It will be an evening of honor dedicated to the great actor Giacomo Rizzo to officially close the Polo delle Arti Festival (PAF) 2025, an event conceived and directed by the actor and director Gianfranco Gallo. The last stop of the festival, with free admission, will be held inside the Palizzi Institute of Naples, historic headquarters of the art, music and dance high schools, as well as custodian of the precious Industrial Artistic Museum.
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A festival between art, theatre and memory
The 2025 edition of the PAF kicked off on May 29 with the awarding of the PAF Prize to outstanding personalities from the world of art and industry in Campania. A three-day event dedicated to free and accessible culture, which stood out for the quality of its proposals and the involvement of the public.
Contemporary Neapolitan comedy on stage
Tonight, at 21:XNUMX p.m., the second event of the festival features “Don Felice credevamo guaglione e 'n anno,” a comedy directed by Roberto Capasso and produced by Teatro Tram e Teatro. The show reinterprets Neapolitan tradition with irony and depth, blending popular language and social reflection.
Homage to an icon of Neapolitan theatre
Grand finale tomorrow night, again at 21 pm, with an evening entirely dedicated to Giacomo Rizzo, a living symbol of the “total and borderless” Neapolitan theater. Rizzo embodies an auteur comedy where gesture, rhythm and improvisation blend together in an unmistakable expressive language. On stage with him, the actress Carla Schiavone and the pianist Gabriella De Carlo.
“Birthday Naples” Award to Laura Valente
During the final evening, the *Special Award “Compleanno Napoli”* will also be awarded to Laura Valente, a recognition that celebrates those who have been able to tell and enhance the cultural identity of Naples through art and music.
A cultural event between spectacle and heritage
The Polo delle Arti Festival is the result of the collaboration between Gianfranco Gallo and Luca Valter De Bartolomeiis, director of the Polo Caselli-Palizzi, with the support of the Department of Tourism of the Municipality of Naples. In addition to the shows, the festival represents a precious opportunity to visit the Museo Artistico Industriale, a treasure chest of over 6000 ceramic artefacts and archaeological finds from the Magna Graecia period, for free.
Article published on 3 June 2025 - 13:14
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