Turn has led the bartavèllë: 12 meetings for the OC language in the Upper Susa Valley

On Thursday, April 10 at 5:30 PM in Exilles in the Council Hall, the second appointment of a cycle of 12 meetings dedicated to the Occitan language in the Upper Susa Valley Tournâ a menâ la bartavèllë (return to chatting, to speaking our language).

Occitan speakers from the area are invited to gather useful testimonies to recover the different 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, stems from the desire to recover the culture and local speech of the Upper Susa Valley. Each evening, to which all Occitan speakers from the Upper Valley will be invited, will focus on a specific theme and excerpts 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 the present attendees. There will be moments of exchange and discussion: actively participating in conversations will help stimulate memories and aid in reacquiring the language with small milestones, such as learning some everyday phrases.

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