The Program 2008

Babel's meetings are free of charge, but you can book your ticket contacting Bellinzona Turismo, +41 91 825 48 18,


Thursday, September 18

20.30 Cinema Forum

Projection of the movie Life and Debt by Stephanie Black, based on A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid, in the presence of the author


Friday, September 19

18.30 Teatro Sociale

Derek Walcott in dialogue with Matteo Campagnoli (English and Italian)


Saturday, September 20

9.30 Teatro Sociale

Stephanos Papadopoulos in dialogue with Matteo Campagnoli (English and Italian)


11.30 Teatro Sociale

Daniel Heller-Roazen (Italian)


14.00 Teatro Sociale

Sandra Cisneros in dialogue with Riccardo Duranti (English and Italian)


16.00 Teatro Sociale

Amitav Ghosh in dialogue with Anna Nadotti (English and Italian)


18.00 Museo Villa dei Cedri

Vernissage artBabel: Walker Evans and Theo Frei


21.30 Teatro Sociale

Concert, The Tiger Lillies: Literary Lillies


Sunday, September 21

9.30 Teatro Sociale

Leo Tuor in dialogue with Francesco Maiello and Riccarda Caflisch (Sursilvan and Italian)


11.30 Teatro Sociale

Ha Jin in dialogue with Monica Morzenti (English and Italian)


14.00 Teatro Sociale

Jamaica Kincaid in dialogue with Franca Cavagnoli (English and Italian)


16.00 Teatro Sociale

Iso Camartin in dialogue with Clà Riatsch and Chasper Pult (Vallader and Italian)


17.30 Teatro Sociale

Viceversa Letteratura 2 - 2008: the Swiss magazine of literary exchanges


18.00 barBabel

closing at barBabel