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6 pm
7 pm
9.30 pm RUSTICO MEDIOEVO
Moments of history, culture, folklore
26th edition
Medieval Village of Canale, Tenno (Trento)
4-12 August, 2012
12.30 pm PROGRAM
4.30 pm SATURDAY, 4 August
Opening of the Medieval Market.
7 pm
Festival in the village and typical local cuisine with polenta and goulash.
9.30 pm
IL VIAGGIO DI ZANNI (Zanni’s Voyage). A hilariously funny show/performance based on the
history of masks, set in a handicraft’s workshop where the two main characters, the Master and
Margherita, are creating masks while the characters evoked by their tale appear on stage. Zorba
Officine, Pisa.
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7 pm SUNDAY, August 5
Typical local cuisine with polenta and rabbit “Trentino style”.
9.30 pm BARACCA E BURATTINI (Puppet Show). The Luciano Gottardi company of Trento.
Festival in the village and typical local cuisine with polenta and rabbit “Trentino style”.
7 pm LA DANZA BHARATANATYAM (The Bharatanatyam Dance). This dance is one of India’s
cultural jewels. The expression of the dancers’ faces, the elegance of every gesture and the complex
rhythmic structures make this millenary ritual dance a beautiful and moving experience. The “Natya
9.30 pm Tala” Duo of Padua.
MONDAY, August 6th
Festival in the village and typical local cuisine with polenta, pork roast and sauerkraut, polenta
and sausage Trentino-style with “fasoi embragai” (dressed beans).
7 pm IL CIRCO PIRATA (The Pirate Circus). Tumblers in the vest of Pirates. Street artists, musicians,
aerial acrobats, fire eaters “board” the Piazzetta. Associazione Saltinbranco, Bergamo.
7.30 pm
TUESDAY, August 7th
Festival in the village and typical local cuisine with polenta and mushrooms, polenta and stewed
entrails.
LA FUGA DI FRA DOLCINO (Fra Dolcino’s Escape). Historical pageant by and with Maura
Pettorruso. On stage the events relating to the famous friar Fra Dolcino, one of the most popular and
renowned heretics of the 14th century, who lived in hiding in the Cimego hills in Trentino. Trento
Spettacoli, Trento.
WEDNESDAY, August 8th
Festival in the village and typical local cuisine with polenta and sirloin steak country-style.
TORTE E BALCONI (Cakes and Balconies). The increasingly successful cake and pie contest
returns with its ancient recipes to compete in the squares for the Best Cake Prize, as the balconies
compete in turn for the Best Floral Display. The desserts will then be auctioned for charity. The
evening is presented by Ciccio d’Arco, Arco
THURSDAY, August 9th
7 pm Festival in the village and typical local cuisine with tripe and spit-roast pork.
9 pm I GIULLARI DI CORTE (Court Jesters). They are two but they look like a lot more thanks to their
multiple artistic talents as they perform funny and thrilling tricks of magic, juggling, playing with
fire, fakir numbers, and a surprising finale. Spettacoli MP, Ravenna
10 pm CONCERT BY THE LAGO DI TENNO CHOIR
FRIDAY, August 10th
3.30 pm LE MANI IN PASTA (Hands-On Pottery). A mini-course in pottery for children conducted by
Matteo.
7 pm Festival in the village and typical local cuisine with polenta and stockfish.
9.30 pm CON SUONI BALLI E CANTI (Music, Dances and Songs). The show is performed by international
artists wearing vintage costumes and playing ancient instruments, in a historical pageant depicting
the learned and aristocratic but fully enjoyable and spectacular atmosphere of a noble court feast. La
Rossignol, Brescia.
SATURDAY, August 11th
3.30 pm LE MANI IN PASTA (Hands-On Pottery). A mini-course in pottery for children conducted by
Matteo.
7 pm Typical local cuisine with polenta and pork shank.
9.30 pm IL VOLPONE (The Sly Fox). Liberally adapted from Goldoni’s “The Miser”, the comedy illustrates
human misery in its most narrow-minded and ridiculous forms. The play is made even richer by
splendid costumes, live music, dances, combats and pantomimes. Kalambur Teatro, Venice.
SUNDAY, August 12th
12.30 pm Typical local cuisine with polenta and chicken with “impium”, mock thrushes Trentino-style.
5 pm GIOCHI E PASSATEMPI MEDIOEVALI (Medieval Games and Pastimes). An afternoon dedicated
to adults and children alike.
7 pm Festival in the village and typical local cuisine with polenta and chicken with “impium”, mock
thrushes Trentino-style.
9.30 pm ALLE RADICI DEL FLAMENCO (The Roots of Flamenco). An evening dedicated to Flamenco in
two different forms of expression. The first is the traditional one in which the Flamenco is danced
and played according to ancient tradition. The second is an experimental form in which Flamenco is
used in a theatrical format in order to narrate and reach the human spirit using an original language.
Flamenco unYdos dance company.
Each evening the shows will be presented in the courts and districts by the town criers of the L’Arca
di Noè association, while the medieval market will be held in the small town squares and under the
archways.
EXHIBITIONS
Casa degli Artisti “Giacomo Vittone”
Sala Lettura
Le maschere in cuoio (Leather masks)
By Andrea Cavarra. On display only on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th
Salone delle Mostre
Ambientazione dei Promessi Sposi nel Regno di Calvola (Setting of the “Promessi Sposi” in the
Realm of Calvola)
Works by Giacomo Vittone.
Sale dei Volti
Gramodaya, per vivere in armonia (Gramodaya, to live in harmony)
From India to Trentino
Opening hours: from 10 to 12 am and from 2.30 to 10 pm, free entrance