From 20 October to 17 November, the Horti-Almo Collegio Borroemo is hosting an experiential workshop dedicated to exploring an indispensable emotion: friendship.
Through artistic and literary inspiration, psychological perspectives and sessions devoted to practical writing, we will explore the pillars of friendship in an open dialogue between participants and the facilitators: Gaia Manzini (writer and journalist) and Dana Scotto di Fasano (SPI psychoanalyst).
📅 Programme of Sessions
Each session takes the form of a participatory workshop, designed to encourage discussion and personal expression through practical exercises and writing prompts.
All sessions will take place from 6.30 pm according to the following schedule:
1️⃣ 20 October - Growing Together
In the first session, we will explore how friendship accompanies and shapes personal growth.
Recommended reading:
2️⃣ 27 October - Irony and cheerfulness
Light-heartedness, complicity and the value of shared laughter in friendships.
Recommended reading:
3️⃣ 10 November - Care
Listening, being present and looking after one another over time and through difficult times.
Recommended reading:
4️⃣ 17 November - Sharing
Pooling experiences, inner worlds and worldviews.
Shared stories:
Through artistic and literary inspiration, psychological perspectives and sessions devoted to practical writing, we will explore the pillars of friendship in an open dialogue between participants and the facilitators: Gaia Manzini (writer and journalist) and Dana Scotto di Fasano (SPI psychoanalyst).
📅 Programme of Sessions
Each session takes the form of a participatory workshop, designed to encourage discussion and personal expression through practical exercises and writing prompts.
All sessions will take place from 6.30 pm according to the following schedule:
1️⃣ 20 October - Growing Together
In the first session, we will explore how friendship accompanies and shapes personal growth.
Recommended reading:
- Fred Uhlman - The Friend I Found Again
- Antonia Pozzi and her letters on gratitude for friendship
- Elisabeth “Zaza” Lacoin and Simone de Beauvoir
- Elena Ferrante - My Brilliant Friend
2️⃣ 27 October - Irony and cheerfulness
Light-heartedness, complicity and the value of shared laughter in friendships.
Recommended reading:
- Jerome K. Jerome - Three Men in a Boat
- Stefano Benni - Bar Sporti
- Eskhol Nevo - The Symmetry of Desires
- The story of Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton
3️⃣ 10 November - Care
Listening, being present and looking after one another over time and through difficult times.
Recommended reading:
- Hisham Matar - Friends for Life
- Sally Rooney - Conversations with Friends
- Helene Giannecchini - A Boundless Desire for Friendship
4️⃣ 17 November - Sharing
Pooling experiences, inner worlds and worldviews.
Shared stories:
- The story of Virginia Woolf and Katherine Mansfield
- Angela Zucconi and Natalia Ginzburg
- Fleour Jeggy and Ingeborg Bachmann
- The story of Pippa Bacca and Silvia Moro