però che, come in su la cerchia tonda
Monteriggion di torri si corona,
così la proda che 'l pozzo circonda
torreggiavan di mezza la persona
li orribili giganti, cui minaccia
Giove del cielo ancora quando tona
Dante, Inferno, XXXI, 40-45
Every year Monteriggioni, probably the best preserved example of walled Medieval town in Italy, organizes a 'festival'. The 2009 edition will focus on the life of the castle 'between history and legend', through the revival of two historical events that involves the town in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
The first weekend will be dedicated to the Battle of Montaperti (1260), an important moment during the conflict between Siena and Florence to secure the control of the Via Francigena.
The second weekend will remember the Noveschi siege and occupation (1482).
All celebrations, realised by Monteriggioni A.D. 1213, will be characterized by the coexistence of pure historical revivals and street artists. Revivals will display both the military aspect, including the evolution of military tactics, weapons, and defensive systems, and civil aspects, with details on the daily life of the besieged village, its food chain, crafts, etc. Street artists will include spectacular acrobats, musicians, jugglers. This year’s edition will be a full-fledged national festival of historical shows. Among the artists present there will be jesters, circus theater, minstrels, magicians, drum players, and a premier production dedicated to the mythological world, with fauns suddenly materializing among visitors.
The festival will be characterized by the presence of medieval staging groups from all over Europe, such as Compagnie de la Rose from Switzerland, Hansevolk zu Lübeck from Germany, and Lansquenets of Bretten from Germany.
Among the Italian groups, Musica Officinalis, Hocus Pocus Circo Teatro, Giullari del Diavolo, Errabundi Musici, Compagnia dei Ligrittieri, Teatro Agricolo, Schola Tamburi Storici di Conegliano, Compagnia de “La Giostra”, Petricinus Arcanus, Zorba Officine Creative, and Cavalieri Cenedesi.
Monteriggioni Festival will soon be part of CERS-Consortium of European Re-enactment Societies.
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