Taobuk on stage since 20 al 24 June in Taormina

From 20 al 24 The 14th edition of Taobuk will be staged in Taormina in June, the international festival dedicated to books. Theme of this edition, the Identity.

TAOBUK GUESTS

Nobel Prize winner Fosse, Dirty Saffron, Aramburu, Marina Abramović, the Manni star, the singer Naomi, the director Özpetek and Glenn Cooper's return to Italy. There will also be speakers at the festival directed by Antonella Ferrara 200 guests in the various sections to talk about literature, arti, geopolitics and science. Baricco's Thucydides on stage.

TAOBUK AWARDED

Saturday 22 June the gala evening broadcast by Rai is scheduled 1 and hosted by Antonella Ferrara and the journalist Massimiliano Ossini. Famous names from the entertainment industry will take part in the Taobuk Gala which will welcome the list of award winners to the Teatro Antico. For literature the Nobel Prize winner Jon Fosse and Jonathan Safran Foer. Marina Abramović per le arti visive. For dance the étoile Nicoletta Manni and the choreographer Moses Pendleton. Director Ferzan Özpetek and actress Kasia Smutniak for the cinema. For pop music the singer Noemi. There will also be space for the memory of Franco Di Mare, who was president of the scientific committee of the festival from 2011 al 2016. The soundtrack will be entrusted to the Orchestra of the Teatro Massimo Bellini of Catania directed by Gianna Fratta.

Among the other guests of the 5 days, the European Commissioner for Economic Affairs Paolo Gentiloni, the Minister of the Interior Matteo Piantedosi, Fernando Aramburu, who will be awarded the Taobuk Award, the writer Glenn Cooper who returns to Italy after six years, the President of the MAXXI Foundation Alessandro Giuli, the curator of the Biennale Architettura Carlo Ratti, the economists Carlo Cottarelli and Mario Monti, the scientist Ilaria Capua, the writer Stefania Auci, the Director of the Corriere della Sera Luciano Fontana, the journalist Federico Rampini, the Director of Il Giornale Alessandro Sallusti, the Spanish writer Rosario Villajos.

On stage the 23 June at the Ancient Theater Alessandro Baricco's Thucydides.

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