Operetta burlesca
Concluded
Emma Dante tells of the South, diversity and marginalisation, a physicality which is “wrong” and very overwhelming, with an ability to tell stories which goes way beyond words alone.
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Teatro Grassi
Operetta burlesca is “the story of Pietro, a boy from provincial Southern Italy, born a girl in the shadow of Vesuvius, who speaks in falsetto and has the wrong body and a passionate soul, influenced by the volcano”.
Emma Dante tells of the South, diversity and marginalisation, a physicality which is “wrong” and very overwhelming, with an ability to tell stories which goes way beyond words alone.
Duration: 55 minutes
Operetta burlesca is “the story of Pietro, a boy from provincial Southern Italy, born a girl in the shadow of Vesuvius, who speaks in falsetto and has the wrong body and a passionate soul, influenced by the volcano”.
Emma Dante tells of the South, diversity and marginalisation, a physicality which is “wrong” and very overwhelming, with an ability to tell stories which goes way beyond words alone.
Duration: 55 minutes
Credits
Piccolo Teatro Grassi
dal 13 al 18 ottobre 2015
Operetta burlesca
by Emma Dante
with Viola Carinci, Roberto Galbo, Francesco Guida, Carmine Maringola
direction, scenes and costumes by Emma Dante
choreography by Davide Celona
lighting by Cristian Zucaro
a Compagnia Sud Costa Occidentale production
English surtitles translated by Francesca Spedalieri
