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The second edition of Invito al viaggio, the cycle of meetings between travel authors will be held at Palazzo Vedramin Grimani from 22 to 24 November 2024 in collaboration with Ca' Foscari University of Venice and Alliance Française di Venezia. Participation in the meetings and aperitifs with the authors of Invito al viaggio is reserved to the Friends dell'Albero d'Oro.
Meetings will be bookable from October 2024.
Preview the programme
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Friday 22 November 11 am – 12:30 pm The translation. In the footsteps of Patrick Leigh Fermor Translating stories and cultures across borders opens doors to extraordinary worlds and heroes. Guillaume Villeneuve in conversation with Béatrice de Reyniès. Meeting in French, simultaneous translation in Italian. |
Saturday 23 November 11 am – 12:30 pm A need for solitude to find the beauty of the world Travelling, wandering and itinerating to experience the world through the poetry of places, its history and our imagination. Olivier Frébourg, Sylvain Tesson and Ingrid Thobois, in conversation, with Patrick Vallélian. Meeting in French, simultaneous translation in Italian. |
Sunday 24 November 11 am – 12:30 pm Destination Venice The word is given to those Venetians — by birth or adoption — who offer an original perspective to travellers discovering the city. Guido Fuga and Lele Vianello in conversation, with Luisa Ballin Meeting in Italian. |
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3 pm – 4:30 pm Women committed to defending displaced peoples In Colombia and Venezuela, stories of life and death between fiction and reality. Emilienne Malfatto and Karina Sainz Borgo in conversation with Adrián J. Sáez. Meeting in Spanish, simultaneous translation in Italian. |
3 pm – 4:30 pm Anthropological exploration, a journey towards otherness Adventure is nourished by the encounter, learning about ourselves and others. Elena Dak and Erika Fatland in conversation, with Julien Zanetta. Meeting in English, simultaneous translation in Italian. |
4 pm – 4:45 pm Navigating thought Uncertainty The phronesis of the Greeks against modern precautionism. Catherine Van Offelen in conversation with Béatrice de Reyniès. Meeting in French, simultaneous translation in Italian. |
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6 pm – 7:30 pm What are the risks of travelling to war-torn countries? Leaving to bear witness of conflicts means being exposed to risks: how to adapt and how to continue to relate? Katell Faria and Loïc Finaz in conversation, with Marie-Christine Jamet. |
6 pm – 7:30 pm Travel writing as an autobiographical fragment From Herodotus to Ella Maillart and Joseph Kessel, an age-old method of writing that is still relevant today, telling the story of the world through our encounters and the places we visit. Olivier Weber and Matthias Zschokke in conversation, with Patrick Vallélian. Meeting in French, simultaneous translation in Italian. |
5 pm – 6:30 pm The quest for the unknown From Marco Polo to the present day, the thirst for new spaces, driven by a passionate curiosity to discover the mysteries of the universe, has inspired writers to head off, and if possible, into the unknown. Today, what remains to be discovered? Sylvain Tesson, Olivier Weber in conversation, with Patrick Vallélian. Meeting in French, simultaneous translation in Italian. |
* the programme may be subject to change.
In the first edition, 2023, various authors such as Paolo Rumiz, Marilena Umuhza Delli, Jean-Paul Kauffmann and Philibert Humm, dialogued on themes such as the relationship between travel and literary creation. This year, 2024, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia entitled Strangers Everywhere, the literary meetings in November will focus on the theme of encountering the other.
The aim of this series of conversations between traveller-writers is to highlight not only the journey or journeys that are the subject of a narrative, but also to reveal the trigger that drives authors to follow particular itineraries, be they - separately or simultaneously - real, imaginary, historical.
Relive the meetings of the first edition of Invitation to Travel
Drawing on their books, stories and experiences, the authors are invited to dialogue freely in a colloquial style around a theme and in front of an audience in one of the rooms of Palazzo Vendramin Grimani in Venice. A facilitator of the meetings will question the invited authors not only about the adventures they have experienced and the subject of the narration, but also about the analysis of the places they have crossed, from a geographical, ethnological, economic and historical point of view.
