" Sardinia meets Warsaw" in the name of Maria Carta. The Foundation named after the Siligo-born artist will be present in Warsaw on April 17th and 18th with an event promoted and developed in collaboration with the Sardinian Association "Shardana" and the Italian Cultural Institute, bringing the sounds, songs, and colors of Sardinia to the Polish capital.
The highlight will be the grand concert on Saturday, April 18, held at 6:00 p.m. in the Bielany Town Hall, one of Warsaw's most populous neighborhoods. Performers will include Tazenda , featuring Gigi Camedda, Gino Marielli, and Serena Carta Mantilla; the Tenores di Bitti “Remunnu 'e locu,” a four-piece male ensemble composed of Mario Pira, Dino Ruiu, Pierluigi Giorno, and Andrea Sella; the Fantafolk duo, formed by Vanni Masala and Andrea Pisu, pioneers in the combined use of two iconic Sardinian instruments, the accordion and the launeddas; and Sandra Ligas , who will perform traditional Sardinian songs enriched with original compositions in Campidanese, a southern variant of the Sardinian language.
Among the guests will also be the Città di Tempio Folk Group , with its traditional dances, winners of the Zielona Góra Festival in Poland. Mezzo-soprano Martyna Kasprzyk-Peralta will perform for the hosts, accompanied by Marzena Białobrzeska on cello and Mateusz Stankiewicz on accordion.
The day before, the Sardinian delegation will be received by the Italian Ambassador, Luca Franchetti Pardo . Speakers will include Grzegorz Pietruczuk (mayor of the Bielany district), Fabio Troisi (director of the Italian Cultural Institute) , and representatives of the Circolo Shardana. Leonardo Marras, president of the Maria Carta Foundation , will present the ambassador with the Sardinian flag on behalf of the President of the Regional Council, Piero Comandini , along with a letter of greeting and thanks.
