The “Open Festival”, which will take place in Parma from 20 to 22 September, is now upon us. Sponsored by the Municipality and the University of the Emilian city, the event – with completely free admission – will host interviews with personalities from the world of politics, culture and entertainment who will discuss current events and the challenges of the future. If the themes and some big names of the second edition of the Festival had already been revealed in recent days, here are the guests entertainment world who will speak from the stage of Piazza Garibaldi.
Rap with Paola Zukar, Claudio Cabona, Dargen D'Amico and Willie Peyote
September 20 will be a Friday night full of music and comedy. After interviews with politicians and debates on the economy, education and justice, he will take to the stage in Piazza Garibaldi. Paola Zukarthe “lady of rap” who had the merit of taking the genre off the beaten track underground to get it off the ground on prestigious international stages. With its production agency, the Global managementtoday represents artists of the caliber of Fabri Fibra, Madame and Marracash; For a few months now, even Tiziano Ferro has decided to count on her. On stage too Claudio Cabonajournalist of 19th century And Rockolone of the leading rap experts in Italy. Together they edit the magazine Mondadori Explicit lyricswhose first volume deals with censorship, a topic that will certainly be addressed during the panel moderated by deputy director Serena Danna. Along with Paola Zukar and Claudio Cabona, there will be rappers Dargen D'Amico And Willie Peyotetwo of the most appreciated lyricists of the Italian scene. In fact, for them, rap becomes songwriting and reaches the point of social and political investigation. We have seen this more recently with the success of High wave in Sanremo 2024 and more generally with the album Hello America for the Milanese artist and with the splendid album By the river of the Turin rapper. On the Parma stage, the guests will bring all their wealth of experiences to discuss the challenges and boundaries of rap and its new and young protagonists. See you at 9:30 p.m.
Comedy with Brenda Lodigiani and Herbert Ballerina
This same Friday evening, there will be no shortage of opportunities to laugh, but also to reflect on the so-called politically (in)correct with Brenda Lodigiani And Herbert Ballerina. The first one is certainly among the flagship comedies not only of the last two seasons of GialappaShowthe latest winning creation of Gialappa's Band, with irresistible characters such as the Milanese Imbruttita and, above all, the hilarious Annalàisa, but more generally of Italian comedy which has discovered in her a new astonishing performer. The latter became known to the general public first as the co-protagonist of the trailers (and then also of the films) of Maccio Capatonda, also popular thanks to his work with Gialappa's Band, then also as the voice of The Zoo of 105one of the most listened to shows in the history of Italian radio. A character whose comic language lends itself perfectly to any type of media. With them – hosted by Gabriele Fazio – we will explore the limits of comedy, to understand how far we can go, what are the characteristics not only of those who try to make people laugh in Italy, but also of those who must receive humor. , the audience, therefore also how the mood of Italians has changed in the era of political correctness. All this will happen at 10:30 pm.
Live Podcasts
The Intern with Mara Maionchi and Angelica
This variety of voices and points of view will be replicated on September 21st. Sustainable development, foreign affairs, technology, Europe will be the themes at the center of the debates starting at 10:30 am on Saturday. To then leave room for culture, entertainment and creativity. The Parma stage will be transformed into a studio ready to host two event episodes of two of the most popular podcasts in Italian programming. The first, at 3 pm, is The internedited by radio and TV host Filippo Grondona (born in 2000), who will try to understand the secrets of work and success Mara Maionchi And Alberto Salernotwo of the most visionary minds in the history of Italian discography.
Tomboys live by Francesca Michielin with Ditonellapiaga and Angelica
The appointment with Francesca Michielin and his Tomboys is scheduled for Saturday at 8:30 p.m. The singer-songwriter has become one of the most influential voices in modern feminism and the fight against patriarchy. Tomboys he was born for this and for that Open is pleased to welcome her to the stage of its Festival, this time to delve into the intricacies of female discography. How does a problem that belongs to society as a whole reflect specifically on the Italian musical environment? In our country, the charts are almost always dominated by men, female producers almost do not exist, the role of artistic director of the Sanremo Festival, which will celebrate its 75th anniversary in a few months, has never been entrusted to a woman. So, what are the difficulties that a woman must face to succeed in the world of music? Francesca Michielin will talk about it with two singer-songwriters: Toe in the woundwho became known to the Italian public thanks to a very successful participation in the Sanremo Festival in the company of Rettore, winner of a Targa Tenco for the best first work for the beautiful Camouflage. And then Angelicintense and talented singer-songwriter, released last March with the album Unknown Superstarsparticularly appreciated by critics.
Live performance from French Saints and Ex-Otago
But it didn't stop there. Also on the evening of Saturday, September 21, we will continue with the music, even played. Maurizio Carucci from IE Ex-Otago French SaintsBetween one conversation and another about the new frontiers of songwriting and indie, they will acoustically play some pieces from their magnificent repertoire for the audience. We will take advantage of the presence of the French Saints and the singer of Ex-Otago, two similar entities in their authentic approach to music but with different backgrounds, to understand what options are available today to a young artist who wants to present himself on the market.
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