The Borgo Future Fest – The Festival of Mediterranean Villages, the event that last December 27th transformed the historic village of Monasterace Superiore into a pulsating center of culture and music, ended successfully. The initiative, part of the +MORE (Monasterace Open Resource Experience) project, concretely demonstrated the ability of small towns to be attractive even in the winter season, focusing on the rediscovery of places and traditions.
A large and intergenerational audience was welcomed in the Monasterace square for the two highly anticipated live shows of the evening: the folk energy of Mimmo Cavallaro and the international atmosphere of Dardust’s Urban Impressionism Tour. The rhythm of Studio54network acted as a glue between the two performances, which kept the energy of the square high in an atmosphere of celebration and sharing. Particular appreciation was reserved for the experiential dimension of the Festival: the dinner in the traditional “catoji” – organized by the La Pigna Association and the Pabis Restaurant – recorded wide participation, offering visitors an authentic immersion in local history and conviviality. Between traveling shows, Christmas markets in the Castle courtyard and the presentation of innovative projects, the event reiterated the value of villages as laboratories of the future.
“Borgo Future Fest has demonstrated that when innovation meets the roots, the impact on the territory is real and tangible – explains Cosmano Lombardo, creator of the Festival and the +MORE project – Monasterace was not just a setting, but a laboratory where international music and local identity dialogued perfectly. With the +MORE project we transformed tradition into a driving force of attractiveness capable of overcoming seasonality, giving the village back its centrality and confirming the value of collaboration between public, private and citizenship”. For the mayor of Monasterace, Carlo Murdolo “we are very satisfied with the success of this event, which was able to animate the village by combining our tradition and innovation with balance. We are also happy with the developments of the More project, fundamental for the valorisation of our cultural and social heritage”.