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PETRITOLI – The review “Master Villages of the Scena” proposes a triple appointment to celebrate the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023 with theatre, great music and Opera.
On December 30th the show “Light Souls” by Dekruaward-winning quartet of Ukrainian mimes whose physical virtuosity entertained and moved spectators from all over the worldincluding Pope Francis in 2016 and the jurors of Ukraine’s got talent and Tu sí que vales Italia.
The December 31st a special evening is planned, a musical journey from the “Bel Canto” to the “Gospel” with extraordinary interpreters of lyrical and light music, among which the baritone-bass Alessandro Calamai – directed during his prestigious career by masters such as Zubin Mehta and directors such as Luca Ronconi, soprano Selene Fiaschi – highly experienced interpreter with leading roles in leading productions of the national and international opera scene, the pianist Daniele Biagini and the Neapolitan singer Antonella Grumelli.
The January 1st Alessandro Calamai will also be among the protagonists of the debut of a new staging de “The Servant Mistress”created by the company Il teatro Che Cammina e produced by the Borghi Maestri project which activated the creative workshop “Borghi Maestri della Scena” in December. The female voice is that of Yao Suna young promise of Chinese-born Opera, the musical part is taken care of by the maestro Daniel Biaginithe dumb servant is played by the Neapolitan actor Luigi Panico and the direction is taken care of by the French Jean Menigaultmime trained at the school of Etienne Decroux.
“Master Villages of the Scena” is the theatrical and musical review that the PNRR “Borghi Maestri” project launched last November 19 at the Teatro dell’Iride, a magnificent nineteenth-century theater in Petritoli, with top-level shows presented by Italian and international artists.
Under the artistic direction of Joseph Nuciari (I have an idea association), the organization of Francis Marilungo (ArTime association) and the coordination ofInternational Open Street Association aisbl (Brussels), recitals, monologues, concerts of contemporary and classical music will alternate on stage.
The review offers a triple prestigious appointment to celebrate the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023 with theatre, great music and Opera.
December 30, 2022 at 21:00
The Dekru quartet from Ukraine in “Light Souls”
The quartet Dekru expresses thetheater archetype. Use the iconic power of the figure of the mime (an actor completely dressed in black and with his face painted white) to exalt the emotions of the audience: fromcomic effect of recognizing the tics of everyday life (in the office, in the elevator, in the car) at suggestions aroused by imaginative images such as an enchanted garden and a seabed inhabited by curious creatures.
Thanks to the sole use of the body, during the show many original characters appear before our eyes who act in many different places giving life to a diverse set of independent scenes which go to create a funny story of the vicissitudes of the human being. That of Dekru it’s a universal language that speaks to everyone. The viewer is taken on a journey full of laughs in the comedy of lifebetween poetry and social satire. Sometimes like a 3D movie or augmented reality experience, sometimes like an old black and white film.
You will find yourself at the heart of a merry circus, then involved in the dynamic competition of Olympic athletes and then you will follow the love story of two living statues with bated breath. All through short silent scenes in which four artists now funny, now intense, tell with a look at the same time ironic and delicate our life.
Light souls is a show written and directed by the director Liubov Cherepakhina, teacher of the prestigious Academy of Variety and Circus Arts in Kiev. Spiritual heirs of Marcel Marceaui Dekru are the new masters of physical theatre, awarded in numerous industry reviews, including the Moscow World Circus Festival and the Odessa Clown and Mimi Festival. Thanks to a perfect body language that does not use words, the show has been very successful in many countries around the world.
The quartet was chosen to perform during the Hearing of Pope francesco for the Jubilee of Popular Entertainment and on television amazed the jurors of Ukraine’s got talent and You are worth Italy.
Entrance tickets are €6.00 for full price and €3.00 for reduced price for children aged 2-12 with severe disabilities.
Children under 2 enter for free if they do not occupy their own seat. They can be purchased at the theater ticket office from 2 hours before the start, but it is highly recommended to buy them on the site borghimaestri.it.
