An award and a festival dedicated to the Art of the Actor
The Award dedicated to the art of the actor is born in the country of its patron saint
The city of San Ginesio which takes its name from its patron saint, Christian martyr and protector of actors, represents the ideal venue to establish from this year - and this year in which the entertainment world has been so severely tested - an award reserved for them.
Thus was born, on the initiative of the promoting committee, chaired by the Mayor Giuliano Ciabocco, a national award for the art of the actor, on San Ginesio Award, which year after year will be awarded to the best actress and the best theater actor selected by a prestigious jury of experts who, for this first edition, has decided to reward Federica Fracassi, highly experienced and talented theater and film actress e Massimo Popolizio, actor among the most important in the Italian theater scene and beyond.
The Ginesio Fest and the San Ginesio Award, who made use of the decisive contribution of Remo Girone, they will involve the whole territory and the village in particular, and will be built and managed by the city of San Ginesio together with founding partners representing the cultural world, regional and national, in various disciplinary fields: training schools, the Academy of Fine Arts, the Cultural Associations, the Marchigiana Association of Theater Activities AMAT, the Universities and in particular the Santacristina Theater Center, the International Center for Gentilian Studies and the National Violin Makers Association.
The Prize is, together with the exhibition "Hoc Opus - Return to beauty" which allows since 18 July at the Sant’Agostino Auditorium to return to admire the paintings made safe after the earthquake, the main asset of a project that involves a demanding operation for the rebirth and revaluation of the territory after the earthquake of 2016.
The villages of the central Apennines have in fact reacted to disasters by establishing a common network and putting into practice the principle of "antifragile territories", that is, not only resilient but reactive and proactive, with the aim of transforming such a traumatic episode for the community and the territory, also in an opportunity to improve, make system, grow up together.
In this larger project, the city has decided to enhance the figure of the patron saint of artists, of musicians and theater people, and has imagined transforming the Borgo di San Ginesio into the Borgo degli Attori in the next few years, to create a mutual opportunity for growth and rebirth.
Some valuable partnerships are already in place to plan their headquarters or artistic residences in the municipal area. Among the first to collaborate with the Municipality, Mario Brunello, world famous cellist, The Santacristina Theater Center founded by Luca Ronconi and Roberta Carlotto, the actors Milena Mancini and Vinicio Marchioni . In the next few years, other profitable investments are expected to be launched.
Ginesio Fest 2020
From the 23 to 25 August, day of the feast of the patron saint, the city will turn into a real and virtual stage, widespread, in which meetings will be staged, video clips, events, exhibitions, performances by guest artists. Among these events, the three masterclasses that will take place in the mornings of 24 and 25 August from 10.30 on. The first entitled “Culture, innovation and territories ”by Oliviero Ponte di Pino, of particular significance for a territory like that of San Ginesio, it will be followed by the screening of Pier Paolo Pasolini's documentary "Pasolini and the shape of the city" presented by Giovanni Agosti. The third curated by Rodolfo di Giammarco "Resources + Spaces + Languages + Genres = Theater" will involve artists and actors in the discussion. On 24 afternoon starting at 18 there will be a meeting organized by Roberta Carlotto "A day in Santacristina" where the working methods and the project of the Higher Education Center wanted by Luca Ronconi will be presented. During the meeting, the book by Giovanni Agosti will be presented, “Luca Ronconi. Autobiography tests " (Feltrinelli 2019) dedicated to the great director and the experience of the school he founded. All events will be live on Facebook and you can also participate in the masterclasses on the Zoom platform.
The Ginesio Fest will culminate with the Awarding of the 1st Edition of the San Ginesio Prize, Tuesday 25 August hours 18 at the Giardini del Colle. The final evening of the Prize will see on stage, together with the Jury, the winners Fracassi and Popolizio who will first be interviewed by two journalists from the national press, and then they will perform in a short performance.
With the edition of 2020 an appointment is launched that intends to consolidate in future years both on the territory and nationally. The jurors, at the conclusion of this year's Award, will identify the theme and criteria for the 2021, on which they will work over the next few months.
