“Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and the Mediterranean Sea”
Study days with Foundation Saint-Exupéry pour la jeunesse
Sala Magna – Steri Monumental Complex,
July 10th/11th 2012

 

On the 10th and 11th of July, starting from 9.30 a.m., Sole Luna Festival opened its week with the international convention about the visionary author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, two study days titled ‘Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and the Mediterranean Sea’, promoted by the foundation Antoine de Saint-Exupéry pour la jeunesse in collaboration with Sole Luna and Scuola Italiana per Stranieri of the University of Palermo. The meeting, which took place at the small church of Sant’Antonio Abate (Steri Monumental Complex), gathered renown scholars from Italy and other countries.

Roberto La Galla, Chancellor of the University of Palermo, took the floor at first, followed by François d’Agay, President of the Fondation Antoine de Saint-Exupéry pour la jeunesse, Mari D’Agostino, Director of ItaStra – Scuola di Lingua Italiana per Stranieri, Lucia Gotti Venturato, President of the association Sole Luna – Un ponte tra le culture, Frédéric d’Agay, writer and historian, France Britto, Professor of French Language and Literature (University of Mumbai), Antoine Assaf, writer and philosopher (Lebanon), Gabriella D’Agostino (University of Palermo), Carmen Artigas, Professor of Philology (University of Murcia), Pasquale Chessa, historian and journalist, among others.

Protagonists of the 11th were Daria Galateria, Professor of French Language and Literature (University of La Sapienza, Rome), Antonio Velez, Professor of French Language and Literature (University of Palermo), Alice Stori, designer and founder of Storialab, Serge Desarnaulds, Swiss philosopher and composer, Achille Mauri, Chief Executive of Le Messaggerie, and Giovanni Lo Monaco, Teacher of a primary school. The convention was closed by Barbara Evola, Councillor for Education of the City of Palermo.

During the study days, four important and rare documentaries ware projected:

  • ‘Le Petit Prince’, by Arünas Zebrünas (Lithuania, 1964)
  • ‘Visages de Saint-Exupéry’, introduced by Ange Casta (France, 1961)
  • ‘Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’, by J.J. Languepin (France, 1948)
  • ‘Courrier Sud’, by Pierre Billon (France, 1934)

Pics taken by our volunteers

Antonio Gervasi: 

Alessandro Cartosio

School competition ‘Addomesticare vuol dire… creare legami’: the award ceremony

The one-week long exhibition at Sala delle Verifiche of Palazzo Steri of the works by the older pupils of primary school and middle school ended with the award ceremony of the competition ‘Addomesticare vuol dire… creare legami’. The students had been requested to think over the passage that gives name to the competition and give a visual representation (drawing, painting, sculpture, collage, audiovisual).

Pics by our volunteers

The exhibition – by Marzia Bagnasco

The prize-giving – by Antonio Gervasi

Programme

Tuesday July 10th
9.30 a.m. Inaugural addresses
Roberto La Galla, Chancellor of the University of Palermo
François d’Agay, President of the Fondation Antoine de Saint-Exupéry pour la jeunesse
Mari D’Agostino, Director of ItaStra – Scuola di Lingua Italiana per Stranieri (University of Palermo)
Lucia Gotti Venturato, President of the association Sole Luna – Un ponte tra le culture

10.30 a.m. Chairman Frédéric d’Agay
France Britto, Professor of French Language and Literature (University of Mumbai)
Saint-Exupéry: faim de lumière
Antoine Assaf, writer and philosopher (Lebanon)
L’influence de l’Orient dans Citadelle

11.30 a.m. Screening of the documentary Antoine de Saint-Exupéry by J.J. Languepin, France 1948 (20’)
Marco Noto, Pilot of the French Company L’Aéropostale
Saint-Ex, prima del principe, l’aviatore e l’uomo

3.00 p.m. Chairman Gabriella D’Agostino, University of Palermo
Carmen Artigas, Professor of Philology (University of Murcia)
Frédéric d’Agay, writer and historian
Saint-Exupéry et le Maroc
Pasquale Chessa, historian and journalist
Saint Exupéry ad Alghero

5.15 p.m. Screening of the documentary Visages de Saint-Exupéry, introduced by the director AngeCasta, France 1961 (1 h 15’)

Wednesday July 11th

10.00 a.m. Chairman Carmen Artigas
Daria Galateria, Professor of French Language and Literature (University La Sapienza, Rome)
Il rapporto di Saint-Exupéry con il denaro e l’economia: il ritratto dell’uomo d’affari
Antonio Velez, Professor of French Language and Literature (University of Palermo)
La fortuna italiana di Saint-Exupéry: una traduzione di Terres de hommes
Alice Stori, designer and founder of Storialab
I disegni e le parole: due metà di un discorso
Serge Desarnaulds, Swiss philosopher and composer
Points de suspension… l’enfance et l’errance
Achille Mauri, Chief Executive of Le Messaggerie
Ricordi 1945
Giovanni Lo Monaco, Teacher of the primary school ‘Convitto Nazionale di Stato Giovanni Falcone’ of Palermo
Il piccolo principe: possibili sviluppi didattici e formativi

4.30 p.m. Screening of the documentary Le Petit Prince by Arünas Zebrünas, Lithuania 1964 (1h 05’)

5.30 p.m. Conclusive greetings
Barbara Evola, Councillor for Educationof the City of Palermo

6.30 p.m. Visit to the exhibition ‘Addomesticare vuol dire… creare legami’ and prize-giving.