31 December 2022 at 10.00 pm
A musical journey from “Nice singing” to the “gospel” to celebrate the‘arrival of 2023
At midnight typical local food, DOC and DOP sparkling wines from the Slow Food network.
Borghi Maestri celebrates 2023 with a special evening dedicated to great music. Indeed, in the last hours of the year, starting at 10.00 pm, the curtain of the small but marvelous Teatro Storico dell’Iride will rise to host extraordinary performers of the best opera and pop music of all time.
Exceptional guests will be the baritone-bass Alessandro Calamaidirected during his prestigious career by masters such as Zubin Mehta and directors such as Luca Ronconi, and soprano Selene Fiaschi, also a highly experienced interpreter with leading roles in leading productions of the national and international opera scene. The musical journey will begin with the most famous arias and duets by the great composers of melodrama: Rossini, Puccini, Donizetti, but also Mozart.
Following the duo composed by pianist Daniele Biaginione of the most accredited interpreters of the Tuscan Jazz scene, and the Neapolitan singer Antonella Grumelli ranging from Gospel, to Blues, to world music.
Along with these great musicians some extraordinary chapters in the history of music will be retracedstarting from the “Bel Canto”, moving from Afro-American music, from Portuguese and South American music, to the author’s song reinterpreted with the harmonies and subtle textures characteristic of the best Italian Jazz.
At the stroke of midnight the celebrations for the new year will be guaranteed by another trip, this time for food and winein the rooms adjacent to the theatre, with sweets, local products, typical food, DOC and DOP sparkling wines from the network Slow food.
After the toast, back to the Theater for the grand finale with the last rounds of Blues and Jam Sessions.
Entrance tickets are €16.00 for full price and €10.00 for reduced price for children aged 2-12 with severe disabilities.
Children under 2 enter for free if they do not occupy their own seat. They can be purchased at the theater ticket office from 2 hours before the start, but it is highly recommended to buy them on the site borghimaestri.it.
1st January 2023 at 5.30pm
“La Serva Padrona” by Giovan Battista Pergolesi, libretto by Gennaro Antonio Federico.
Production Il Teatro Che Cammina thanks to the creative construction site “Borghi Maestri della Scena”.
To greet the new year, Borghi Maestri presents the debut of a new staging of one of the best known operas by Giovan Battista Pergolesi: “La Serva Padrona”, written by the composer from the Marche region in the 1830s. The production was possible thanks to Borghi Maestri, who with the 2022 theater season also inaugurates the creative workshop “Borghi Maestri della Scena”.
There Walking Theater Company was selected for the high artistic content of the creation project, intended to rediscover the Opera in a contemporary sense and to enhance its forms, both cultured and popular, rediscovering in the Opera Buffa the comic plots of the Commedia dell’Arte. In this sense, the objective of the Shipyard, scheduled in Petritoli in the weeks preceding the event, was to light and fun setting that can be appreciated by any type of public.
In the company the name of a great professional of the Italian opera scene stands out: Alessandro Calamai, baritone directed by maestros such as Zubin Mehta and directors such as Luca Ronconi, as well as the historical voice of the Maggio Fiorentino. The female voice is that of Yao Sun, a promising young opera of Chinese origin. The musical part is curated by the maestro Daniel Biagini, eclectic pianist who ranges from classical music to jazz. The “Vespone” dumb servant is played by the Neapolitan actor Luigi Panico. The direction is by the French Jean Menigaultmime trained at the school of Etienne Decroux directed in the role of Vespone by Henning Brochkaus for the Pergolesi Spontini Festival.
Entrance tickets are €6.00 for full price and €3.00 for reduced price for children aged 2-12 with severe disabilities.
Children under 2 enter for free if they do not occupy their own seat. They can be purchased at the theater ticket office from 2 hours before the start, but it is highly recommended to buy them on the site borghimaestri.it.