October 16 last date of the month for the spectacular tour “The magnificent machine”

Capriglio – Continue the journey of “The magnificent machine”, unpublished tour and traveling show by bus to discover their own territory, in the company of artists, organized by the Ecomuseo Basso Monferrato Astigiano wants to offer an unprecedented tour and traveling show by bus. Another date available this month, starting from the Mamma Margherita Occhiena Museum in Capriglio: Sunday, October 16, starting at 9 am.

The project is carried out with the contribution of the Piedmont Region in collaboration with the Piemonte dal Vivo Foundation, the Piedmont Ecomuseum Network, the Ecomuseum Laboratory, Museum Subscription and the Langhe Monferrato Roero Tourist Board.

The Great Machine got underway last weekend with a full house. The spectators traveled on a unique bus, a traveling theater with an exceptional and ever-changing scenography: the territory of Monferrato, with its historic villages, the jewels of Romanesque and Baroque architecture, the prestigious vineyards and the large wooded areas. . It is an innovative and engaging experience of discovery and rediscovery, a journey in stages that connects several municipalities and allows guests to enjoy the landscape, architecture, nature and history from a very particular point of view. The tour in fact takes place in the company of a tour guide and numerous artists (actors, dancers, musicians), who offer fun, poetic suggestions and entertainment through real moments of live show, in which every place becomes an exceptional stage. . The tour ends with a convivial moment in which food and wine specialties of the territory are tasted by the Enoteca di Albugnano and the Forno di Mondonio.

The tour, with a loop route lasting about 3 hours, after the welcome and the meeting with the artists in Capriglio, will move the “bus” towards the mysterious forest of Santonco in Piovà Massaia (AT) with the suggestive rural church and the stories of masche of the tutelary spirits of the place.

We will then move to Albugnano (AT) with a visit to the monumental complex of Santa Maria di Vezzolano, with the magnificent cloister animated by music and dance that evoke the faith, spirituality and glories of the Middle Ages. Next stop in Moncucco Torinese (AT) with a visit to the imposing castle which houses the Museum of Plaster; the internal courtyard and the large “Crotòn” lend themselves to an engaging artistic performance. Then return to Capriglio with the choral greeting of the artists, who accompany the convivial moment in which the food and wine specialties of the territory are tasted by the Enoteca di Albugnano and the Forno di Mondonio.

Entertainment is organized by Casa degli Alfieri / Popular Theatricality Archive with the actors Elena Formantici and Tommaso Massimo Rotellathe dancer Francesca Colathe choreography by Silvia Gatti with the dancers of the Magdeleine G.the musical part is edited by Grama Tera (Ricky Avataneo and Umberto Poli). The definition of the itineraries and tour guide is by Davide Cabodi of Cultural Horizons. All with the collaboration of the local administrations involved in the tour and the InCollina Association.

Ticket Euro 25.00 / Euro 20.00 for holders of the Museum Subscription Card. Reservations: cell.3287069085 (in the afternoon). It is recommended to arrive at the departure with the utmost punctuality.

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October 16 last date of the month for the spectacular tour “The magnificent machine”