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24th edition of Tocatì - International Games in the Streets Festival

Artistic Direction: Associazione Giochi Antichi APS,
Organised in collaboration with the Municipality of Verona;
General Management: Diego Caloi; Giuseppe Giacon; Gabriele Mion, Simona Puggioni, Giorgio Paolo Avigo;
XXIV Edition Coordinator: Giuseppe Giacon;

For Associazione Giochi Antichi APS
Treasury: Gabriele Mion;
Administrative Manager: Michela Morali;
Organisation and Human Resources Manager: Simona Puggioni;
Secretary: Michele Brunelli;
Tocatì Festival General Secretariat: Ilaria Scarmagnan, Marco Avigo, Irene Piccolo;
Organisational Secretariat Staff: Greta Cesaro, Alba Balduzzi;
Head of Communications: Laura Casarsa;
Communications: Erica Drigo, Anna Gibertini, Massimiliano Montesanti, Alessandro Tarocco;
Technology and IT Infrastructure: Bernardo Lanza;
Head of Games: Dario Avigo;
Head of Sound: Fabio Salvo, Mirco Venturini;
Scientific Direction and International Relations: Valentina Lapiccirella Zingari;
Head of the International Forum of ludic culture: Valentina Lapiccirella Zingari;
“Thoughts” Committee: Lorenza Pizzinelli, Lucia Cipriani;
National Lippa Tournament Coordinators: Renzo Mecchi, Matilde Anzolin;
Scenography Design: Nicola Gasperini;
Head of Scenography Production: Diego Caloi; Nicola Gasperini;
Production: Giulio Unetti;
Head of Logistics and General Services: Michele Brunelli;
Head of Volunteers: Flavia Allari, Simona Puggioni, Dario Avigo;
Logistics Staff: Damiano Avigo, Eugenio Avigo, Bernardo Lanza, Francesco Mastella, Paolo Mion, Karim Vignato, Ronald Ponce De Leon;
Warehouse Manager: Dario Avigo;
Archives and Collections Manager: Andrea Materassi;
Sustainability Policies and ISO 20121 Certification Manager: Michele Brunelli;
ISO 20121 Certification Consultant: Lorenzo Orlandi;
Merchandising Manager: Matilde Anzolin;
Relations with Traditional Games and Sports Communities: Giorgio Paolo Avigo;
Safety Plan Management: Stea Soc.Coop.;
Safety Manager: Barbara Alberti;
Administrative Management: Guido Benvenuti;
Payroll Services: Marco Zonato;
Festival Photography: Barbara Rigon, Giandomenico Quarella, Massimo Samaritani, Silvano Rucci; Laura Sartor;
Videomaker: Giovanni Fantoni;
Information Points: Flavia Allari, Esterina Pachera;
Voice of the Festival: Solimano Pontarollo;

And all the indispensable volunteers who make Tocatì 2026 possible!

Irish Delegation
GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association) and GGE (Gaelic Games Europe)
Embassy of Ireland in Italy
Consulate General of Ireland in Milan
Tourism Ireland

For the Municipality of Verona
Councillor for Culture, Tourism and Relations with UNESCO: Marta Ugolini;
Culture, Tourism and Performing Arts Directorate – UNESCO Heritage Service: Barbara Lavanda, Ettore Napione, Elisa Girardi, Giorgio Zavarise, Cinzia Hoider, Piera Palazzolo, Martina Burro;
Road Infrastructure and Mobility Directorate: Michele Fasoli, Nicola Macchiella, Luisa Romano;
Commerce and Events Directorate and One-Stop Events Office: Giulia Bronzato, Ilaria Bianchini, Beatrice Blaschi, Ornella Bigi;
Tax Directorate: Andrea Elifani, Alessandro Marani, Sara Zantedeschi;
Local Police Directorate: Commander Luigi Altamura, Chief Commissioner: Emanuela Vallisari;
Museums Directorate: Lorenzo Balbi, Antonella Ronzan, Leonardo Latella, Sara Fazzini;
Utilities and Procurement Directorate: Donatella Quarantotto, Stefano Righetti, Marina Cristiana, Federico Cillari;
SUAP – SUEP Directorate: Andrea Alban, Piergiorgio Negrello, Emanuela Pinca;
Green Spaces Directorate – Public Green Spaces Service: Gianluca Felici, Luigi Fiorio;
Environment and Ecological Transition Directorate: Barbara Likar, Giacomo Salvatore Arcudi, Simone Menon;

