Mechané Festival
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Mechané Festival

24 Jul 2025 — 06 Aug 2025
Belpasso — Catania (287)

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Edition 2025 — Mechané Festival

The fourth edition of the Mechané Festival took place in Belpasso from July 24 to August 6, 2025, featuring eight evenings of culture, music, and entertainment. Directed by Gianni De Luca and promoted by the Fondazione Carri di Santa Lucia and the Pro Loco, the program combined theater in the Sicilian language, concerts by the Popular Orchestra, art exhibitions, book presentations, the Gran Galà delle Cantate with the Mechané Culture Award, and the performances of the Carri di Santa Lucia.

Mechané Festival 2025 — The fourth edition

From July 24 to August 6, 2025, Belpasso hosted the fourth edition of the Mechané Festival, an eight-evening journey through art, music, theater, and collective memory at the Arena Caudullo and other iconic locations in the town. The festival kicked off on July 24 with the inauguration of the exhibitions "HeArt of Gaza," dedicated to drawings by Palestinian children, and "Un segno dell'arte," followed by a concert by the Mechané Festival Popular Orchestra.

Highlights included: the play "Efesto – cascu da' celi" by Salvo Drago, the performance among the Carri di Santa Lucia of the Purgatorio and S. Rocco districts, the historical-artistic tour of the Ruderi di Malpasso, the Gran Galà delle Cantate with the presentation of the Mechané Culture Award, and the grand finale on August 6 in Piazza Sant'Antonio with the performance of the Carro di Santa Lucia from the S. Antonio district.

Programme

July 24 — Arena Caudullo

  • Inauguration of the exhibitions "HeArt of Gaza" (drawings by Palestinian children) and "Un segno dell'arte" (painting exhibition)
  • Inaugural concert of the Mechané Festival Popular Orchestra, featuring songs and music from the Sicilian and Mediterranean traditions

July 25 — Cortile Russo Giusti

  • Theater performance "Efesto – cascu da' celi", written and directed by Salvo Drago, with music by Fabio Abate

July 26 — Giardino Martoglio and Villa Comunale

  • Performance among the Carri di Santa Lucia of the Purgatorio and S. Rocco districts

July 28 — Cortile Russo Giusti

  • Presentation of the book "Il seppellimento di S. Lucia del Caravaggio" by Francesca Saraceno, with journalist Chiara Lucia Germenà

July 29 — Ruderi di Malpasso (6:30 PM - 9:00 PM)

  • Historical-artistic tour "Discovering the places of memory: the church of S. Maria della Misericordia in Malpasso"

July 30 — Arena Caudullo

  • Gran Galà delle Cantate and presentation of the Mechané Culture Award (third edition)

July 31 — Arena Caudullo

  • Theater performance "Tanto è l'amore che va via", directed by Michele Caruso and Orazio Magrì with the Studio Dance Lab Azzurra
  • Musical performance "Canzoni di ieri e di oggi" with the band Senza Fretta – Musica Italiana

August 6 — Piazza Sant'Antonio

  • Grand finale with the performance of the Carro di Santa Lucia from the S. Antonio district

Highlights

The inaugural concert of the Popular Orchestra, the Gran Galà delle Cantate with the Mechané Culture Award, and the final performance of the Carro di Santa Lucia in Piazza Sant'Antonio.

Prices

Evenings are free to attend.
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Arena Caudullo e vari luoghi del centro storico

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