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SPLF was a near perfect experience on all levels

maxorover 5 Agosto 2024 188 Views

The SPLF was a near perfect experience on all levels. The venue was ideal, a beautiful old 1950s era Italian cinema, great stage, size and acoustics, equally suited to spoken word and music performance. The organisers ensured that all logistics, from travel to food and accommodation, were seamless. Myself and the other artists felt totally comfortable and at home, free to collaborate and experiment. The food and wine was extraordinary. We made many new friends, and were delighted to see the cultural attaché attend on multiple nights. We couldn’t have been better looked after. The performances themselves were among the highlights of my year.

About maxorover

Max O’Rover is the pen name of Massimiliano ‘Max’ Roveri. He started writing about Ireland in 2008, after nearly a decade of fascination with the country. He now lives in Dublin, not far from Cooldrinagh — Samuel Beckett’s birthplace — and within reach of Barrytown, real or imagined. Max has worked with Irish author Catherine Dunne since 2016 and co-directs the San Patrizio Livorno Festival. After a long Italian-language phase, he now writes primarily in English, in fiction, theatre, and essays. He is the author of The Butterfly Saviour, praised by John Banville; Three Lives, currently in progress; and She-Wolf Blood, which he hopes will make him rich. For the stage, he has written multilingual plays including Not-Beckett, which will premiere at SPLF25 and has earned praise from both Patrick Bixby and Federico Platania. When not writing, planting seeds, or cooking, Max plays Skyrim or Fallout 4 with his wife Maria Grazia, who is also his life support system.