Essentially it is just a window, but looking out from there is becoming a gesture which is more and more ardently desired by artists participating in the Festival of Two Worlds. John Malkovich, Adriana Kucerova, Adriana Asti, Claudio Santamaria, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Thomas Copeland, Willem Dafoe and Matthew Aucoin know something about it, as they were able to carry out this ritual in the past five years. Because to appear at that window, where Gian Carlo Menotti used to greet and contemplate his Festival, means having won "A Window on 2Worlds".
The Prize was established by the Monini family in 2010 when the Monini Foundation, where Maria Flora Monini is President, had purchased Casa Menotti in order to create a museum and documentation center on the Festival. Along with the residence, the Moninis wanted to bring that gesture back to life, a tradition that has never been forgotten at the Festival of Spoleto. So every year, a qualified jury selects the recipient of the prize and a "special prize": the choice falls upon a world-famous artist and a young talent present at the Festival.
Being its sixth edition this year, "The Window" (not just the one in Casa Menotti, but the actual prize, which is a scale reproduction) is desired by many stars who hope to be included in this selection of artists.
