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Invito al viaggio 2024: programme preview

1 July 2024

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 Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia and Alliance Française di Venezia, with the support of Fondation Etrillard.

To attend all the appointments, participate in the meetings and in the aperitifs with the authors, all you need to do is become a Friend dell'Albero d'Oro (fee starting from 20€).

The programme

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.

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.

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.

**Meetings will be bookable from October 2024.

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