A timeless dialogue comes to life on stage: Andrea Argentieri brings Primo Levi to life, embodying his voice, gestures, and thoughts through meticulous work on archival materials from Teche Rai and YouTube.
“Se questo è Levi” is a journey into memory, where the writer recounts the horrors of the concentration camps in the first person, with the clarity of someone who transforms pain into testimony. Balancing reason and emotion, the audience finds itself face-to-face with a figure who makes the unspeakable extraordinarily human.
An actor’s portrayal that gives body and soul to a memory that must not be forgotten.

“There is no fiction here: we are in the presence of Levi. One forgets – even due to the proximity and resemblance – that the writer has passed away. The author of The Drowned and the Saved is magically there among us, speaking to us, and we find ourselves listening, entranced. Fiction and reality become one because what Andrea Argentieri does is embody Levi’s words – or rather, his voice. He gives body to his thoughts, achieving it with such staggering effectiveness that it leaves you speechless.”
— Nicola Arrigoni, Sipario.it

AWARDS:

2019 Ubu Special Prize to Fanny & Alexander for the project Se questo è Levi
2019 Ubu Prize for Best Actor or Performer Under 35 to Andrea Argentieri

CREDITS:

Direction: Luigi De Angelis
Dramaturgy: Chiara Lagani
With: Andrea Argentieri
Organization: Maria Donnoli, Martina Barison, Marco Molduzzi
Communication and Promotion: Maria Donnoli
Photography: Enrico Fedrigoli
Production: E / Fanny & Alexander

The performance is presented thanks to the collaboration with ariaTeatro in the Season program of Teatro di Pergine and is part of the Cittadine e cittadini in scena project supported by Fondazione CARITRO.