Acknowledgements (in alphabetical order)
Paolo Arena, President of the Verona Chamber of Commerce;
Roberto Bechis, President of AMIA;
Paolo Bedoni, President of Fondazione Cattolica Assicurazioni;
Luca Bertaiola, Student Benefits and Services Department, ESU;
Fabrizio Bertolaso, Mayor of the Municipality of Sommacampagna;
Arno Beunen, Head of International Cultural Heritage Policies, Flanders, Belgium;
Fausta Bressani, Cultural Heritage, Cultural Activities and Sports Directorate, Veneto Region;
Federico Bricolo, President of Verona Fiere;
Rut Carek, Croatian National Commission for UNESCO, Croatia;
Tiziana Cavallo, Head of Communications and Organisational Secretariat, Museum of Contemporary Art, University of Verona;
Bruno Chiari, Chief Executive Officer, A4 Holding;
Roberto Ciambetti, President of Associazione Culturale Internazionale Via Querinissima;
Noberto Cursi, President of the UNICEF Verona Committee;
Giovanni de Manzoni, Deputy Rector of the University of Verona;

Don Carlo dalla Verde, Parish Priest of the Church of San Tommaso Becket;

Gabriele Desiderio, Unione Nazionale delle Proloco and ICHNGO Forum;

Nicola dal Dosso, Director of Confcommercio;
Daniele Garonzi, President of Radiotaxi Verona;
Matteo Gasparato, President of Consorzio Zai;
Andrea Gentili, President of Legambiente Verona;
Nelly Girlanda, Head of Communications, Institutional Relations and Sustainability, A4 Holding;
Bruno Giordano, President of Fondazione Cariverona;
Giorgio Gugole, Director of ESU;
Francesco Guerra, President of Reale Società Canottieri Bucintoro;

Guy Jaouen, President of ITSGA – European Traditional Sports and Games Association;
Pere Lavega, President of AEJeST – European Traditional Sports and Games Association;
Agostina Lavagnino, AESS Regione Lombardia;
Chiara Leardini, Rector of the University of Verona;
Cristiana Leonidou, Folklore Association, Ktima, Cyprus;
Corrado Marastoni, President of FIAB Verona;
Nicoletta Martorana, Director of Associazione Culturale Internazionale Via Querinissima;
Roberto Mantovanelli, President of Acque Veronesi;
Giuseppe Mazza, President of ATV, Azienda Trasporti Verona;
Monica Molteni, Scientific Director, Museum of Contemporary Art, University of Verona;
Maria Cristina Motta, President of the FAI Verona Delegation;
Thomas Mouzard, Directorate-General for Heritage, Ministry of Culture, France;
Jorjin Neyrinck, Director of Workshop Intangible Heritage (WIE), Flanders, Belgium;

Tamara Nikolić Djerić, Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage and Scientific Director of the Batana Ecomuseum in Rovinj, Croatia;
Anna Paini, University of Verona;
Milivoj Pacenti, President of the Traditional Games and Sports Association, Croatia, and Vice-President of AEJeST;
Domenico Panarese, Councillor of the Municipality of Sommacampagna;
Riccardo Panattoni, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, University of Verona;
Thekla Papantoniou and Antigoni Polyniki, Cyprus National Commission for UNESCO, Cyprus;
Franco Rancan, President of BIM Adige Srl;
Matteo Rosati, UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe;
Micol Roversi Monaco, Iuav University of Venice;
Liesbet Salens, Sportimonium, Flanders, Belgium;
Federico Testa, President of AGSM AIM;
Mara Tognon, Associazione Culturale Internazionale Via Querinissima;
Francesca Toffali, President of Confcommercio First District;
Elisa Travenzoli, President of Fondazione ATV;
Francesco Trovò, Iuav University of Venice;
Chiara Turazzini, Councillor of the Municipality of Sommacampagna responsible for Ecology, Environment, Agricultural Policies, and the Promotion of the Territory, Landscape and Local Products;
Claudio Valente, President of ESU;
Alex Vantini, President of Federazione Provinciale Coldiretti Verona;
Sandro Veronesi, President of Fondazione San Zeno, Rita Ruffoli, Director of Fondazione San Zeno;
Leandro Ventura, Director of the Central Institute for Intangible Heritage – MIC;
Alessia Villanucci, Central Institute for Intangible Heritage – MIC;
Roberto Villa, Comitato Simeon dell’Isolo;
Anita Viviani, President of AGEC;

The initiative is the intellectual property of Associazione Giochi Antichi (AGA). All rights relating to the use of images and any related audio, video and photographic material produced as part of the filming and interviews carried out during the event are reserved by Associazione Giochi Antichi (AGA).

This edition of Tocatì is dedicated to Renzo Verdi, player and former Mayor of Santa Fiora (GR)

Creative Direction: Studio MUT
Layout and Graphic Design: Alessandro Tarocco
Tocatì Logo Design: Studio MUT
Tocatì Name Creation: Lorenzo Bassotto
Media Partners: MPQuadro and Radio Subasio

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