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From September 4, 2026 to September 6, 2026
Anghiari
Autobiography Festival | Autobiography Across the Stages of Life
September 4, 5, 6, 2026 - Anghiari
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
→ Anghiari Theater
3:00 PM What the Tree Holds: Memory, Narrative, and the Stages of Life – a performance by Henri and Salomè Olama
4:00 PM Opening of the Autobiography Festival, with Stefania Bolletti, Duccio Demetrio, Caterina Benelli, Massimiliano Bruni, and the mayor of Anghiari, Alessandro Polcri
4:15 PM Autobiographies and the Stages of Life: Duccio Demetrio introduces the Festival’s theme
4:45 PM Positive Demographics: A Different Way of Viewing Aging, with Giammarco Alderotti, introduced by Gianpaolo Nuvolati
5:30 PM Childhoods: Us, Girls and Boys, with Gianguido Palumbo, presented by Duccio Demetrio
6:00 PM Changes in Self-Narrative Across the Stages of Life, a conversation between Natalia Cangi, director of the National Diary Archive, and Caterina Benelli
6:30 PM Before Me. Memories and Reflections on Our Family Origins, Stefanie Risse presents the latest work from the Remote Autobiographical Writing Circle
9:30 PM → Anghiari Theater In the Territories: Interwoven Voices from LUA Representatives, discussion and workshop with the audience
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
→ Anghiari Theater
9:00 a.m. Staged reading curated by Simona Garbarino and Andrea Merendelli
9:15 a.m. Childhood: “When Words Call,” Stefano Raimondi in conversation with young writers
10:00 a.m. Staged reading curated by Simona Garbarino and Andrea Merendelli
10:15 a.m. Adolescence
On Elsa Morante’s The World Saved by Children, with Benedetta Centovalli
The Ecology of Silence and Adolescent Thought, with Nicoletta Polla-Mattiot
11:15 a.m. Adulthood
Educating Ourselves in Solitude by Micaela Castiglioni, presented by the author
Adulthood and Participation. Stories of Shared Care for the Commons, with Alessandra Valastro and Daniela Ciaffi
12:00 p.m. Staged reading curated by Simona Garbarino and Andrea Merendelli
12:15 p.m. Old Age
Lungo la strada: Paolo Jedlowski in conversation with Vittoria Sofia.
Renato Franchi presents the book Lungo la strada. Anni di vita e di musica (Along the Road: Years of Life and Music), introduced by Mariangela Giusti, and concludes with a musical performance
3:00 PM and 5:30 PM Workshops
→ Palazzo Testi
My Courtyard Is Beautiful: Writing About Oneself Through Picture Books, with Alessia Roselli and Milena Perazzini. Introduced by Roberto Scanarotti.
Different Languages: Self-Narratives in Adolescence, with Ilaria Miglio and Sara Moretti
The Ghost of Home with Ludovica Danieli, Donatella Messina, and Maria Luisa Vezzali
Writing in the Fourth Stage of Life with Vittoria Sofia and Paola Madrigali
3:30 p.m. → Anghiari Library
Born to Write — an autobiographical writing workshop for girls and boys ages 8 to 13, led by Maria Rosa Marchi and Mariella Pavani
9:30 p.m. → Anghiari Theater
Discarica di me. A performance by and starring Giovanna Mori
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
→ Anghiari Theater9:30 a.m. La Rivista Autobiografie, with Caterina Benelli and Giorgio Macario
10:00 a.m. I Quaderni di Anghiari – Narr-azione. From the City of Autobiography to the Village of Storytellers, with Roberto Scanarotti
10:30 a.m. Award ceremony for the “L’albero delle ciliegie” contest, hosted by Giorgio Macario and Massimiliano Bruni
11:30 a.m. “La vita anteriore”: Raffaele Simone in conversation with Federico Batini
Presentation of the City of Autobiography Award to Raffaele Simone
12:30 p.m. Closing remarks with Duccio Demetrio, Stefania Bolletti, Caterina Benelli, and Massimiliano Bruni