A dress that becomes more than an object, as a guardian of memories, revealer of emotions and secrets or, again, material for narration: and it is precisely under the theme of " Vestival! Stories, visions and books to put on " that the twenty-first edition of Tuttestorie , the Literature Festival for Girls and Boys, returns from 7 to 11 October : seventy-eight guests , including Italian and international writers, illustrators and artists, and three hundred and ninety events scheduled at the ExMa in Cagliari , in via San Lucifero 71 , to explore dress as identity, memory and story .
In its renewed collaboration with local brands, publishing houses, and cultural agents, the Festival is keeping a close eye on foreign countries : as demonstrated by the presence of renowned children's author Abby Hanlon , who returns from New York on the tenth anniversary of her " Dory Fantasmagorica ," and her Australian colleague and UNICEF ambassador Sophie Blackall , as well as Vietnamese-American cartoonist Trung Le Nguyen with his " The Magic Fish ," an acclaimed debut in which queer identity and fairy tales intertwine to tell a story of migration and growth. Also expected are Dutch writer David Vlietstra , his colleague Tamara Bach , the Flemish creative duo Jacques & Lise , and Swedish authors Anders Sparring and Per Gustavsson . Meanwhile, the writer and poet Silvia Vecchini , the illustrator Sualzo (alias Antonio Vincenti) and the writer and film critic Manlio Castagna are arriving from the Peninsula.
Reserving a special space for children aged zero to six , in the readings by the volunteers of Nati per Leggere and the interactive performances with the Basque actor, artist and art historian , clothing is therefore a thematic thread that immediately emerges in the with the exhibition " ", a composition of seventeen bizarre outfits topped by large faceless heads, curated by . This is also the case with the original production " " by and , in which dozens of printed dresses become three-dimensional surfaces to inhabit and have fun, accompanying the audience into a "sound wardrobe" thanks also to collective listening via headphones. And again with the and , exploring the concept of clothing up to the paintings of and , and the choreography of " ".
