The Messina Cecilia Foti presents “the question of the funny” of which it is the protagonist together with Nunzia Lo Presti
Exist, grow, resist. And continue with strength, determination, to find new ways to promote theater as a tool for critical reflection, artistic contamination and local development, focusing on new languages, young generations and multidisciplinarity. Is a The important milestone what spring of theaters, the festival of new languages of the contemporary scene conceived and directed by Dario De Luca, Saverio La Ruina and Settimio Pisano, which will be held in Castrovillari from 26 May to 1 June, is preparing to cut. 25 editionsa quarter of a century for the Festival which, born in 1999, was able to propose bold and rigorous programming year after year, through a careful reading of the new dramaturgy, sharing the most peculiar paths of Italian authors, actors and companies with public but also internationally with public and criticizes.
For this important milestone, whose programming has been illustrated in recent days, a multifaceted and varied program with Over 35 events Between theatrical performances, performance, dance, music, artistic residences, exhibitions, workshops, meetings, in a crossroads of visions, languages and creativity in a region often excluded from the dominant cultural circuits.
A festival that becomes the spokesperson for a planning with a strong social and cultural impact, contributing to the growth of a conscious, curious and participating audience thanks to the project built over time by the artistic direction, capable of grafting in southern Italy virtuous processes of territorial regeneration through art.
«25 years of festival I am a small goal – declare Dario De Luca, Saverio La Ruina and Settimio Pisano – 25 years of festivals in the south, in Calabria, are a small miracle. A path made of dreams and visions, bets and struggles, politics and poetry. A long time of theater lived, designed, crossed. Of faithful public, courageous artists, community built day after day, of spaces open to the city, training and relationships, changes and returns. With water in the throat and wax wings, but with the feet firm on the ground and the gaze turned to the future. 25 fans, contradictory, vital. A festival that kept the heart intact and has been able to grow thanks to those who lived, thought, lived. A festival that formed people, generated trajectories, left signs. Without the many women and men who animated him, today we would not be here. It is also thanks to them if spring of theaters can celebrate this birthday ».
As always, a programming that looks to the excellence of the territory affirmed even beyond the Calabrian borders, to the new trends of dramaturgy but also of dance and visual arts, with a beating heart of the programming dedicated to artistic residences, a privileged space for the creation, comparison and growth of the new generations of artists.
The Festival will start with an artistic return, “Lunar Dogs” by Francesco Marilungo and from the performance in the national premiere “The occupied space”, protagonist the new company of the ballet of Calabria, with the choreography of Luca Signoretti. And again Calabrian testimonies on the second day of the festival, with “in search of a rose still red”, free interpretation of Renata Antonante of the work written and staged in 1998 by Antonello Antonante and Franco Dionesalvi, on the verses of the poet Franco Costabile.
Many first and great names of the theater, such as “The great fright” by Valentina Diana with an active ingredient theater, while following Iaia Forte interprets “My grandmother and the Bourbons”, text by Emanuele Trevi, who will converse with the public about its Calabrian roots and her relationship with Calabria. Space also to the masters of Cara, in the national premiere with “Crick”, a heartfelt tribute to Francesco Silvestri; Topolino Crick – Today Crick – seen by Dario De Luca and Saverio Ruina in the interpretation of Silvestri himself in the 90s, to remember one of the most significant playwrights of the new Neapolitan scene who died prematurely.
Among the artistic residences, space for the Messina Cecilia Foti who presents “the question of the funny” of which he is the protagonist together with Nunzia Lo Presti.