Berlino, 9 giugno 1933. Le pareti della birreria Bock sembrano dover esplodere da un momento all’altro, tanta è la gente nel locale. In questo posto impregnato di fumo e di voci, rumoroso e concitato, sta per disputarsi la sfida per il titolo nazionale dei pesi medi di boxe. Sotto gli occhi stupefatti dei presenti succede qualcosa di incredibile: un pugile giovanissimo stende in sei riprese il favorito. Il ragazzo danza sul ring. È bello, anche. I presenti, specie le donne, sono in visibilio. Lui è Johann Trollmann, il nuovo campione di Germania ed è uno zingaro. Diventa subito un nemico giurato del regime nazista, che considera la boxe alta espressione per l’affermazione della supremazia della razza ariana. Il problema, però, è che il popolo in lui non vede lo “zingaro”, ma un campione capace di emozionare.
Der Boxer, the new theatrical show produced by the Teatro Tabasco company, by and with Michele Vargiu, is dedicated to this extraordinary story. The show will stop in Naples, at the Nuovo Teatro Sancarluccio from 29 November to 1 December, before continuing on to Turin on 6 and 7 December (Spazio Opi) and Rome from 24 to 26 January (Teatro Kopò).
In an emotional monologue, the actor from Sassari tells the story of this boy who with determination challenged the Third Reich, making himself loved by an entire people. A story of timeless sport, love and war, a descent without brakes into one of the darkest periods in history, narrated with historical rigor and without giving up the suggestions of the theatrical story. All embellished by the live music of Elva Lutza: Gianluca Dessì on guitar and Nico Casu on trumpet.
Michele Vargiu is a director, author and actor. Graduated from the International School of Teatro Arsenale in Milan, he perfected his training studying with Coco Leonardi, Firenza Guidi and Marco Baliani. Since 2010 he has focused much of his career on narrative theatre: a form of theatre made essentially of words, popular and close to the people. He also carries out an intense activity as an author for other theatres and holds seminars and theatre workshops for children and adults, and specific workshops on narrative theatre and oral storytelling. He collaborates as an actor and speaker for Radio Rai and Rai Tv. Some of his texts have recently been published and translated in Spain by the Instituciò de les llettres catalanes.
Elva Lutza are considered one of the most interesting bands in the Sardinian music scene. Winners of the Andrea Parodi Award in 2011; in 2019 they were among the five finalists at the Targhe Tenco as best album in the interpreters section with their new album, Cancionero, starring Catalan singer Ester Formosa. Songs in Catalan, Sardinian, Castilian and ancient Sephardic for a work that is being distributed internationally by Felmay. Their music is an unusual mix of tradition, jazz-style improvisation and singer-songwriter.
Article published on November 27, 2019 - 09:44
