Venasca
Venasca is a municipality (comune) in the Province of Cuneo, located in the Varaita Valley. The town is led by mayor Silvano Dovetta and hosts cultural initiatives promoted by the municipal administration, including the «Forni Narranti» series.
Forni Narranti
«Forni Narranti» («Storytelling Ovens») is a cultural series promoted by the municipality of Venasca, which in 2026 reached its second edition. The title recalls bread, food and the area's material culture, also used as a metaphor for themes of history, memory, tradition and current affairs covered in the talks [1][2].
The 2026 edition
The second edition of the series ended on Sunday 22 November 2026, at 5pm, in Venasca's municipal hall, with the talk-performance «DistopIA», dedicated to artificial intelligence and how this technology is changing our relationship with decisions, knowledge and society [1][2].
The event was hosted by Filippo Solibello, a longstanding voice of Rai Radio2, linked to programmes such as «Caterpillar» and among the promoters of the «M'illumino di meno» initiative. «DistopIA» offered an exercise in counterfactual history, imagining how artificial intelligence might have influenced historical decisions, from Isabella of Castile's funding of Christopher Columbus's expedition to Enzo Bearzot's call-up of Paolo Rossi for the 1982 football World Cup [1][2].
Mayor Silvano Dovetta expressed satisfaction at the series' growth over its two editions, thanking the AFP local development agency and the local community for taking part in the talks [1][2].
Timeline
- — The municipality of Venasca announces that the second edition of the «Forni Narranti» cultural series closes on Sunday 22 November with «DistopIA», a talk-performance on artificial intelligence hosted by Filippo Solibello, a voice of Rai Radio2, in the municipal hall. → IdeaWebTv Cuneo24
Sources
- Forni Narranti chiude con DistopIA: Filippo Solibello porta a Venasca l’intelligenza artificiale dentro la storia — IdeaWebTv, 10 November 2026
- Forni Narranti e l’intelligenza artificiale dentro la storia: a Venasca arriva Filippo Solibello — Cuneo24, 11 November 2026