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THE JURY
• Roberta Carlotto
President of the jury, former director of RaiRadio 3 and the Teatro Stabile Mercadante in Naples, close collaborator of Luca Ronconi with whom he founded in 2002 the Santacristina Theater Center, of which he is still president;
• Giovanni Agosti
Full Professor of History of Modern Art at the University of Milan, he was curator of the great Parisian exhibition on Mantegna at the Louvre together with Dominique Thiébaut. Among his fundamental publications on the art of the Renaissance, Bambaia and Lombard classicism are mentioned (Einaudi, Torino 1997) and Su Mantegna, I (Feltrinelli, Milano 2005), winner of the Viareggio prize; he edited the volume Luca Ronconi - Prove di autobiografia (Feltrinelli 2019);
• Rodolfo di Giammarco
Journalist and theater critic of "La Repubblica", former curator of the “Città Spettacolo” festival in Benevento, of the review "Green carnation", coordinator of the Critics' Letter 22 Award. Director of the "Trend" festival, of the Theater Workshop of dramaturgy and teacher of the "Silvio d’Amico" Academy. Editor of dramaturgy texts.
• Remo Girone
Internationally renowned theater and film actor. In his long theatrical career he has received numerous awards. His Uncle Vanya, directed by Peter Stein, was a winner at the Edinburgh Theater Festival in 1996. Among the many, his most famous television interpretation was that of the character Tano Cariddi in the TV drama La Piovra broadcast by Rai and sold all over the world;
• Oliviero Ponte di Pino
Journalist and critic, curator of the Bookcity of Milan,University teacher, he is the author of several volumes, including The Trades of the Book (Tea 2008) He holds master's classes, publishing, creative writing, cultural journalism and management of cultural events. He works in publishing, he was editorial director of the Garzanti publishing house for over ten years. He has a very popular web magazine Ateatro- Webzine of theatrical culture www.ateatro.it/webzine/
• Francesca Merloni
Creator and artistic director of the Poiesis festival in Fabriano, awarded in 2013 of the UNESCO "Ombra della Sera" Award for culture and social and humanitarian commitment and in 2017 of the title of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Creative Cities;
• Giampiero Solari
Theater and television director of numerous programs and shows, former artistic director of the Teatro Stabile delle Marche for which he has curated several productions and within which he created the company of the Teatro Stabile delle Marche. Former councilor for cultural heritage of the Marche region. From the 2015 to December 2019 he was director of the Paolo Grassi School of Dramatic Art.
CREDITS
Promoting Committee
Giuliano Ciabocco– Mayor of San Ginesio
Moreno Pieroni - Councilor for Culture and Tourism of the Marche Region
Giampiero Feliciotti - President of the Montana Monti Azzurri Union
Rosaria Del Balzo Ruiti- President of the CARIMA Foundation
Gian Mario Spacca – Vice President of the Aristide Merloni Foundation
Supporters, Partners, Sponsors
Marche region
Regional Council - Legislative Assembly of the Marches
Amat - Consortium Marche Entertainment
Province of Macerata
Chamber of Commerce of the Marche
Mountain Union of the Blue Mountains
Monti Sibillini National Park
CNA Macerata
Confindustria Macerata
GAL Sibilla
Svim - Marche Development Agency
ISTAO - Adriano Olivetti Institute Ancona
College of Surveyors of Macerata
Santacristina Theater Center
International Center for Gentilian Studies
Cultural Association Ginesio Fest
Carima Foundation
Aristide Merloni Foundation
University of Macerata
University of Camerino
General direction
Isabella Parrucci
Direction of theatrical events
Giampiero Solari
Organization and external relations
Vittorio Salmoni
Operational Committee
Isabella Parrucci
Livia aymonino
Roberto Dall’Orso
Pepe Ragoni
Vittorio Salmoni
Matteo Sampaolesi
Communication and Press Office
Livia aymonino
Manfredi Mangano – site and social media
Elisa Ragni – Santacristina Theater Center
Media partners
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