SPORTOPERA
BY CLAUDIO DI PALMA E VESUVIOTEATRO
CAPODIMONTE, MANIFATTURA DELLA PORCELLANA (PORTA MIANO)
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.
L’INVENZIONE DEL VENTO
BY ANTONIO MARFELLA
TAKEN FROM THE NOVEL BY LORENZO PAVOLINI
WITH STEFANO JOTTI
SET BY DEL BIENNIO DI SCENOGRAFIA PER IL TEATRO DELL’ACCADEMIA DI BELLE ARTI DI NAPOLI
PRODUCTION A.G. SPETTACOLI
MANIFATTURA DELLA PORCELLANA 24 JUNE HOUR 21.00 DURATA 55 MIN
In his president’s toilet, Giovanni drafts his self-defence against the accusation of having caused a diplomatic crisis with the United States. He made the mistake of trusting Pietro who has mysteriously disappeared. His furious outpouring goes over their friendship which revolved around their obsession with windsurfing and their dream of living at sea, determined to keep their balance on the wave of History, and to avoid being splashed by its foam. They were unaware that they would inevitably be sucked under by the undertow.
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