Fourth event of the series “Cosa porta il vento – Le Relazioni Umane” with the show CAPINERA.
Written, directed and performed by Rosy Bonfiglio
Music by Angelo Vitaliano
Lighting by Stefano Mazzanti
Photos by Cristina Valla
Production La Memoria del Teatro ETS
Show selected at Fringe Catania Off 2024
Winner of the Italian operators’ Awards at Palco Off
Special mention from Retablo
Nomination for best direction and award for best performance at the TrentaTram Festival in Naples in 2018.
The fruit of a dramaturgical adaptation of Verga’s novel, “Capinera” is a show that crosses eras and borders, resonating in the present with the force of a universal indictment.
Temporarily released from the convent cloister to which she is confined by her stepmother and by the weakness of a father who does not oppose her, young Maria returns home for a short time because of the cholera epidemic afflicting Catania at the end of the 1800s.
During this interlude of freedom she discovers life, love, the frightening yet fascinating duality of human feelings, but she will be forced to return to the convent, where she will die of madness.
The protagonist’s voice multiplies into a chorus of testimonies – among stories of physical, psychological and emotional cages, authoritative figures such as De André, Alda Merini, and even Pegah Moshipur stand out – giving the audience an experience that is not limited to watching, but engages all the senses.
The body becomes a vehicle of constraint and rebellion, in a tight dialogue between gesture and voice that breaks the boundaries of traditional spoken theatre, making a text from the second half of the 1800s contemporary.
Breath becomes story, movement clashes with the cages – real and metaphorical – that imprison Maria and all the “capinere” (blackcaps) of the story.
Free admission while seats last.
On Monday 13 April in the morning, a repeat performance will be held for the secondary schools (upper level) of Cefalù.
The series is organized by the association Circo dell’avvenire, with artistic direction by Tiziana Giordano, and is held under the patronage of the Comune di Cefalù.
