CRITA - Festival of the Arts

The 8th edition in 2025 of CRITA - Festival of the Arts, titled 'Piantati in asso' in reference to the Asso Canal, the main waterway crossing the partner towns, took place from July 21 to September 2025 under the direction of Gabriele Polimeno and Mary Negro for the Ventinovenove cooperative.

In Collepasso, in the courtyard of the Palazzo Baronale, the festival proposed two evenings: Thursday, July 31, 2025, at 9:00 PM, actress and stand-up comedian Chiara Becchimanzi with 'Terapia intensiva - Beata ignoranza', the final chapter of her psychological trilogy; and Monday, August 25, 2025, also at 9:00 PM, the show 'Rosso Rame' by the Ventinovenove cooperative, with Patrizia Ponzetta, Anna Carla Colì, and Silvia Giaffreda based on texts by Dario Fo and Franca Rame, three one-act plays that recount femininity with brilliant comedy. Both events were held with free admission and voluntary donations, with reservations required.