis and Paolo Manfrini

Saturday, September 4, 2004
MART Cafeteria - 6:00 PM
Eastern magic in American soil: hybridism in Shen Wei's work
Shen Wei, moderated by Maria Luisa Buzzi

Sunday, September 5, 2004
MART Cafeteria - 6:00 PM
From Ulysses, the long journey of Blumenthal
Blumenthal, moderated by Domenico Rigotti

Monday, September 6, 2004
MART Cafeteria - 6:00 PM
The metamorphoses of Ulysses
Giulio Giorello, moderated by Lanfranco Cis and Paolo Manfrini

Tuesday, September 7, 2004
MART Conference Hall - 6:00 PM
Dancing with robots, between art and mechanics
Demers and Vorn and Paolo Fiorini, moderated by Vittoria Ottolenghi

Wednesday, September 8, 2004
MART Conference Hall - 6:00 PM
West Islam: between integration and alterity
Franco Cardini

Thursday, September 9, 2004
MART Conference Hall - 6:00 PM
From the mountains of Persia to the plains of Holland: the birth of a writer
Abdolah Kader

Friday, September 10, 2004
MART Cafeteria - 6:00 PM
The extreme virtuosity of the acrobatic body
Elizabeth Streb, moderated by Francesca Pedroni

Saturday, September 11, 2004
MART Conference Hall - 6:00 PM
The hidden face of God: religions and fundamentalisms
Karen Armstrong, moderated by Renzo Guolo