Biennale di Venezia Hosts Dante Reading on St. Francis with Patriarch Moraglia
On October 6 at 6:30 PM, the Biennale di Venezia will host a reading of Dante Alighieri's work in Sala delle Colonne, Ca' Giustinian, Venice, featuring free admission with prior reservation on their website. This event, part of the Biennale della Parola and celebrations for the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi, will focus on Canto XI and the closing verses of Canto X from Dante's Paradiso. Patriarch Francesco Moraglia will introduce the session, with actress Lucilla Giagnoni performing the readings. Music and sound will be provided by Thierry Coduys, under the mise en espace of Antonello Pocetti.
Key facts
- Event takes place Tuesday, October 6 at 6:30 PM in Sala delle Colonne, Ca' Giustinian, Venice
- Free admission with mandatory reservation on the Biennale di Venezia website
- Part of Biennale della Parola and the octocentenary of St. Francis of Assisi celebrations
- Focus on Canto XI and closing verses of Canto X of Dante's Paradiso
- Patriarch of Venice Francesco Moraglia introduces and comments; actress Lucilla Giagnoni reads
- Mise en espace by Antonello Pocetti; music and sound by Thierry Coduys
- Dante composed these cantos between 1316 and 1317, nearly a century after Francis's death
- First of three Special Projects from the Archivio Storico – Centro Internazionale della Ricerca sulle Arti Contemporanee
- Upcoming: La veglia dell'Acqua Granda on November 4, and five evenings on Pavel A. Florenskij from November 16–20
Entities
Artists
- Dante Alighieri
- San Francesco di Assisi
- Francesco Moraglia
- Lucilla Giagnoni
- Antonello Pocetti
- Thierry Coduys
- Debora Rossi
- Marco Paolini
- Michela Signori
- Davide Iodice
- Pavel A. Florenskij
Institutions
- Biennale di Venezia
- Archivio Storico – Centro Internazionale della Ricerca sulle Arti Contemporanee
- Comitato Nazionale per la Celebrazione dell'ottavo centenario della morte di San Francesco di Assisi
- Biennale della Parola
- Atlante delle Rive
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Ca' Giustinian
- Sala delle Colonne