The game is currently played in six tiny villages of Southern Tuscany, about 100 km South of Florence, in the areas of Siena and Grosseto (mostly Grosseto). In alphabetical order: Ciciano, Chiusdino (SI), as palla eh! Piloni, Roccastrada (GR), as palla a 21 Scalvaia, Monticiano (SI), as palla eh! Tirli, Castiglione della Pescaia (GR), as palla eh! … Continue reading Where is the game played?
Palla a 21 (or palla eh!) is an ancient hand ball game. It is currently played in six tiny hamlets in Southern Tuscany, between Siena and Grosseto, in Ciciano, Piloni, Scalvaia, Tirli, Torniella, and Vetulonia. Pibinko.org is developing the activities promoted by Attivarti.org between 2011 and 2018, and started by a more informal version of … Continue reading Palla a 21 (or palla eh!)
Tuesday, June 6, from 4PM to 8PM at Caffé Ricasoli, in via Ricasoli 20, Grosseto, there will be a presentation of the second part of the 2017 combined calendar of events, by pibinko.org, Attivarti.org and other partnering subjects. 2017 started as a peculiar year, as it marks the tenth anniversary of an initiative which was a … Continue reading Save the date: Tue. June 6 in Grosseto (Southern Tuscany) the pibinko.org Summer calendar presented @ Caffé Ricasoli
This article covers the first public announcement for the Farma Valley Winter Festival. A pagina 15 (terza pagina della cronaca locale), articolo di Giovanna Mezzana. L’articolo originale è sul sito de Il Tirreno. Sotto riportiamo una versione integrata da link. Dal 17 al 19 dicembre concerti, passeggiate e buona cucina È l’idea dell’associazione che esportò … Continue reading Il Tirreno (Grosseto edition), Dec. 5, 2016: A Winter Festival to discover the Farma Valley
I’ve been following the game of palla a 21 (or palla eh!) since 2007, the year we brought the ball to Chicago, Illinois. In addition, I’ve been looking at it from various angles, and working on its promotion and definition of its role in relation to other things going on. This year I missed the … Continue reading After three Palla a 21/palla eh! tournaments, waiting for the fourth
In this section you can see places where I have been active with projects and events. The locations are classified in four categories, from “local” to “global”, and considering the hub in the Metalliferous Hills of Southern Tuscany, about two hours South of Florence (or three hours North of Rome).Then again, it is not infrequent … Continue reading Places
[TO BE TRANSLATED] Alcuni dei partecipanti all’incontro: Palla 21 / Palla Eh! Gioco antico o risorsa per il futuro? Mettiamoci in gioco! tenutosi il 10 marzo 2012 a Monticiano (la foto è di Sandra Becucci) L’incontro, organizzato dal Comune di … Continue reading Conference on Palla 21/palla eh! in Monticiano