The third edition of the festival Il Teatro delle Persone – per un teatro di quartiere (Theatre of People) – for a theatre of proximity, a project that blends art, social inclusion and community, will kick off on May 31st at the Trianon Viviani in Naples. Twelve events are scheduled until December, including music, theatre, cinema, workshops and debates.
A project between art and social inclusion
Conceived and directed by the director and pedagogist Davide Iodice, the festival was born as the result of an artistic-pedagogical path developed within the project of the same name. Objective: to build a “proximity” theater, capable of welcoming and valorizing social and cultural diversity, through processes of co-creation and participation.
"This year too, the festival involved teenagers, young people of various nationalities, people with disabilities, professionals, and social workers, " Iodice explains. " A community that, through art, seeks to transcend the fragilities of welfare."
A network of social and cultural realities
In addition to the Trianon Viviani, promoter and main venue of the event, the festival is supported by the Teatro di Napoli – Teatro Nazionale, the Eduardo De Filippo Foundation and a network of entities active in the area: Dedalus – Officine Gomitoli, Manovalanza, Forgat, Putèca Celidonia, l'Asilo, Interno 5 and Scuola elementare del Teatro – Conservatorio popolare per le Arti della scena.
The debut: music and sociality with “Scetate”
The first event, scheduled for Saturday, May 31st at 19:XNUMX p.m., is the Scetate concert, a musical and social project curated by Forgat for the Scuola elementare del Teatro. The initiative was born from Orchestrìa, a multidisciplinary laboratory that has intertwined music, theater, dance and cinema in a path of collective growth.
“Polaroid” by the intercultural company is an absolute preview
Thursday, June 5, at 20:XNUMX p.m., space for the world premiere of Polaroid, a new production by the company Tutto il mondo è paese, directed by Adriana Follieri. The group is made up of very young performers from six different countries, also involved in the writing and production of the show.
Art and pedagogy in prison: double appointment on July 2nd
The festival continues on Wednesday, July 2nd with a focus on artistic practices in penitentiary institutions. At 17 pm the meeting Il mare dentro, coordinated by Eduardo Di Pietro of LunAzione; followed, at 18 pm, by the presentation of the short film A domani by Emanuele Vicorito, born from a workshop at the Nisida juvenile penal institute.
Inclusive dance with “Corpo unico” and “Fiori d'estate”
On Thursday, July 3rd, at 17 pm, Corpo unico will take place , a workshop open to people with and without disabilities, led by Chiara Alborino. At 19 pm, the public will receive the choreographic performance Fiori d'estate.
Theater and city: double show on July 4th and 5th
On Friday, July 4, the festival presents the results of the Officina workshop. At 18:20 pm, Quaggiù | The plagues of Naples – vol. I by Francesco Rungi, directed by Valentina Esposito Carbonara. At 30:5 pm, M. Città, written and directed by Enzo Castellone. On Saturday, July 18, there will be a repeat: at 20:30 pm, The plagues of Naples – vol. II, directed by Francesco Domenico D'Auria; at XNUMX:XNUMX pm, M. Città again.
“Alice in the Mirror”: Open Rehearsals and Artistic Residency
From July 21st to 26th, the Scuola Elemento del Teatro proposes the Progetto compagnia, with the artistic residence and the open rehearsals of the show Alice allo specchio, directed by Annalisa D'Amato and Davide Iodice.
Grand finale on December 5th with the international show “Vizita”
The festival will conclude on Saturday, December 5th, with the international event Vizita , part of the new Trianon Viviani season. The show, directed by Davide Iodice and produced with the Migjeni Theater of Shkodër and Sardegna Teatro, will be performed in Albanian with Italian subtitles. The opera has already won numerous international awards, including prizes at the Albanian Theater Festival and the Mess Festival in Sarajevo.
Free access, except for the final event
All festival events, with the exception of the Vizita show , are free to enter until seats are filled.
