The inauguration of TraMonti on 10th July 2010 at Pietra di Bismantova was a great success. More than 2,000 spectators watched the moving and evocative artistic dialogue marked by the music of Stefano Bollani at the piano and enriched by the harmony of movement of the dancers of the Aterballetto Company, choreographed by Mauro Bigonzetti.

On Saturday May 8th at 7 pm at the "Al Corso" theatre at 14 Corso Garibaldi in Reggio Emilia, the writer Gianni Celati will present an unpublished editorial project on Luigi Ghirri: a book (Quodlibet Publications) which, for the first time, collects the photography lessons held by the photographer from Reggio Emilia at the Università del Progetto between 1989 and 1990, a period in which the Institute was supported by the Province of Reggio Emilia.

A meeting with Carlo Petrini and screening of the film “Mother Earth” by Ermanno Olmi. On Thursday 29th April 2010 at 6 p.m. at the Ariosto Theatre in Corso Cairoli, 1 in Reggio Emilia. In the video is the first part of the speech by Carlo Petrini on the opening of “Mother Earth 2008”.

On Thursday 15th April 2010, in the auditorium “Manodori” (University of Studies of Modena and Reggio Emilia) at 5 p.m., presentation of the research results carried out by the University Iuav in Venice for the preparation of guidelines and projects regarding territories with special landscape relevance and fragility, seats of industrial and artisan settlements.

The iniziative, organized in collaboration with the Landscape Biennial, takes place on 26th, 27th and 28th March and includes guided tours (to the Municipal Palace in Corso Mazzini 33, to the National State Boarding School “Rinaldo Corso” in Via Bernieri – which includes the majestic Church of St. Joseph Calasanzio(Chiesa di San Giuseppe Calasanzio) once San Domenico – and to the Jewish Cemetery in Via Della Repubblica) and a charity show by Aterballetto.

Saturday 27th March “Italia Nostra” and the “Associazione Italiana Donne Medico” (The Italian Women Medical Doctors’ Association) propose a convention on the opening days of the third edition of the Landscape Biennial.

Angelo Davoli’s exhibit, which illustrates the artist’s experience at Cantiere Morini, will be inaugurated on Saturday 27 March at Palazzo Casotti (Piazza Casotti 1 in Reggio Emilia at 6 pm). Cantiere Morini is the site where the artist painted two silos that served as the setting of the Aterballetto performance “Certe Notti”, filmed and used as the scenography (produced by Davoli himself) , with choreography by Mauro Bigonzetti and music by Luciano Ligabue.

The Landscape Biennial asked famous people from the worlds of culture, entertainment and politics to answer the simple question “What is landscape?". We’re publishing these interventions, while looking forward to the third edition of the venture.

The Landscape Biennial asked famous people from the worlds of culture, entertainment and politics to answer the simple question “What is landscape?". We’re publishing these interventions, while looking forward to the third edition of the venture.

The appointment is on Friday 5th March at the Cinema “Al Corso”, in Corso Garibaldi, 14 in Reggio Emilia, to discover the 2010 edition Landscape Biennial programme.