the Convention 2004: schedule
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First Day
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9:00
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Entrance
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10:00
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Welcome from Brescia Mayor, Paolo Corsini
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10:30
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Relation on The Theme of Travel in Lord of the Rings,
by Fiorenzo delle Rupi
(coauthor of the book
Introduction to Tolkien,
Simonelli Publisher, Milano 2002; professional translator of fantasy,
maintainer of Shire.it)
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11:15
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Relation on The Lord of the Rings between Scilla (the Hobbit)
and Cariddi (the Silmarillion),
by Alex Lewis (director of the magazine "Nigglings",
president of the Smial "Khand" of the Tolkien British Society,
coauthor of the book The Uncharted Realms of Tolkien, Medea Publisher 2002).
Debate with the audience
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13:00
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Pause for lunch
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15:00
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Round table on Tolkenian Movies by Peter Jackson
with:
Beppe Roncari (Endòre),
Filippo Rossi (forum Yavin 4),
Alessio Forlone (forum Girsa Crew),
Robert Bernocchi (forum Caltanet),
Marco Consoli (journalist).
Debate with the audience
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15:00
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Videotaped interview on Tolkien and the XX Century
with Tom Shippey (successor of Tolkien to the chair of
Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, now teaching in USA. Author of the book
Tolkien: Author of the Century)
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19:00
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Pause for dinner
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21:00
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Concert of the Lingalad group.
It will follow a happening party in tolkenian costumes:
hobbits, nazgul, orcs, elves and gondorians
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Second day
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9:00
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Entrance
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10:00
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Conversation with Vittoria Alliata di Villafranca
(the italian translator of The Lord of the Rings).
Debate with the audience
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11:30
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Relation about The Defense of the Middle-Earth by
Patrick Curry (member of the Tolkien British
Society, author of Defending Middle-Earth,
HarperCollins, 1998).
Debate with the audience
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13:00
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Pause for lunch
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15:00
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Relation about Tolkien and the War by John Garth
(author of the new authorized biography Tolkien and the Great
War, HarperCollins, 2003).
Debate with the audience
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16:30
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Recitation: Ermes Scaramelli and his actors play the dialogue
between Gandalf and Denethor in Minas Tirith,
from The Lord Of The Rings
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17:30
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Declaration of Endòre's artistic competition winners
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18:00
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Hobbit party
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19:00
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Convention conclusion
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Common events to both days
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Exhibition of pictures by Ruth Lacon (England),
Lorenzo Daniele (Piemonte, Italy) and
Davide Cattaneo (Como, Italy)
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Display of tolkienian publishing (from private collections)
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Display of Tolkenian pictures and objects
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Exhibition-competition of pictures about tolkienian world
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Shop-window of tolkienian fans' clubs
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