Tournâ a menâ la bartavèllë: 12 meetings for the Occitan language in the Upper Susa Valley

On Thursday, May 29 at 5:30 PM in Sauze di Cesana, CaSa ViVa, the eighth event of a series of 12 meetings dedicated to the Occitan language in the Upper Susa Valley Tournâ a menâ la bartavèllë (returning to engage in conversation, to speak our language).

Occitan speakers from the area are invited to gather useful testimonies to recover the various local dialects, from Chiomonte to Sauze di Cesana, from Sestriere to Bardonecchia.

The initiative, organized by Chambra d'Oc on the occasion of the Chantar l'uvern festival, arises from the desire to recover the culture and local speech of the Upper Susa Valley. Each evening, to which all Occitan speakers of the Upper Valley will be invited, will focus on a specific theme and passages from a local Occitan writer will be read (tradition, landscape, reading, proverbs and sayings, etc.). Renato Sibille, a local specialist in Occitan literature and language, will provide a historical introduction followed by readings to stimulate the stories of those present. There will also be moments for exchange and discussion: actively participating in conversations will help stimulate memories and assist in reacquiring the language with small goals, such as learning some everyday phrases.

As part of the sand tenth edition of "Chantar l'Uvèrn. From Epiphany to Easter, fragments of Occitan, Arpitan, and French language and culture": the cultural festival that enhances original creations and promotes the Occitan, Arpitan, and French language and culture through a rich and widespread territorial animation with musical, theatrical, anthropological, documentary, and environmental events.