Italy – January 2025 - From 3 to 5 January Basilicata and Santeramo in Colle gathered in Grumento Nova and about sixty from Puglia gathered in Santeramo in Colle all united to work at the "Stage Animators" The common thread was social communication of glances that create bonds and of words that can change the world true communication is born from listening and love for others and the youngsters experienced all this firsthand The mornings were dedicated to formation on Don Bosco and Mother Mary Mazzarello recognised as great communicators and among the first to adopt innovative communication strategies This approach laid the foundations for the practical workshops held in the afternoons that were the beating heart of the Stage: from creative writing where the youngxsters worked together to create a song that will be released on 31 January – a hymn to dreams and hope – to the creation of creative and engaging video reels that tell stories There were also writing workshops dedicated to the creation of articles; podcasts focusing on spiritual themes intertwined with music culture and attention to the local area; and theatre die in love" accompanied many moments of reflection testifying that hope is not only a passive expectation but the courageous choice of those who believe in the future ANS - “Agenzia iNfo Salesiana” is a on-line almost daily publication the communication agency of the Salesian Congregation enrolled in the Press Register of the Tibunal of Rome as n 153/2007 This site also uses third-party cookies to improve user experience and for statistical purposes By scrolling through this page or by clicking on any of its elements Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page the 50th edition of the Festival of the Oratorian Song was held organized by the Salesian oratory of Santeramo To celebrate these first 50 years together circa 100 choir children climbed onstage to perform 10 winning songs drawn from the event's history the most significant artistic representations of the Santeramo elementary school children were rewarded works inspired by the lyrics in the competition Cover bands then featured songs from Depeche Mode To declare the winners of the two categories (Children and Teens) the vote of the public was combined with the evaluation of the technical jury present the two evenings a jury comprising of past maestros who successively directed the historic event