Battiti d'aprile

In 2026, Intermittenze expands and surprises with a brand-new spring preview.

Throughout April, the festival offers a series of events leading up to the main September edition, creating opportunities for reflection, dialogue and discovery across literature, current affairs and contemporary culture.

PROGRAMME

• Friday, April 10 – 9:00 PM | Conservatory Auditorium
  Vera Gheno | Beyond BTS: a journey into Korean pop culture
  Stepping away from her role as a sociolinguist—without losing her distinctive energy—Vera Gheno presents an engaging and insightful overview of one of today’s most intriguing global phenomena: K-pop.
  
   
• Saturday, April 11 – 6:00 PM | Palazzo Martini
  Jonathan Bazzi & Raffaele Passerini | Love bombing and marginal bodies
  Emotional dependency, desire and power in relationships as elements shaping identity: how can literature explore and challenge these dynamics?
  
   
• Saturday, April 11 – 9:00 PM | Conservatory Auditorium
  Isabella Ragonese | “Now I’ll explain” with live music by Valeria Sturba
  Through texts by female authors (M. Murgia, D. Parker, V. Woolf, V. Gheno, I. Gaspari), Isabella Ragonese invites the audience to look beyond words and recognize the behaviours that create the conditions for violence against women.
  
   
• Sunday, April 12 – 9:30 AM | Children’s Room, Civic Library
  Saverio Tommasi | The words that shape our time
  In a time when words are often used as weapons, Saverio Tommasi encourages us to defuse their destructive power and rediscover their creative potential.
  
   
• Sunday, April 12 – 11:30 AM | Children’s Room, Civic Library
  Alae Al Said & Elvira Mujcic | From Sarajevo to Gaza
  A unique dialogue retracing stories of oppression and war, reflecting on how understanding history and its tragedies can help us imagine paths towards peace.
   

A rich and thought-provoking preview, bringing new perspectives and stories to Garda Trentino.