Founded in 2000 in Milan, on the initiative and under the direction of Elisabetta Sgarbi, La Milanesiana aims to bring together different fields of knowledge and the arts, presenting to the general public international leading figures from the cultural and scientific worlds: Nobel Prize winners in literature and science, Oscar-winning filmmakers and musicians who have received the highest international accolades. Over the years, the festival has increasingly broadened its scope and, in addition to Milan, it takes place in several cities in Italy, including, for the past ten years, Bormio.

Each year, La Milanesiana addresses a theme that defines and runs through the entire edition. This year, it is "Desire and the Law".

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Thursday 16 July

Cristiana Capotondi. The Actress.

Institutional greetings - Silvia Cavazzi (Mayor of Bormio) and Paola Romerio Bonazzi (Councilor for Culture, Municipality of Bormio)

Performance in a prologue and 8 scenes
with Cristiana Capotondi and Marco Quaglia and Anna Zaneva
written and directed by Giacomo Battiato
lighting design Giuseppe Filipponio
sets Pierpaolo Bisleri
World Premiere

Free admission with reservation: CLICK HERE TO RESERVE

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Friday 17 July

At 5.00 pm at Piazza Cavour/Kuerc
Reading of the book "Francis of Assisi for Children (and Curious Parents)" edited by Prometeica publishing house
Free activity
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At 6.00 pm at the Bormio Civic Museum
Opening of the exhibition - Marcello Carrà. The Ball Syndrome and Other Desires
Featuring: Marcello Carrà, Silvia Cavazzi (Mayor of Bormio), Paola Romerio Bonazzi (Councilor for Culture, Municipality of Bormio) and Elisabetta Sgarbi. Exhibition design by Luca Volpatti
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At 9.00 pm at Cinema Plinius
Paolo Rossi and I Terconauti. The Desire to Laugh
Prologue: I Terconauti
Performance: "Operaccia satirica Honor your fathers and pay the psychologist" by and with Paolo Rossi, Caterina Gabanella and the musicians Emanuele Dell’aquila, Alex Orciari
Tribute to Dario Fo on the 100th anniversary of his birth
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Saturday 18 July

At 9.00 pm at Cinema Plinius
Anna Valle. Being Armani
Literary prologue: Renata Molho
Performance: "Being Armani" - Anna Valle with Ferruccio Spinetti (double bass) and Giovanni Ceccarelli (piano)
Based on the book by Renata Molho, from an idea by Elisabetta Sgarbi
World premiere
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Sunday 19 July

At 8.45 pm at Piazza Cavour/Kuerc
Presentation of the book “Anima – confidenze di un Parco”
Conversations by Anna Sustersic
Poetic reading by actor Luciano Bertoli

At 9.00 pm at Piazza Cavour/Kuerc
Giancarlo Giannini. An evening of honor between music, cinema and poetry
Conversation: Giancarlo Giannini, Alessandro Gnocchi and Paolo Di Paolo
Poetic reading: Giancarlo Giannini (voice) and Marco Zurzolo (sax)
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All events are free subject to reservation: lamilanesiana.eventbrite.it