Theaters of the Soul in the name of the Earth Effect | Friuli

Nature as a place of spiritual and personal regeneration will be at the center of the festival Theaters of the Soul 2022now in its ninth edition this year.

After the months closed at home, also due to the pandemic, summer 2022 will be all to be experienced in the open air, regaining possession of one’s own “land”: for this reason the traditional review dedicated to spirituality, curated by the company Etabeta Theaterchooses as focus “Effect Earth“To speak through nature and to do so, proposes a calendar of outdoor shows, in some of the most beautiful and significant naturalistic places scattered throughout the Friuli Venezia Giulia area: from the Vinchiaruzzo springs to the Pordenone seminary park, from the Braida mill of Talmassons at the Carso di Sagrado passing through the park of San Floriano in Polcenigo, for a total of 7 shows from 1 to 16 July. All this by combining the artistic aspect with a concrete reforestation project, for the future of the planet.

As per the tradition of the festival, the leitmotif of all the shows will be the reconnection of ourselves with places that have an innate spirituality, be they historical, natural or man-made. “An edition – says the artistic director Andrea Chiappori – which identifies the environment” as a church, temple, place of meditation, reconnection and spiritual regeneration. Effetto Terra is like a thread that leads us towards the time of rebirth: all the events of spectacle and wonder will be marked by the search for a new intimacy with the dearest part of us. To regenerate and start over from what matters “.

The shows are free to enter and will take place in free spaces in the open air. “You can attend sitting on blankets, plaids, towels, jute bags or standing up – concludes Chiappori -. Mosquito repellants will be available for adults and children and you can leave a free offer which will then be donated to the Cordenonese naturalistic association for support to reforestation projects so as to give back to nature a part of what it gives us with its hospitality “. In case of bad weather, alternative locations or recovery dates for the show are provided.

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The I Teatri dell’Anima festival is made possible thanks to the organization of EtaBeta Teatro with the support of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, the Friuli Foundation and the Municipality of Pordenone and in collaboration with Atf, Erbamil, the Pro Loco Sagrado Association, the Cordenonese Naturalistic Association and others. reality in addition to the patronage of the Municipalities of Polcenigo, Talmassons, Sagrado and Cordenons.

It starts on Friday 1 July at 7 pm with the show “The Gospel told to a licensed donkey”. A poetic meeting by and with Antonio Catalano that will take place at Mulino Braida in Flambro, located in the Risorgive area in the municipality of Talmassons (Udine). The show will be enlivened by Paolo Forte’s accordion. From the Annunciation to Mary to the “awakening” of Jesus after his death on the cross, during the performance Catalano retraces the Gospel story by revisiting it, with the eyes of amazement. A sequence of sections of simple life will give voice to a profoundly poetic narrative. Event organized in collaboration with the Municipality of Talmassons and Filodrammatica La Resultive. In case of bad weather the show will be held in a space inside the structure.

The Gospel of Catalano will be repeated on July 2, but this time the location will be near the church of the San Floriano Park in Polcenigo. It will be a “different” replica, with other parts of the gospel. The public will be accompanied on a pleasant journey inside the park, led by Catalano and the music of Giorgio Parisi’s diatonic accordion. Event organized with the collaboration of the Municipality of Polcenigo and the San Floriano Park – Controvento Social Cooperative. In case of bad weather the show will be held in the municipal theater of Polcenigo.

On Sunday 3 July at 7 pm at the Monte San Michele Museum in Sagrado, “Piccolo canto di resurrezione” by the Piccolo Canto Company will be staged. A show that brings light in an era of post-pandemic rebirth, and finally represents a cultural hope in view of GO 2025, when Gorizia and Nova Gorica will be European capitals of culture. It is a polyphonic song that conveys the rebirth and that takes on all its characteristics: pain, darkness, thrust, anger, tears, joy, laughter that infects that opens and frees. The show was the winner of the fifth edition of I theaters of the sacred and of the Ermocolle theatrical musical poetic palio. The location chosen for this show is extraordinary: we are on Monte San Michele in the northern part of the Isonzo Karst, a territory known thanks to the poems of Ungaretti, who fought here for several months and who in his verses recounted the pain of the Great War. The event is organized in collaboration with the Monte San Michele open-air museum, Onorcaduti, the Municipality of Sagrado, Pro Loco Sagrado. In case of bad weather the show will be held in the “Avv. Sergio Ferlan” multipurpose room.

