Controversy has erupted over the 126th edition of the Festa del Redentore in Nuoro . It revolves around the program, approved recently by the City Council, which allegedly failed to follow the Commission's recommendations, raising criticism regarding transparency and institutional communication.
Antonello Cucca, Vice President of the Culture Committee and leader of the "Nuoro. A capo" group, spoke out, accusing the Administration of having handled the city's most iconic event "without vision."
The content of the poster, in particular, has come under scrutiny, calling it "yet another missed opportunity." According to the statement, it is an almost identical rerun of last year's, "a copy-and-paste without any planning," with "the only difference being the signature of the sector manager."
Criticism also concerns the failure to incorporate the recommendations that emerged during the Culture Committee meeting on February 27th. At that meeting, which also included representatives of the majority, concrete proposals were put forward regarding the revision of the event's itinerary, its duration, and the need to relaunch it with a more innovative approach. These suggestions, according to the group leader, "went completely unheeded."
The Administration's approach was also harshly criticized. The absence of the relevant Councilor during the Commission's work was criticized, and reference was made to restricted meetings with some associations, while excluding others. "An opaque framework with little respect for the principles of transparency and participation," the statement emphasizes. Among the unresolved issues is the role of the knights, a topic of citizen debate for years. Last year, they were also excluded from one of the most symbolic moments of the festival, the Bishop's blessing in front of the Cathedral, with their route diverted to side streets. This "incomprehensible" choice "undermines a historical and identity-defining component of the festival" and, according to the statement, "does not appear to have been subject to any revision in the approved program."
Finally, the statement denounces the weakening of the role of the Culture Commission, whose consultative and political-administrative functions have been, according to the prosecution, "completely trampled upon."
Hence the request for clarification on how the program was constructed and for a change of approach from the Council. " The Festa del Redentore cannot be treated as a bureaucratic process to be repeated every year," the conclusion reads, "but must return to being an ambitious, shared cultural project worthy of its history."