SPORTOPERA
A CURA DI CLAUDIO DI PALMA E VESUVIOTEATRO
FROM 23 TO 30 JUNE
Hubris refers to the urge to commit transgressions against the will of the gods, an instinctive but systematic rebellion against the sense of an ending. The signs of hubris can be seen in establishing a record, whether a personal one or an all-time record, in following unexpected paths, in obstinately trying to beat time and natural equilibria, in other words, in the giddiness that accompanies any sporting feat. An exclusively human demand aimed at the quasi-sacred identification of the athlete’s body which, while respecting the rules, becomes the temple of knowledge, inspired lightness and self-determination. This is arguably what is meant by religio athletae – the worship of athletes – in which the cult values of ancient sport merge with those of modern athleticism. The search for a sacred significance in an athlete’s gesture should be the lens through which SportOpera 2021 can be read.
IOCARI SERIO
WITH ZEMAN, SUL CALCIO-SPETTACOLO
MEETING WITH ZDENEK ZEMAN
BY GENNARO ASCIONE
GIARDINO DEI PRINCIPI 25 JUNE ORE 19.00
“There is a threshold between what you do in training and what you do on the pitch and going on a pitch is like going on stage: you put on a show for the spectators who watch the match. You know that you have to convey emotions. Indeed, it is our duty. And I know how to convey emotions through football”. Zdenek Zeman, guest of honour of Sportopera at Campania Teatro Festival. An encounter between football and theatre, between narrative and reflection, between reading and conversation, and between amusement and the sacred.
