(Finance) – The Capitoline administration continues to deploy significant funds for targeted actions on the territory aimed at expand the cultural offering throughout the year while still keeping it accessible. Rome Capital has allocated approximately 2 million euros to the associations that won the biennial public notice “Roman Summer 2023-2024” and it’s “Live Show Outside the Center – Year 2024” using funds granted by the Ministry of Culture, under the National Fund for Live Entertainment in 2024.
It fits perfectly into this context Boarding Theatersthe multidisciplinary festival organized by Valdrada Theatre and promoted by Rome Capital, included in the review Roman Summerwhich for eight years now has been bringing the Romans to Ostia by proposing live shows, children’s theatre, stand up comedy, magic and improvisation.
This year he returns home with 20 events of Pirates, Enchantments and Sand Castles completely free. Between July 5th and the August 4th the Teatro del Lido will host the finalists of LOL Talent Pippo Ricciardi, Raffaello Corti and Susanna Cantelmo; Daniel Cattanowith his new, hilarious stand up comedy monologue, sold out all over Italy, entitled “Ananassy Baby“; Daniel Parisieagerly awaited by the Ostia public with his best of “Abbasso Daniele Parisi 2024” and Chiara Becchimanzi which will debut with the last chapter of the therapy trilogy “Intensive Therapy – Blessed Ignorance”.
And still space for the theatre shows dedicated to children and their families combined with theatre and storytelling workshopsflamenco for children, mask and puppet making.
The Valdrada inclusive festival it is therefore confirmed as a wonderful example of how culture and entertainment let them do as glue to the social fabric of our territory and are able to contribute to the economic revival of the suburbs by focusing on a program of excellence and great talents.
Before the copious funding to fund the events of the Roman summer 2024, in 2023 the administration had allocated 600 thousand euros to support the initiative of the carnet of 6 cinema tickets and 3 theater tickets at the price of 25 euros after the success of previous years. Mayor Gualtieri had commented for the occasion that “Cinema and theatres represent a powerful tool for spreading culturebut also for entertainment and socialising. Making them more accessible to all is a choice that citizens like and that the Municipal Administration, Chamber of Commerce and associations in the sector are carrying forward together”.
More recently, at the meeting “Major events: a cultural and economic wealth for the country” organized by the International Corporate Communication Hub in Rome, Alexander HonoredCouncillor for Major Events, Sport, Tourism and Fashion of Rome, reflected on the fact that In 2024 Rome will surpass the record of 50 million visitors tourist destinations in 2023. In the first four months of 2024, there was an increase of 7.52% in arrivals and 5.36% in presences compared to the previous year.
This success is attributed – according to Councillor Onorato – to a strategy focused on organizing major events which make Rome a more dynamic and attractive city, not only for its archaeological sites and monuments, but also for its sporting, musical and cultural events.
Still on the sidelines of the same event, the president of ENIT, Alessandra Priantehe said that “big events, especially in small villages, are a fundamental driver for achieving the big goals that are to deseasonalise and decongest the major destinations of this beautiful country which is Italy”.
Therefore, deseasonalizing and decongesting the major destinations means, in the Lazio region, taking advantage of the immense potential of the Roman coast toowith Ostia as the absolute protagonist of a rich, varied, multidisciplinary, inclusive cultural offering and is suitable for audiences of all ages and tastes, and is able to involve even the youngest children in workshops and artistic activities aimed at developing fantasy, creativity and imagination, strengthening socialisation and consolidating a sense of community.