CREATURAMIA…
BY TEATRING Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2013 A story told with body and words, about a mother walking back through the tragedy of her drug-addict son. A story of love, bravery, of strength found where you never thought. A tribute to all fighting mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, friends, lovers. True heroism is in the fight, victory […]
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Comedian? No, just Italian!
Antonello Taurino FRINGE FESTIVAL 2013 Come andare oltre gli stereotipi in un paese dove la realtà è più divertente di una barzelletta e i comici diventano politici (e viceversa). Dopo l’ascesa di Berlusconi, Taurino ha deciso di emigrare portando il suo spettacolo per il mondo chiedendo asilo politico! Attenzione, potresti involontariamente partecipare allo spettacolo! Free entrance […]
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Antonio Forcione
BY ANTONIO FORCIONE GROUP Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2013 Powerful and passionate, the multi-award winning guitarist – composer Antonio Forcione returns with his dynamic quartet, taking a journey into his biggest hits. Be amazed by blistering virtuosity and soulfulness, a tumultuous mix of Latin, African and jazz sounds in a unique breathtaking performance.TICKETS: £ 16 (CONCESSION […]
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Guitar Recital
by Luca Villani Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2013 Luca Villani plays a breathtaking guitar recital from classical to contemporary: the virtuoso Sychra Russian Variations, the evocative TorrobaSonata-Fantasia, the poignant Dyens Libra Sonane. “…beyond technique” (The Scotsman) DATES: 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24 AUGUSTTICKETS: £ 10 (CONCESSION £ 8) INFO & BOOKING: here Booking required
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La Merda (The Shit)
Silva Gallerano, Cristian Ceresoli, Richard Jordan Productions, Produzioni Fuorivia Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2013 The 2012 multi-award winning Fringe First hit returns to Summerhall. A ‘young’, ‘ugly’ and literally naked woman reveals her bulimic, revolting and public secrets as she struggles with obstinacy, resistance and courage for her own celebrity breakthrough in the society of Thighs […]
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Latest Atto Melani Historical Page-Turner
Rita Monaldi & Francesco Sorti Edinburgh International Book Festival Rita Monaldi and Francesco Sorti hit the jackpot with Imprimatur and Secretum, their historical novels built around the real-life character of Atto Melani. A 17th century castrato opera singer, Melani also worked as a diplomat and a spy. In his latest adventure, Veritas, he finds himself […]
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Ladies and Gentlemen, Buonasera!
by Ladies and Gentlemen Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2013 Ever wondered why Cole Porter, Bernstein, Gershwin and Berlin always mentioned Italy in their songs? Conceived by the flamboyant minds of two Italian performers, this cabaret show extravaganza takes you on a holiday where the sun is warm, the nights are passionate and the pasta is always […]
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Parkin’ Son
by Giulio D’Anna Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2013 Father and son tell you a universal tale about the power between father and child. Bodies speak words that were never said. Their mouths shape the memories of both joy and sadness. Two different lives, a generation apart. Parkin’Son is about being a father and a son, about […]
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Fists of Sulfur (Pugni di zolfo) – Show performed in Italian
Maurizio Lombardi Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2013 at the Italian Cultural Institute A one-man show, Fists of Sulphur, written, directed and performed by Maurizio Lombardi, winner of the second Florence for Fringe Award. The competition – awarded in Florence, Tuscany – brings an Italian theatre company to the most important festival of performing arts in the […]
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The Party’s Over
by Niccolò Ammaniti Edinburgh International Book Festival Niccolò Ammaniti is an Italian writer. As a young Italian novelist, Ammaniti was part of the cannibalistic group, from the anthology Gioventù Cannibale by Daniele Brolli (1996), for which he wrote a short novel together with Luisa Brancaccio. He became noted in 2001 with the publication of Io […]
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