The review continues on Thursday 7 July at 7 pm in the park of the episcopal seminary, a green area in the heart of Pordenone, with Paturnie by and with Fabio Comana, on Thomas Pagani guitars. The show is set in a radio station with a live audience, in a subtle game of metatheatre where the spectators of the show are also the audience watching the live radio broadcast. Born with the intention of promoting listening to live music – especially the blues – the improbable radio would like to give voice live to its unknown listeners. The blues music played and sung live by maestro Thomas Pagani embellish the show with moments of magical atmosphere but also with fun interactions between actor and musician. Also for this show, the background is a green area with manicured lawns, lapped by the waters of the Noncello. In collaboration with the Municipality of Pordenone. In case of bad weather the show will be held in the Auditorium San Giuseppe in Pordenone.

Saturday 9 July at 7 pm in Bosconuovo in the Vinchiaruzzo area in Cordenons it is the turn of L’allocco is not stupid from the Erbamil – Ponteranica Company of Bergamo. A show freely inspired by Mauro Corona’s “Stories of the ancient forest”, with Fabio Comana and Vittorio Di Mauro, sets and costumes by Manuela Carrasco. A sort of ecological fairy tale, suitable for all ages, in which suggestive and comical atmospheres are evoked and which speaks to us of men from the point of view of the creatures of the forest. And the “Bosconuovo” forest is also the ideal location for this show. This is the forestation area located within the Risorgive del Vinchiaruzzo site of community interest. Before the show, at 5.30 pm it will be possible to take a guided tour along the ring of the naturalistic area by the naturalistic association of Cordenon. The event is organized with the collaboration of the Municipality of Cordenons and the Cordenonese Naturalistic Association. In case of bad weather the show will take place in the Council Chamber of the Aldo Moro Cultural Center.

The calendar continues on Sunday 10 July at 7 pm in Polcenigo with Ciacole de radisi – Theatrical walk in the park of San Floriano by Etabeta Teatro and Erbamil directed by Fabio Comana.

Actors and musicians will accompany the viewer on a visit to the most “multiethnic” condominium on earth: the forest. The park of San Floriano is a place full of different but perfectly cohabiting inhabitants. In a unique balance, animals of all kinds, multicolored plants and flowers tell fantastic, colorful and cheerful stories. Each has its own space in a kind of imperfect perfection, the music changes at any time of the day and in every season, rain or shine. It is the right place to meet bizarre characters who live between reality and fantasy and who can’t wait to surprise the public by telling their stories. Reservation is required for this event only. Event In collaboration with the Municipality of Polcenigo and Parco San Floriano – Controvento Social Cooperative. The show will also take place in case of rain.

Saturday 16 July at 7 pm at Mulino Braida in Flambro, the final event: the show Of water and land – Glimpses of nature in Friuli Venezia Giulia, directed by Andrea Chiappori by Etabeta Teatro and the Friulian Theater Association. An original show made of beauty, a composition of the places of nature in Friuli Venezia Giulia that are told by intertwining: the sound of the springs and the silence of the Osoppo hill, the Marano lagoon and the Karst stone, running water and stones rounds of the Tagliamento.

A theatrical performance around the Mulino Braida, a magical place of rebirth, of resurgence, in fact. A show on the marvelous land of Friuli with various contributions: Maranese Theater Assembly, La Stropula Cantieri Teatrali di Monfalcone, Maravee Theater, Ragogna Theater Company, Talmassons La Resultive Company. Before the show at 5.30 pm it will be possible to take a guided tour along the biotope ring by Ermanno Zanello. Event In collaboration with the Municipality of Talmassons and Filodrammatica La Resultive.

Theaters of the Soul in the name of the Earth Effect | Friuli