PASSAGGI – THE WORDS OF WATER
Reflections on the Fluid Nature of Language and Human Relationships
Festival Tramontana Abruzzo Toscana 2026
Ex Convento degli Zoccolanti
Montorio al Vomano, Teramo, Italy
Saturday 7 November 2026, 10:00–13:00
This is an initiative of LEM-Italia as part of the “Creative Europe Tramontana IV” project.
The final event of the Italian Tramontana IV Festival, an itinerant cultural programme across Tuscany and Abruzzo, will take place in Montorio al Vomano. Organised by LEM-Italia with the patronage of the Municipality of Montorio al Vomano, Passaggi will bring together researchers, local residents and community witnesses to explore the relationships between water, language, landscape and collective memory.
After the greetings of Fabio Altitonante, Mayor of Montorio al Vomano, the morning will be structured around two sessions. “The Tramontana Network Yesterday and Today: Voices from the Archives” will feature Renata De Rugeriis Juárez, President of LEM-Italia, Giovanni Agresti and Silvia Pallini, on the history of the Tramontana projects, the archives and the water-related place names and oral testimonies of the Teramo area. “The Tramontana Network Today and Tomorrow: Live Voices” will feature geologist Maurizio Rosa on the Vomano River, followed by Voci d’acqua (Voices of Water), with dialect poetry, readings, music and narratives inspired by the local landscape and oral heritage.
The event will take place on Saturday 7 November 2026, from 10:00 to 13:00, at the Ex Convento degli Zoccolanti in Montorio al Vomano.