Culture Bobbio

1 culture

1.1 in literature , cinema
1.2 film festival
1.3 literary contest
1.4 palio delle contrade
1.5 music , dancing
1.6 gerberto choir – city of bobbio
1.7 gastronomy , local products

culture
in literature , cinema

the director marco bellocchio, family bobbio, shot in city , whereabouts first successful film, fists in pocket. many bobbiesi starred in film extras. edited each year cultural activities related cinema, particularly laboratory farecinema , bobbio film festival (with performances in summer).
the monastery of bobbio , library – richest of centuries of middle ages – mentioned in novel umberto eco name of rose.

film festival

preparation competition of bobbio film festival

the town of bobbio has own film festival director marco bellocchio born laboratory farecinema, , become film competition bobbio film festival. farecinema – meet authors brainchild of maestro marco bellocchio wanted create in hometown, bobbio, laboratory teaching art of film direction. first edition held, parallel laboratory, evening film festival open public film club @ end of screenings people participated representing film projected. in 2005 becomes exhibition festival, taking name of bobbio film festival , marco bellocchio establishing award hunchback of gold in reference symbols of bobbio, medieval ponte gobbo, reward film judged best among proposed. review films work moved in cloister of saint columban, traditionally takes event. in parallel, laboratory continues farecinema become film school , acting, , town of bobbio , become movie set possibility of participation of extras taken street.

literary contest

from 2008 local newspaper publisher , pontegobbo piacentino freedom indicate literary competition open young italian , foreign writers of fiction , poetry. competition young unsigned talent , contribute emerge , become known , appreciated audiences , critics. or experts recognized , awards top entries there opportunities public amenities, while established winner free advertising , inclusion in contexts of narrative. piazza santa fara parallel in porch of saint columban, event held in piazza managed pontegobbo books, chance meet , buy works of historical fiction local tourism.

palio delle contrade

the palio manifestation of medieval origin, sees challenge of contrada members in various contests of skill, conquest of cloth crowns winning contrada. 5 historic districts of bobbio named after many gateways medieval city existing in 12th century: alcarina, fringuella, agazza, legleria , nova. event held on 2nd sunday of august organized pro loco, open in afternoon historical procession wind castle along downtown streets st. fara square, saw representatives each district compete in historic city center in various contests of skill decree winner. contrada members dressed in colors of belonging compete in 5 challenges: racing towers, launch egg, rat race castellana , greasy pole in cathedral square. younger ones there palio of child. final prize giving delivery of palio concludes challenge, while @ night in every square frame hold dinners of districts.

music , dancing

ettore losini – bani pied piper

positioned in heart of 4 provinces (alessandria in piedmont – genoa, in liguria – pavia, in lombardy – piacenza, in emilia-romagna), bobbio can boast old musical tradition, linked use of instrument, piffero (oboe popular double-reed), accompanied accordion, brings vast repertoire of songs marked various stages of life of community. in addition provinces of 4 dances (famously jig bobbio bala ghidon), there tracks carlin may – cantamaggio, variant of feast of santa croce, marriage, lever (leva levon santa maria) , recall places , events related past (the song draghin). dances, in addition waltz, polka , mazurka can meet archaic dances such as: alexandria, monferrina, jig two.

music groups:

i musetta: tilion / attilio rocca of ozzola, piercarlo cardinali of piacenza , bani / ettore losini of degara play @ soul feasts , celebrations , brought these music abroad].
the enerbia: maddalena scagnelli, franco guglielmetti, stefano faravelli , massimo braghieri.
a pair of younger musicians, cassolo, gabriele dametti piper accompanied davide follini accordion.

gerberto choir – city of bobbio

main: [chorus gerberto http://www.corogerberto.eu]

the choir takes name gerbert of aurillac abbot of monastery of st. columban in bobbio around year 1 thousand , later became pope name of sylvester ii. gerbert not scholar of astronomy, mathematics , philosophy, of music.

founded don michele tosi in 60s choir reconstituted after more 20 years of inactivity in november 1998, efforts of former choir members , of young maestro edo mazzoni. repertoire includes 30 items comprising traditional mountain songs, folklore , songs of international modern authors revised , harmonized teacher directing choir genre may involve several generations, youngest. today choir can number among significant experiences participation in major international competitions , concerts abroad.

gastronomy , local products

the local gastronomy influenced different traditions of near regions: liguria, piemonte, lombardia , emilia. part of kitchen piacenza, bobbio occupies prominent position include series of original local dishes , desserts passed down many generations:

macaroni bobbies (with needle) (flour, eggs, oil, water);
pine nut ricotta (or pin da lesa) (flour, potatoes, ricotta, spinach, eggs, , grana padano);
lasagne bobbies (typical lasagna layered béchamel sauce mixed meat , mushroom sauce);
the bobbies stew (with beef, butter, olive oil, garlic piacenza, flour, onion, dry red wine, salt, pepper, nutmeg, rosemary, bay leaves, sage, carrots, celery, tomato sauce);
snails bobbies (wet). there festival dedicated , consumed on christmas eve in best restaurants (snails, onion, carrots, leek, celery, tomato sauce, white wine, olive oil, butter, pepper);
almond cake, year round in ovens , bakeries of bobbio (of 3 types, crisp, full , soft);
the cake sandy
the croccante, sort of almond sweetmeat.
christmas cake (flour, honey, yeast, eggs, raisins, sugar, butter, milk).
mustard fruit (pear, apple).

the famous snails of bobbio survival food have become sought-after course christmas eve or celebrated maccheroni hand made pasta done aid of knitting needle , served tasty beef stew sauce.

in right season possible taste flavoured products of surrounding woods such mushrooms , truffles.

and last not least numerous locally produced wines of excellent quality. tradition says same monks arrived saint columbanus started growing of vine after abandoned during dark age of middleage.

bobbio located @ foot of ligurian apennines, in territory known colli piacentini, near doc production of typical wines such gutturnio, trebbianino trebbia val, barbera, bonarda, ortrugo, malvasia, cabernet sauvignon, pinot (other: riesling, dolcetto, muscat , merlot).

bobbio famous sausage: salami, cups, bacon, piacenza pdo, sausages of various kinds, , cotechini , zampone.