Marina di Pietrasanta (Lu) _ A musical show that boasts record numbers for spectators and reruns, all proudly Italian, in a new version on the occasion of its fortieth anniversary. The musical that will be staged is “Forza Come Gente” Wednesday 10 August at 9.30 pm at the theater of Versiliana under the 43rd edition of the Festival, promoted and organized by the Versiliana Foundation with the artistic consultancy of Massimo Martini. Written by Mario and Piero Castellacci with the collaboration of Renato Biagioli and Pietro Palumbo directed by Ariele Vincenti, Come on People, it is faithful to the original in plot and content, in dramaturgical development and musical scores, but profoundly renewed in technology and in the quality of the staging.
A musical anchored to the majesty of a figure, that of St. Francis, who in the world is an icon of apostolic culture and an emblem of Catholic spirituality.
On stage on the Versiliana stage will be 20, including actors, singers and dancers, who on the music of Michele Paulicelli, Giampaolo Belardinelli, Giancarlo de Matteis they will accompany us on this musical journey to tell one of the most important figures of Christianity.
A journey in some aspects mystical and spiritual, in others, of elegant entertainment and overwhelming sympathy.
There plot, centered on the figure of the patron saint of Italy, enhances the values and emotions of everyday life, but dedicates interesting moments and intense reflections on the relationship between fathers and children, often contaminated by different expectations and distant values. In this particular case, a crude and materialistic Trader cannot understand the higher and transcendent goals of the Son.
The show offers two different levels of interpretation: on the one hand, the representation of a documented truth, the description of a context within which the figure of St. Francis of Assisi moves, and on the other, the relationship between fathers and sons. , which does not need historical references, because it is part of the history of humanity, of all generations and all eras.
In the cast: Mauro Mandolini (Pietro di Bernardone); Stefano di Lauro (Friar Francesco); Giulia Gallone (The Cenciosa); Giulia Cecchini (Santa Chiara); Benedetta Iardella (Poverty); Massimiliano Elia (The Devil); Simone Cravero (The Wolf); The soloists: Michele Balzano, Giovanni Boschini, Luca Capomaggi, Gioia Chiarini, Virginia Comazzetto, Christian Corsi, Andrea Gioia, Federica Milani, Greta Rodorigo, Martina Salvucci, Ciali Married, Veronica Zanin.
Music Director: Fabrizio Barbacci
Tickets for the musical Forza Come Gente they are on sale on Ticketone, in the circuit sales points and at the La Versiliana Festival Box Office open every day from 10.00 to 13.00 and from 17.00 to 22.00 Tel. 0584.265757 www.versilianafestival.it
NEXT EVENTS OF THE 43rd La Versiliana Festival
(Updated calendar)
Thursday 11 August – La Versiliana Theater
First National
Southern Ballet
THE FOUR SEASONS
performance of theater, music and dance – op.n. 30 of 2012
choreography dthe Fredy Franzutti; music by Antonio Vivaledi And John Cage
scenes of Isabella Ducrot ; poem by WH Auden
Fri 12 August – La Versiliana Theater
Katia Ricciarelli, Pino Quartullo, Nadia Rinaldi And Claudio I teach in
FAMILY REUNION
from Amanda Sthers and Morgan Spillemaecker; adaptation and direction Pino Quartullo
sat. August 13 – La Versiliana Theater
NIGHT OF STARS
Grand dance gala with Ukrainian principal dancers and soloists
Artistic direction Alessio Carbone
sat. August 13 – Cloister of Sant’Agostino, 10pm
“Versiliana Contemporary Theater” section
Emox Ballet from Beatrice Paoleschi
with Martina Benedetti in
WOMAN PROFILES between poetry and dance
sun August 14 – La Versiliana Theater
GIORGIO PANARIELLO in “My fairy tale”
Mon August 15 – La Versiliana Theater
AUGUST IN MUSIC WITH THE VINTAGE ’80
mar. August 16 – La Versiliana Theater
ACHTUNG BABIES – U2 tribute band
Luca Schiavone low, Stefano Vrabec battery, Edo Faiella guitar, Enrico Negro voice
Wed August 17 – La Versiliana Theater
Evolution Dance Theater creativity in motion
INFINITE BLUE
Artistic Director and Choreographer: Anthony Heinl
Wed August 17 – Cloister of Sant’Agostino, 10pm
“Versiliana Contemporary Theater” section
JASHGAWRONSKY BROTHERS in POPBINS
Comedy ‘n’ music for mad people- Clownerie Musicali
Thursday August 18 – La Versiliana Theater
Giorgio Colangeli and Mariano Rigillo
THE TWO POPES
from Anthony McCarten; translation Edoardo Erba
with the participation of Anna Teresa Rossini
and with Ira Fronten and Alessandro Giova
Scenes Alessandro Chiti Costumes Vincenzo Napolitano
Direction Giancarlo Nicoletti
Fri 19 August – La Versiliana Theater
WIT MATRIX – PINK FLOYD tribute band in concert
Special Guest Cesareo (Elio and the tense stories)
sat. August 20 – La Versiliana Theater
First National DANCE GALA
with the SOLOISTS AND FIRST DANCERS of the TEATRO ALLA SCALA
sat. August 20 – Cloister of Sant’Agostino, 10pm
“Versiliana Contemporary Theater” section
First National
Versiliadanza
SCHUBERT REFLEX
Piano duo Caterina Pagnini – Marta Poggesi
Dance and choreography Angela Torriani Evangelisti
sun August 21 – La Versiliana Theater
First National
PASOLINI CARAVAGGIO
Theatrical show with VITTORIO SGARBI
Music composed and performed live by Valentino Corvino
Mon August 22 – La Versiliana Theater
Sonny Ensabella, Fabrizio Palermo, Tiziano Giampieri, Simone Fortuna
QUEEN MANIA “RHAPSODY” – the new theatrical show
Mon August 22 – Cloister of Sant’Agostino, 10pm
CLASSICS PADLOCK
Luca Regina and Tino Fimiani
visual comedy & magic show
Wed August 24 – La Versiliana Theater
MAURIZIO BATTISTA in ALL AGAINST ALL – summer edition ’22
written with Gianni Quinto and Gianluca Giugliarelli