Omar Pedrini: “The world is staged at the Ferrara Buskers Festival”

“The world is staged in Ferrara, told by many crossings, road and cultural. The world told by the most sensitive and close to what happens to people, indeed I would say custodians of people’s stories, but seen from below. Change the point of view to the busker. And then inclusion, contamination, sustainability, dialogue. Looking in the eyes, who for an intense moment, who for a whole afternoon”. As Omar Pedrini Tell the spirit of the Ferrara Buskers Festival. The 2025 edition of the event, the thirtieth, will take place from 27 to 31 August and the former Timoria is part of the organizational staff. For five days, the suggestive Historic center of Ferrara it will turn into an outdoor theater, for a program that provides more than 60 shows every evening, beyond talk, exhibition, laboratories For adults and children dedicated to the environment and music, one street food and a market of artistic crafts.

The opening of the Festival is held the August 27 at 6pmwith the presentation of the artists present; The closure, as usual, is scheduled from 5pm on Sunday 31 August, with the parade of the Marching Band, the performance within the “Bring your guitar and Busker!” initiative! ” And finally, the projection of “Jimmy and Lucio: notes in the margin“dedicated to Lucio Dalla and Jimmy Villotti. “The Ferrara Buskers Festival, the first and most famous event dedicated to street artists, presents an increasingly difficult selection for the growing quality of the artists. Among the 259 artists, coming from 19 nationality, stands out the presence of Taiwan and the twinning with South Korea. Musicians, acrobats, poets and painters perform in a city that welcomes the 38th consecutive edition. In addition to shows, talk, workshops and street foods offer complete dive in the Busking world. Playing on the street is not a lack of alternatives, but an artistic genre made of improvisation, construction of the scenic space, the involvement of the public and hat as a means of contact. The art of road is the last wild territory of creativity“, he adds Rebecca Bottoniorganizer of cultural events and a manager in the entertainment and events sector, president of the Ferrara Buskers Festival. Which then recalls the two great news of this edition: “LAt school school for adults and children, to find contact with reality, and the Gianna Nannini prize, dedicated to the authenticity of musical experimentation. The winner of the first edition is Tribalneed. The prize will be awarded on August 27 “.

Among the very first events in Italy to receive the ISO 20121 certification for the project Bogen face to good practices compared to the decrease in waste, the Ferrara Buskers Festival has the participation of 90 groups invited to a total, for a total of 259 artists, of which 121 they are under 35. The nationalities from which the artists come are 19including Australia, Canada, South Korea, Russia, Japan, and for the first time, Taiwan.

During the programming they will be 5 the talks e 5 the reading that will involve the public, 13 workshops for adults and children, setting up of 4 exhibitions.

Ferrara Buskers Festival® – 2025 – 38th edition

Historic center of Ferrara, from 27 to 31 August

Ticket: 8 euros

Free for all under 13

Timetable
From Wednesday to Saturday: from 18 to 24

Sunday: from 17 to 21

Web https://www.ferrarabuskers.com/

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