From October 19th to 31st and beyond, Sardinia and even New York will celebrate the centenary of Grazia Deledda's Nobel Prize. The special project "Grazia Ritrovata," produced and conceived by 369gradi , offers meetings, performances, and writing and dance workshops dedicated to the writer from Nuoro.
After the summer events, here's the fall program. It begins on Monday, October 19th at 6:00 p.m., at the Anna Maria Monti Municipal Auditorium in Bonorva, with Martha Witt , Deledda's translator into English for the American publisher Italica Press, who meets Patricia Gaborik on "The Universal Writing of Grazia Deledda." At the center, her most recent translation: "The Mother."
On Thursday, October 22nd, we move to Rebeccu, a medieval village a few kilometers from Bonorva, where activities dedicated to traditional rites and knowledge begin, born from the meeting between Grazia Ritrovata and Pro sas Animas.
On Tuesday, October 27th, at 8:00 pm, the Giave Social Center will perform The Supper of Souls , based on the novel by Maria Laura Berlinguer (HarperCollins, 2025). The show, starring Michela Atzeni and featuring live music by Adele Madau, is directed by Maurizio Rippa. Repeat performances will be held on October 28th in Borutta, the 29th in Cheremule, and the 30th in Bonorva.
From October 28th to 30th, in Rebeccu, Mauritian-born author and playwright Nalini Vidoolah Mootoosamy will lead "In My Own Words," a writing and theater workshop with actress and director Michela Atzeni and scholar Sonita Sarker.
On October 31st at 11:30 a.m., the Sardinian journey concludes in Sassari, at the Koinè bookshop, with a meeting dedicated to the contemporary rereading of Grazia Deledda. Speakers will include Sonita Sarker , a scholar of literature, feminist and postcolonial studies, and philologist Dino Manca . Moderator: journalist Flavia Caroppo.
The final events in Sardinia precede the international stage in , where Sonita Sarker, Dino Manca, and Nalini Vidoolah Mootoosamy will continue their reflections and experiences on the island at the international symposium to be held on Thursday, December 10, hosted by the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center of the CUNY Graduate Center, coordinated by Giancarlo Lombardi, Valeria Orani, and Frank Hentschker. On Friday, December 11, the anniversary of the Nobel Prize, the Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò at New York University will screen , based on the novel by Marcello Fois. This will be followed by a discussion with the director, actress Irene Maiorino, and Professor Dino Manca, who served as historical and scientific consultant for the film.
