ITALIAN THEATER: PINOCCHIO by Carlo COLLODI @ the KENNEDY CENTER
Hosted by Piazza Italia
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The KENNEDY CENTER
and ApertaMente S.r.l.
Present
PINOCCHIO
The Story of a Puppet by Carlo Collodi
TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2013 @ 7:30 PM
KENNEDY CENTER - Terrace Theater
2700 F Street, NW | Washington, DC 20566
METRO RAIL: Blue/Orange Lines - Foggy Bottom/GWU Stop.
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ABOUT THE PLAY
PINOCCHIO: The Story of a Puppet
Performed in Italian, with English surtitles. Ages 12 and Up
90 minutes, with no intermission
from The adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
Directed & performed by Massimiliano Finazzer Flory
Choreography & Dance: Michela Lucenti & Emanuela Serra
Piano Music: Nino Rota & Fiorenzo Carpi, performed by Gianluca Pezzino
One of the most renowned Italian books, Pinocchio: the Story of a Puppet, is often considered to be a children's story, but actually it is more than this. It is a narration about the memory of a nation fighting for independence, written by a patriot, Carlo Lorenzini, under the pen name C. Collodi, who believed in Italy as a united country. In telling the story as a fairy tale, he was able to subtly shift the attention toward a proper philosophical essay on the relationship between freedom and obedience.
https://cache1.bdcdn.net/assets/images/book/large/9781/8473/9781847328632.jpgThis performance combines literature, theater, dance, and music to bring to realization the most celebrated Italian "piece of wood," through the story of the timeless work of a wood carver that teaches beauty and truth. The choreographic work is as important as the character interpretations of Massimiliano Finazzer Flory, giving voice to Geppetto, the talking Cricket, the Fairy, and more. Vicariously through the music composed by Nino Rota the show is also an homage to the dreamy cinematic world of Federico Fellini.
Both the original project for the show and the tour were conceived under the auspices of Fondazione Nazionale Carlo Collodi and with the support of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.