With « presenters » Bernard Stöckli and Charlotte Wittmer
Friday 22nd of April
19.00: doors open
19.30: official opening of Festival
• “Fly away or remain?”, with Stefan Bütschi (presentations in italian)
• Aperitivo & buffet*
• “The migration of swallows – between myth and reality” with Chiara Scandolara (Associazione Ficedula)
• “Whispers of the bat”, orally transmitted traditional tale from Burkina Faso by Mamadou Soma
• Lots of music from Burkina Faso, Mississippi and the Alpine crescent with Mamadou Soma, Dide Marfurt, Yulianna Khomenko, Charlotte Wittmer and friends
Saturday 23 April
14.00: bar open*
• When you talk about birds, you talk about hiking: we invite the public to participate in a walk full of surprises in the Camedo surroundings.
• Artistic, philosophical and practical interludes on small stages in specially constructed locations in and around the Atelier and Camedo area with presentations by Giampaolo Gotti, Gregory Stauffer, Milo Bissegger, Corinna Vitale, Kateřina Šobáňová and others.
• Nest-building workshop for children (from 6 years) with Nora Pouilly e Carola Dominioni
• Scarecrow construction workshop for adults and children with Anna Kohler
14.30
1. Artistic-philosophical excursion: “Preparing for flight” with Gregory Stauffer and “From one sky to another” with Giampaolo Gotti (50 min.)
2. Excursion “Discovering wild herbs” with Milo Bissegger (50 min.)
3. Nest construction workshop (for children) (50 min.)
4. Scarecrow construction workshop (for adults and children) (50 min.)
16.00
1. Artistic-philosophical excursion: “Preparing for flight” with Gregory Stauffer and “From one sky to another” with Giampaolo Gotti (50 min.)
2. Excursion “Discovering wild herbs” with Milo Bissegger (50 min.)
3. Nest construction workshop (for children) (50 min.)
4. Scarecrow construction workshop (for adults and children) (50 min.)
18.00 Dinner*
Risotto and birds-‘scapati’
Vegetarian meal
19.00
• “Fly away or remain?”, with Stefan Bütschi (presentations in italian)
• “Leraning more about swallows” by Chiara Scandolara (Associazione Fidecula)
• “Allô Camedo”, reportage about Ghardaïa, an oasis city in the Algerian desert and an intermediate stop for swallows. For this mission we engaged our special correspondent “Flr” (Florian Reichert)
• “Migration to Marts?”, interview with Vittorio Kellenberger
• Lots of musica
Sunday 24 April
9.00: bar open*
RSI Radio program live with Lara Montagna and other guests
• 9.00- 10.00 “Earth-hour“
• 10.00 – 12.00 “Popular Sunday“
11.00: brunch starts*
12.00:
• “Take off, land’, creative flying lessone with Gregory Stauffer
• “Whe are all individuals” or “The red fish isn’t green”, lesson in immagination with Florian Reichert
• “Fly away or remain?”, with Stefan Bütschi
• “Leaving, returning”, concluding speech by Daniele Maggetti
• and yet more musica
15.00: Festival Close
* catering takes place in collaboration with Osteria Grütli, Camedo.
the festival will continue even in inclement weather
for more information:
tel. +41 79 786 04 59
