THE NIGHT OF THE POETS – NORA – FROM 13 JULY

“The Night of the Poets” turns thirty and back to Pula. After four seasons in Cagliari, the festival finds its original location, the Roman theater of Nora, where he was born, with a formula that combines tradition and innovation, poetry and theater. The thirtieth edition of the international exhibition was presented this morning in a press conference at dell’assessorato of Tourism, Commerce and Handicrafts, the presence of representatives of the regional, the mayor and aldermen of Pula and Cedac (Centre spread cultural activities), event organizer.The event is part of the ranking of the 56 events this year, funded with valuable contributions of the Regional Law 7/55. In particular, part B of the table, ie those events (cultural, theater, jazz and blues, carnivals identity, major religious events or music) that act as tourist attractors through resonant media area, the technical skills – organization of the applicant and the importance of the artists or companies involved. “Contributions – says Regional Minister of Tourism Crisponi Louis – were bound to deal with the severe and sustained economic – financial crisis, as well as the paucity of current resources and the constraints imposed by the Stability Pact. Yet , has done everything possible to ensure the support and ‘unlock’ the advance payments to operators of private event organizers. So it was possible to fund events that promote tourism in Sardinia, leading to a positive image of the localities where they are located. Among these real excellences of Sardinia – adds the councilor Crisponi – to be protected, there is no doubt “The Night of the Poets,” for which the stress is due to contributions made in respect of an initiative with similar credentials and that brings prestige to the Island. It is in fact one of the jewels of the Sardinian cultural tourism, which takes place in a setting unique in the world like that of the Roman theater of Nora.

I applaud the courage of local governments and private entrepreneurs – concludes ‘member of the council – who continue to contribute to enliven and energize their territories, despite the constraints imposed by the rigor of the Stability Pact, which in some cases slows, if not undermine, the efforts “.The festival will be developed in two parts, the first phase, 13 to 21 July, which concentrates in a few days shows, workshops, entertainment activities and interacts with the territory, the second part is the fourth edition of ‘Nora Jazz Festival’, from August 1 to 4, four evenings of the most interesting of the 2012 season. The thread that will animate the Roman theater of Nora in the edition 2012, is the ‘madness’, the result of profane and mystical impulses, processing Dionysian imagery but also the daily practice of the poet and actor.It starts July 13 with an original production, the ‘Salammbo’, with Caterina Murino, continue on 14 with the ‘Song of the excluded’ (two for concerted Merini Alda, Alessio Boni and actors Marcello Prayer), 15 with a ‘Gala Dance’ (Ballet of Hesperia), shooting 19 with ‘Versos contrarios’ Rossy de Palma, 20′ Memoirs of a madman ‘, Claudio Santamaria, closes July 21 with the’ Poem stones and speech, and Pinuccio Sciola and Moni Ovadia. While 16, 17 and 18 July in the former wine growers in Santa Margherita di Pula, there will be evenings of ‘Tales and cinema under the stars of Nora’. From August 1 to 4 the jazz festival. The program also includes the ‘Night of the small poets’, poetry evenings July 13 to 19, to be held in Pula and Nora (House Frau, Piazza del Popolo Church Sant’Efisio beach and Nora).