Moncalvo festival

From the 26 June to 7 July Moncalvo the capital of song and dance, Workshop, performances and art under the walls of the old Castle

Among the special guests Carla Fracci, Fioretta Mari and Grazia Di Michele

In the new and historic location of ancient Castle Square, under the restored walls of the castle of medieval origin of Moncalvo, where will be placed the stage on which there will be dance workshops (by day) and various shows in the evenings.

UNTIL SUNDAY 30 JUNE: "MONCALVO IN CANTO"

stage to hone students ' singing abilities that have exceeded the various hearings held across Italy and are about to arrive at Moncalvo to tackle the final stages of the competition. From the 26 June and throughout the weekends are the familiar Moncalvo operating professors Cristina Rampini, Manuel Gervasoni, Fioretta Mari, Vittorio Matteucci, Danila Satragno and Grazia Di Michele which treat stage on interpretation and on singing Pop and musicals. Saturday 29 June will be held also the semi-finals of the singing contest (Pop and musicals) beginning at 20 (entrance: 10 euro) While Sunday 30 June finals will take place beginning at 21 (entrance: 15 euro). To host the workshop in singing and keystrokes will contest crucial municipal theatre of Moncalvo, overlooking piazza Garibaldi, the "living room" of Moncalvo. The jury of "Moncalvo in 2013 Chant" sit: Fioretta Mari, the artistic director of Castrocaro Massimo Cotto, Grazia Di Michele, Manuel Gervasoni, Vittorio Matteucci and Danila Satragno.

Mon 1 SUN 7 JULY: "MONCALVO IN DANCE"

Mon 1 July will be opened "PalaMoncalvo", the structure set up in piazza Antico Castello, between the walls of the historic fortress of Moncalvo, with the stage and 400 indoor seating. "Moncalvo in 2013 Dance" Ballet workshop will, Modern and contemporary art with the following notable faculty: Alex D'orsay, Jerry Tafuri and Barbara Gatto (ground bar), Elisabetta Terabust, Ludmill Çakalli, Simonetta Vaccara Reynaud, Christine Amodio, Victor Litvinov, Tatiana Sulejmani and Beatrice Belluschi (Classical Ballet), Bill Goodson and My Mam (Modern Jazz), Donatello Jacobellis (Experimental Modern), Frances Fernandez, Daniela Borghini and Eugenio Buratti (Contemporary) and Max Sirto (Contemporary Laboratory). Among other major initiatives include a ground Bar Masterclass for teachers and professionals conducted by Professor Alex D'orsay and the National Training Course and qualification for teachers of Classical Dance, held by the teacher Ludmill Çakalli. And that's not all: There will also be (on the afternoon of Saturday 6 July) the hearings of classic and Modern to get into "Artist Professional Studios". Between Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 July the jury composed of Elisabetta Terabust, Eugenio Buratti, Ludmill Çakalli, Donatello Jacobellis, Victor Litvinov, Bill Goodson, Christine Amodio, My Mam, Daniela Borghini and headed by Honorary Chairman Carla Fracci (for the third consecutive year the contest host) students will be presented by the conductor Philippe Ferraro and enrolled in the various categories and sections of the sixth competition of modern and Contemporary Dance (semifinals Saturday 6 to 15 and the final 20.30, Admission includes both the moments: 15 euro) Classic (semifinals Sunday 7 to 15 and the final 20.30, Admission includes both the moments: 15 euro).

SHOWS:

Already in the evening of Sunday 30 June, in the evening you will get even the rich productions of dance evening shows at the "PalaMoncalvo" of ancient Castle Square. The beginning will be all under the banner of solidarity: at 21.00 the My Day Academy, Asti will propose a charity evening in aid of Parkinson of Asti Association chaired by Gabriella Barbero with the show entitled "the universe in your hands" (entrance: 10 euro with all proceeds donated to a.P.A. that includes Parkinson's patients in the area by organizing artistic initiatives, sportsbook, recreational and psychological support). About the event, that coordination is maintained by scenic and dance teacher of My Day Academy Elena Zo, will treat, through the filming of dance, teatro, music and Visual Arts, the topic of diversity and of exclusion and overcome them through art. "The idea of the show came when I read the poems and writings of the same Gabriella Barbero, poems from which emerges a clear and strong message of suffering, due to the diversity and exclusion experienced after the discovery of the disease, and how this suffering has been faced and overcome by writing. We have therefore decided to make this beautiful message of hope the theme of our show, reading and interpreting, in a contamination of Arts, not just some poems of Mrs. Barbero, but also testimonies of great artists who have lived because of diversity and different and that exclusion from his art were ' saved '. All of this is recounted not only with words, but also directly through dance, music, the song, painting. "

Monday, 1 July new appointment with dance with Contemporary Ballet Evolutions that take "Amadeus" (from the 21.45, admission free).

Tuesday 2 July traveling to the Salento and Sicily with "South Warm-blooded", spectacle of VD Dance Company (from the 21.45, admission free)

Wednesday, 3 July "Don Quixote" presented by the Centre Royal Arabesque A.s.d. in Asti with, to follow, the musical performance by the Association music together ' 96 (admission free).

Thursday, 4 July back to the Ballet Company Belluschi in Turin that proposes "the Nutcracker" (from the 21.45, entrance: 10 euro)

Friday 5 July the event will be held by the students of the vocational Academy MAS under the coordination of the artistic director of the Accademia Ludmill Çakalli (from the 21.45, admission free).

Grand finale, then, on the weekend of 6 and 7 July with the competition 2013.

Another anticipation of high relief is the confirmed presence in Moncalvo in the final day on Sunday 7 July of personalities in the sporting world-regional and national educational: guests of Moncalvo Festival, at the invitation of the Director of Maximilian Vacchina, will be the National President CSEN (Centro Sportivo Educativo Nazionale) Francesco Proietti, the regional President CSEN Gianluca Carcangiu, the President of the provincial Committee of Csen Cuneo (and a member of the national leadership) Frank Crisci, regional CONI President Gianfranco Porqueddu and Cristina Cavagnero, representative of the sports promotion agencies in Piemonte.

IL MONCALVO AND ART FESTIVALS AND GASTRONOMY

With il Moncalvo Festival back in addition to the appointment with the gastronomy monferrina and the possibility to have lunch and dinner in restaurants of Moncalvo and enjoy gastronomic excellence of the territory but also with art, Thanks to the possibility to visit the historic castle walkways of Moncalvo where will take place the exhibition of the artist Marino Ferraris entitled "Romantic Charm" with works on canvas leading into the romantic essence of author with perspective and split high impact chromatic suggestions that reveal the spectacular nature of the author.

Don't forget the service bar and relaxation area where, just at the old premises of the fortress of Moncalvo, You can receive special offers wellness treatments.