Stories about courage, redemption and dignity arising from sport which is intertwined with life between commitment, falling and rising, the discovery of one’s limits and the determination to overcome them and teaches to give the best of oneself as also and above all contemplating the possibility of making mistakes and changing paths: this is the metaphor – and teaching – of “Living in the field – Stories that speak about the present” Yesterday’s initiative bore fruit Milan Bollate Prison the first meeting held by Milan Exhibitionpartners of Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics with Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Foundation.
Meet a group of inmates who have opened a a series of meetings dedicated to Olympic values and sport: respect, inclusion, solidarity, collaboration and participation that make it a tool for individual and collective growth active citizenship and integration accelerator. A cultural and narrative journey that brings communities, institutions and regions closer to the values that animate the Olympic movement, creating new bridges and opportunities for dialogue, especially for those living in the country. fragile condition. From sport come stories of courage, redemption and dignity that teach us to rise up and never give up believe in the possibility of change.
As Simone Tiribocchiformer Serie A striker who wore the shirt of 20 clubs in 20 years, coach, television commentator and Laura Giuliani goalkeeper of the women’s national football team who played for the Milan women’s team after an important period with Juventus and to sports journalists Nino Minoliti has started a debate with prisoner introduced by Alessia Magistroni Fiera Milano communications director e Massimo Tarantino president of the Feltrinelli Foundation.
“As Fiera Milano, we believe in the transformative power of sport, which unleashes a uniting force, including restoring trust and generating new opportunities, especially for those living in fragile conditions,” he said. Alessia Magistroniconsidering the role of Fiera Milano which will host speed skating and ice hockey competitions -. For us, promoting Olympic values means committing every day to building spaces for dialogue, participation and redemption. With Vite in campo we want to bring people closer to stories that illuminate courage and the possibility of starting again: because it is in these stories that the flame of Olympic values finds its most authentic expression. Sports culture is an important accelerator of active citizenship, integration and revenge.”
“The challenge for our entire working group is not to settle down, not to think that publishing a book or writing a real screenplay, making a good film or holding a good exhibition is enough – he underlined Massimo Tarantino -. We believe in the value of culture as a builder of citizenship and making the Olympics a priority first, second, third, but also to build moments of sociality.”
Prisoners of all ages who participated in the meeting and found moments of leisure and commitment that made them feel “free” in the various sports activities that took place in the prison where they served their sentences, spoke with Laura Giuliani And Simone Tiribocchi who tell their story storyexciting and engaging, examples of how face and challengesthe ability to relate to others, what can be given and received and how sport is related to life, with the difficulties of an uphill journey where commitment and the will to improve ourselves and give the best of ourselves are essential to understanding what we want. to be and what we really want to do, correcting even the most serious mistakes with the desire for redemption and the search for new opportunities because everyone has the possibility to change, even those who have a sentence and dream of starting over after freedom amidst emancipation and personal growth: with courage and dignity.
With Stay in the fieldFondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli and Fiera Milano propose a cultural journey and a divided narrative three Historical Mapsa theatrical format that turns stories into immersive experiences, and a podcast series to bring these stories to a wider audience. After the meeting in Bollate, a second meeting was scheduled November 26 from 5:30 to 6:30 pm at the Oklahoma Community on via Baroni in Milan on topic “Cross the finish line. Sport as a meeting place, courage and resilienceThey will participate Simone Tiribocchi And Leonardo Ghiraldiniformer captain of the Italian national rugby team, member of the federal board of the Italian Rugby Federation, moderated by a sports journalist Marialaura Scatena. We will talk about sport as an ally of education because rugby and football share the same DNA of respect, commitment and responsibility. These discussions will provide young community guests the opportunity to discover sport as a space to compete, grow and strengthen their identity.
That Historical Map – Theatrical narrative instead they will have Olympic stories at their center civic theater and vivid memories, chronicling the power of sport as a driver of individual and collective transformation. Memory becomes the living material of an intense and immersive theatrical narrative. Historical Maps transforms history into a participatory experience, interweaving historical sources, theatrical performances, and multimedia language, bringing to life the power of memory and the depth of research conducted by historians, scholars, and young researchers from the Feltrinelli Foundation. They will go on stage starting January 2026 and will be dedicated to Abebe Bikila– Rome 1960/Tokyo 1964; Derek Redmond – Barcelona 1992; Esther Ledecka – PyeongChang 2018. Narrator: journalist and writer Licia Granello.
Finally, starting with live performances, the Feltrinelli Foundation will produce a podcast in four episodes.
A choral tale for those unable to attend the event: through unpublished voices and historical insights, the biographies and stories of the protagonists are presented in an original format, designed to inspire and inform.
