Telling the World to Today's Children

The Biblioteca cantonale di Locarno hosts an evening on storytelling for children, with guests from literature, theatre and music education.

Programme

For the International Day of Children’s Rights, the Biblioteca cantonale di Locarno presents a public discussion on how the world can be told to today’s children.

The evening opens with the short narrative “Le quattro rane” by Santuzza Oberholzer, inspired by a parable by Khalil Gibran.

Speakers

The discussion features:

• Letizia Bolzani, specialist in children’s literature and journalist
• Walter Broggini, puppeteer, author, director and theatre educator
• Anna Galassetti, senior lecturer in music education at DFA/ASP of SUPSI
• Santuzza Oberholzer, author, actress and artistic director of Teatro dei Fauni

The event is moderated by Stefano Codiroli of the Biblioteca cantonale di Locarno.