TALKS, MUSIC, READINGS, LIVE PAINTING

Coconino FEST

  • 13 June 2025 - 15 June 2025
  • MAR - Museo d'Arte della città di Ravenna

MAR on the weekend of June 13-15 hosts Coconino FEST The authors featured in Future meet the public and do signacopie sessions. Other comic book artists and well-known artists such as Fumettibrutti and Igort join in to bring a series of talks and special events to life. On Saturday, June 14, the festival moves to Hana Bi in Marina di Ravenna, with an explosive party to celebrate 25 years of Coconino Pres

 

Program

All events will take place at the MAR Art Museum of the City of Ravenna, except where otherwise indicated.

 

Friday, June 13

 

  • 3 p.m.,  Biblioteca Classense
    La grande rimozione
    Opening of the exhibition of plates from the graphic novel by Roberto Grossi
  • 4 p.m., Biblioteca Classense
    Il futuro che non vogliamo vedere
    Panel discussion with author Roberto Grossi, Andrea Coccia (La Revue – L’informazione a fumetti) and two activists from Fridays for Future Italia. A dialogue on the burning questions concerning the future of all of us and the next generations in the face of global warming and the environmental emergency.
  • 6 p.m.
    Opening of the exhibitions Future
    Opening and visit to the exhibitions dedicated to comics by George Herriman, David B., Maruo Suehiro, ZUZU, Alessandro Tota, Daniele Kong, Cleo Bissong and Chiara Fazi.
  • 7:30 p.m.
    Giocando a gatto e topo: Krazy Kat e le origini del fumetto
    Igort recounts the life and works of George Herriman, one of the founding fathers of the Ninth Art. Domenico Procacci speaks.
  • 10 p.m.
    Bestie in fuga
    Reading from the graphic novel by Daniele Kong, with musical accompaniment and live painting. Music by Lorenzo Tomio.

 

Saturday, June 14

 

  • 11 a.m.
    Masterclass with Alessandro Tota
    An author tells his story: The magnificent illusion and other stories.
  • 5 p.m.
    Avere un corpo da fantascienza
    Lorenzo Ghetti and his graphic novel La forma che mi hai dato. The author dialogues with Nicolò Porcelluzzi.
  • 6 p.m.
    Nello spazio di un racconto
    Bianca Bagnarelli and the comic stories collected in Animali domestici. The author dialogues with Stefano Cipolla.
  • 7 p.m.
    Cosa sognano i ragazzi?
    ZUZU dialogues with Fumettibrutti about his new graphic novel Ragazzo. Simonetta Sciandivasci moderates the meeting.
  • 9.30 p.m.,  Hana-Bi Marina di Ravenna
    Coconino Krazy Party
    DR. Pira presents: La trilogia della Valle Scrivia. To follow: Super Relax DJ Set + resident DJ, live painting and signacopies by Coconino Fest guests.

 

Sunday, June  15

 

  • 11 a.m.
    Masterclass with David B
    Stories, ideas and new ways for comics: the author of Il Grande Male about his work with Stefano Ricci.
  • 4 p.m.
    Le valli della memoria
    Pietro Scarnera and his comic strip about the Resistenza a Ravenna. The author dialogues with Davide Reviati. Speakers: Ilaria Bonaccorsi Gardini and Fabio Sbaraglia.
  • 5 p.m.
    Voci, corpi, libertà
    Cleo Bissong, author of the graphic novel Ma siamo ancora qui a parlarnearne?, and Chiara Fazi, co-author with Johnny Mox of the graphic novel Polifonia, dialogue with Nina Terruzzi (Battiti, Radio Tre Rai).
  • 6 p.m.
    Ave Maria piena di rabbia
    Reading by Gloria Riggio, guitar accompaniment by Fabio Schember and live painting by Chiara Fazi.

 

 

 

 

Free admission to the meetings

    Friday, June 13 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
    Saturday, June 14 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
    Sunday, June 15 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Location:

MAR - Museo d'Arte della città di Ravenna

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