VITTORIA SQUARE
7 p.m. from the Flying Castle: Taranta in parade - the streets of the Land of Remorse.
8 p.m. Pizzica workshop by the Taranta Dance Corps.
9:15 pm Radizi with Cal Y Cemento
to follow.
Popular Orchestra "La Notte della Taranta"
It will start on August 3 from Corigliano d'Otranto, as per tradition, the long journey of the Itinerant Festival La Notte della Taranta, which will cross from August 3 to 22, 19 municipalities of Salento with 50 appointments to discover the richness and beauty of Salento's historic centers following the overwhelming rhythm of the pizzica. A journey that includes 2 concerts per stage with 34 guest groups and 3 special concerts by the Popular Orchestra Notte della Taranta. Space also for dance with the show Pizzica in Scena and 9 pizzica workshops that will involve the public.
A 27' edition that promises to be extraordinary and confirms La Notte della Taranta as the largest Italian traveling festival that promotes popular music as a score of emotions born from the dialogue between the arts, interweaving and creating reflections and insights with dance, stage after stage toward the August 24 Concertone in Melpignano (Le), toward the long night with the creative multiverse of Maestro Concertatore Shablo for an ambitious edition that moves from genre fusion to a mix of musical trends projecting the event, with its thousands of spectators, among the most anticipated events of the Italian summer.
Opening the Festival in Corigliano d'Otranto at 7 p.m. is the Taranta in parade - the streets of the Land of Remorse. Musicians and dancers will perform along the streets of the historic center starting from the mezzanine floor of the Flying Castle.
At 8 p.m., a not-to-be-missed and long-awaited event for pizzica enthusiasts returns, the Pizzica Workshops curated by the Notte della Taranta Dance Corps. Corigliano will feature: Michaela Coluccia, Marco Martano, Serena Pellegrino and Andrea Caracuta. Sharing and participation are the key words of the meeting. Taranta dancers and dancers welcome guests in large inclusive and open circles accompanying the audience to discover the rhythm of the tambourine and the different expressions of the pizzica.
From 9:15 p.m. Victory Square lights up with the music of RADIZI - an Italian-Iberian duo based in Barcelona - puts on the show Cal Y Cemento, a mix of urban and rural. Past and present, rhythms, sounds and field recordings, meet and merge into a new hybrid sound between trance and tribal. Through electronics and new media, the instruments and traditional music of the Iberian Peninsula-from Castilla y Leon to Andalusia, via Asturias and Galicia-seek and experiment with new forms and new perspectives. Ramón Rodríguez Gómez: Iberian percussion, harp de boca, kanjira, electronics Francesco di Cristofaro: Sanabresa, Alistana and Galician bagpipes, flutes, electronics.
This is followed by the big show by the Popular Orchestra "La Notte della Taranta" with tambourine players Alessandro Chiga, Carlo De Pascali and Sergio Pizza, Mario Esposito - bass, Gianluca Longo - mandola, Antonio Marra - drums, Gianluca Milanese - woodwinds, Alessandro Monteduro - percussion, Leonardo Cordella - accordion, Attilio Turrisi - chitarra battente and singers Consuelo Alfieri, Salvatore Galeanda and Ninfa Giannuzzi. Young anthropologist musician Peppo Grassi conducts the orchestra.
Theme of the 2024 edition of the Festival is Responsibility. After the passing of the great masters of folk music Luigi Chiriatti, Daniele Durante, Giovanna Marini, the Festival presents the folk revival groups that over the years have inherited the rich heritage of traditional songs and are constantly experimenting with new connections.
The Ragnatela della Taranta continues on: August 4 Calimera with I Trainieri and I Calanti; August 5 Sogliano Cavour with Makaria and Scazzacatarante; August 6 Cursi with Pino Ingrosso and Li Strittuli; August 7 Zollino with I Tamburellisti di Otranto and Consuelo Alfieri; August 8 Nardò with Tarantarneo and Officina Zoè; Aug. 9 Ugento with Ionica Popolare and the Popular Orchestra Notte della Taranta; Aug. 10 Sant'Andrea - marina di Melendugno with Cesare Dell'Anna, Redi Hasa and Ekland Hasa and Antonio Castrignanò & Taranta Sound; Aug. 11 Sternatia with Mino De Santis and Stella Grande; Aug. 12 Carpignano Salentino with Edoardo Zimba and Enzo Petrachi & Folkband; Aug. 13 Galatone with Carmen Greco and Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino & Inude Pulse; Aug. 14 Lecce with Giancarlo Paglialunga's Arneo Tambourine Project and Antonio Amato Ensemble; Aug. 16 Soleto with Antonio Smiriglia and Gli Sciacuddhuzzi; Aug. 17 Galatina with Orchestra Popolare and Corpo di Ballo La Notte della Taranta; Aug. 18 Castrignano de' Greci with Nando Citarella & Vesuvio drums and Salvatore Galeanda,
Aug. 19 Alessano with Fonarà and Mascarimirì x 2, Aug. 20 Cutrofiano with Enza Pagliara and Kamafei, Aug. 21 Martignano with I Briganti di Terra d'Otranto and Alla Bua, Aug. 22 Martano with groups from Faeto and Celle San Vito in the province of Foggia: La Corale la nuova Provenza and Terra Nostra Folk, followed by Hysterrae and Ashèblasta.
FREE ADMISSION.
The Itinerant Festival is a cultural project of the La Notte della Taranta Foundation supported by the Region of Puglia and the Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with Unione dei Comuni della Grecìa salentina and the Diego Carpitella Institute.
The festival will travel at zero emissions with the contribution of Mercedes De Mariani Group. Artists and guests will travel in electric cars with respect for the environment.
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