Abbecedario per il mondo nuovo – Garbo
Garbo by Tobia Rossi with Alfonso De Vreese and Petra Valentini
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We are questioned by a vulnerable body, called into action by a fragile soul, in our role both as citizens and as human beings. The fragility of others offers us a silent opportunity. A peaceful challenge to probe ourselves and to plumb the depths of our humanity. Recent events have left us confused, angry and frightened. An examination of our ability (and willingness) to recognise, love and support the fallibility and the limitations both inside and outside ourselves, near and far, could be seen as a plausible and tangible exercise in recovery. One that is pleasant, even fun. Something that is not even hard to do, if we try to see things with a little delicacy (garbo in Italian, Nt). Tobia Rossi
Synopsis
Ico is spending August at the country house of his mother, who died recently, in order to plan the sale of the property. When his mother’s fox terrier runs off, Ico is forced to comb the surrounding area to find it. Encounters, places and sensations take Ico back to an image of themselves that they do not recognise (or rather are unwilling to recognise). However, an encounter with a strange “creature” lends an unexpected turn to the day.
Biography
Tobia Rossi (Ovada, 1986) is a playwright and scenographer. He trained at the CRT - the Theatrical Research Centre and at the Luchino Visconti Civic School of Cinema, both in Milan, as well as through the Short Latitudes project with Giuseppe Manfridi, Steve Waters and Caroline Jesters, and at the Venice Biennial with Mark Ravenhill. A writer of prose, musical theatre, film and documentary, he has collaborated with the most important Milanese Theatres. He won the Ndn Network New Dramaturgy Competition with Las Vegas (2012), was chosen for Tramedautore with the monologue La mia massa muscolare magra (2014) and was mentioned at the Hystrio Playwriting Award for Scena 35 with La Cosa Brutta (2016). He won the Una Commedia in Cerca d’Autore Award with Freddy Aggiustatutto (2017) and the Mario Fratti Award with Nascondino (2019).
His piece Il principe dei sogni belli (2020) was chosen by Teatro Due in Parma for the Mezz’ore d’autore project.
He also works as a story editor and writes musical theatre.
Abbecedario per il mondo nuovo
a Piccolo Teatro di Milano – Teatro d’Europa production in collaboration with the Hystrio – Playwriting Award and the Riccione “Pier Vittorio Tondelli” Award
directed by Lisa Ferlazzo Natoli and Alessandro Ferroni