LANGUAGE: Italian
Duration: 50 minutes
TICKET: €13 full, €10 reduced
Dialogue’s of the Gods was born from a meeting between Massimiliano Civica and I Sacchi di Sabbia. Written by Luciano of Samosata in the 2nd century AD, these Dialogues are presented as a collection of gossip about the vices and transgressions of the inhabitants of Olympus: the “family” clashes between Zeus and Hera, the constant complaints about Eros’ misdeeds, the gossip between Dionysus, Hermes and Apollo.
In this tasty version, the Gods have landed in a classroom of a gymnasium, becoming the object of merciless interrogations by a stern teacher who torments two of her students. Sitting at their school desks in shorts, the two mature students, questioned about the intrigues and misdeeds of the immortals, experience first-hand the injustices of school, a prelude to future injustices in life.
IN A NUTSHELL
Inspired by the texts of Lucian of Samosata, the show stages the misadventures of the Greek gods as if they were the protagonists of school interrogations. Two adult students, punished by a strict teacher, relive the little and large injustices of the Olympians and of life.
From I Sacchi di Sabbia and Maximilian Civic
With Gabriele Carli, Giulia Gallo, Serena Guardone, Giovanni Guerrieri, Enzo Illiano
Production Lombardi-Tiezzi Company in co-production with I Sacchi di Sabbia
In collaboration with Concentric
With the support of Mic, Tuscany Region
The company I Sacchi di Sabbia was founded in Pisa in 1995 and stands out for its ability to bring together popular tradition and research, pushing itself from time to time into the creative exploration of different fields, from literature to cinema, from comics to opera. The Company received a Special UBU Award in 2008 and the National Critics Award in 2011. In 2016 I Sacchi di Sabbia won the Lo Straniero Award for their venture.
Maximilian Civic, born in 1974, won the Premio Lo Straniero in 2007 and the Premio Hystrio/Associazione Nazionale Critici Teatrali for his entire theatrical activity. He became Artistic Director of the Teatro della Tosse in Genoa in 2007 and won the ETI Nuove Creatività Award. In 2014 he directed Alcesti, which was staged in the former Murate prison in Florence and won the 2015 UBU Award for best director.
At the end of the show an aperitif will be offered by Proposta Vini to the audience.
