Pordenonelegge in Romania at Italian language week

(ANSA) - PORDENONE, 17 OTT - A constantly growing international vocation, the topical focuses that allow it to stand "on the doorstep of history," a strong identity as a cultural enterprise, increasingly invited to take its experience abroad: these are the features of Pordenonelegge. it foundation, which this year accepts the invitation that arrived from Romania on the occasion of the Week of the Italian Language in the World, and on Friday, October 20, will visit Timisoara, European Capital of Culture 2023, where the 24th edition of the Festival of Books with Authors will end, after a preview in Prague and five days in Pordenone.
    "Our commitment to internationalization is perceived by many entities abroad - explained Michelangelo Agrusti, president of the Pordenonelegge.it Foundation - sharing the cultural experience built up over time allows us to exchange ideas and visions for a new Europe: in Timisoara, we will combine the events of the cultural program with meetings with consular authorities and representatives of many companies from northeastern Italy that have contributed to Romania's industrial and entrepreneurial development. The trip will also be a tribute to the many Romanian families who have arrived in Italy and the Pordenone area over time." "In Timisoara - underlined Pordenonelegge artistic director Gian Mario Villalta - we will engage in a dialogue between Italy and Romania on crucial issues such as language, poetry, human geography, and culture." Two meetings are scheduled, with the support of BCC Banks of Pordenone and Monsile: the "Romance Europe" lecture by linguist and philologist Lorenzo Tomasin, in the Eugen Todoran University Central Library, to recall the common linguistic matrix of Italy and Romania, and a video conference with Giulio Ferroni, professor emeritus at La Sapienza University of Rome, with a focus dedicated to "Dante's Italy," thus to the father and "inventor" of the Italian language. (ANSA).