Non a Voce Sola - Tappa di Jesi

A festival that spans all of the Marche

Non a Voce Sola is one of the most recognizable cultural reviews in the Marche: a travelling festival of regional scope dedicated to female thought and culture, which every summer brings encounters of poetry, philosophy, narrative, music, and arts to the squares, theatres, cloisters, and historic courtyards of dozens of municipalities in the Marche. Conceived and directed by Oriana Salvucci, the event is promoted by the Regional Council of the Marche together with the Regional Commission for Equal Opportunities, with the patronage of the Marche universities (University of Macerata, University of Camerino, Polytechnic University of Marche) and the support of the involved municipal administrations.

The Jesi stop

Among the cities hosting the review is Jesi, an art city in the Vallesina valley in the province of Ancona, birthplace of Frederick II of Swabia and composer Giovan Battista Pergolesi. Here, the festival takes place in the courtyard of the Palazzo della Signoria, a Renaissance gem designed by Francesco di Giorgio Martini which houses the Planettiana Library, with a free-entry summer evening. The format is the one that made Non a Voce Sola famous: a prominent guest — writer, philosopher, journalist, or scholar — who dialogues with the public, often alongside writer Lucia Tancredi, on a highly topical civil issue.

Female thought and civil dialogue

Non a Voce Sola is a true secular peregrinatio across the territory: not a single stage, but a network of events that connect the villages and cities of the Marche coast and hinterland. Each edition revolves around a fil rouge, a common thread that runs through all the encounters: after the Viriditas (the vital and regenerating force dear to Hildegard of Bingen) of the 2025 edition, the 2026 edition is dedicated to the theme "Con-essere. Bodies in alliance", a reflection on relationships and bonds as an essential space for existence and democratic coexistence.

Why it's worth participating

• Free and open entry, an open-air evening in the courtyard of the Palazzo della Signoria.
• Leading guests from the Italian cultural scene.
• A program that intertwines philosophy, literature, poetry, and music.
• An opportunity to experience the civil and collective dimension of culture in the historic heart of Jesi.

The Jesi stop is part of the rich program of Jesi Estate, which every year enlivens the city of Vallesina with music, theatre, open-air cinema, and major cultural events.