The Bay of Fables

From 8th to 11th June, Sestri Levante will be the capital of children, including courtesies, puppets and fantastic shows. A literary prize, grown over the years, and a great festival.

ANDERSEN FESTIVAL, FOUNDED IN 1998 AS A COMPLEMENT TO THE EPONYMOUS LITERARY PRIZE, HAS BECOME, OVER THE YEARS, PERHAPS, THE MOST IMPORTANT ITALIAN FESTIVAL DEDICATED TO FAIRY TALES AND THEATER FOR UNCONVENTIONAL SPACES.

ALL THE SHOWS ARE FOR FREE    IT IS RECOMMENDED TO ARRIVE A FEW MINUTES BEFORE SHOW’S SCHEDULED TIME    FESTIVAL VENUES ARE ALL VERY CLOSE ONE TO EACHOTHER, AND IS VERY QUICK AND EASY TO MOVE FROM ONE PLACE TO THE OTHER, SWITCHING FROM A SHOW TO THE NEXT    TWO SQUARES ARE FURNISHED WITH STANDS FOR AUDIENCE    IN THE BAIA DEL SILENZIO BEACH PUBLIC IS WELCOMED WITH MATS TO RELAX ON THE SAND    HAVE FUN!

IN THE 2017 EDITION, THE ANDERSEN AWARD AND FESTIVAL CELEBRATES THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AWARD AND THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FESTIVAL: A SPECIAL DATE NOT TO MISS. THIS FESTIVAL, ACCORDING TO ITS INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER, EMPHASISES THE SECTION “REALITIES FROM THE WORLD”, DEDICATED TO GOOD CULTURAL PRACTICES, ESPECIALLY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES OR IN NATIONS WHICH ARE SUBJECTED TO MILITARY OR SOCIAL CONFLICTS. THIS EDITION WILL FOCUS ON DENMARK, THE NATIVE NATION OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN, WHICH IS FAR FROM INTERNAL CONFLICTS AND TENSIONS, BUT IT REPRESENTS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF ATTENTION TO HIGH LEVEL CULTURE, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

THE MAIN THEME OF THIS EDITION IS “FREEDOM”, IN THE WIDER MEANING OF THIS EVOCATIVE WORD. FEDERICO RAMPINI WILL BE THE SPECIAL TESTIMONIAL OF THIS EDITION: HE IS A WRITER AND JOURNALIST NATIVE OF GENOA AND WITH A EUROPEAN EDUCATION AND ATTITUDE..

This is the 2017 program Click here

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