Palazzolo has been experiencing a great cultural buzz these past few weeks. It's filled with young people from around the world performing at the Akrai Greek Theater. This year's edition of the International Festival of Classical Theatre for Young People is the twenty-fifth. An event eagerly awaited by countless students, families, and teachers, who flock to Palazzolo to relive the magic of classical theater. Students from Palazzolo's schools will also perform. the streets of the town thus come alive with young peopleMany choose to stay in Palazzolo after the show. It's an opportunity to visit the historic center and the churches. Tourist itineraries suitable for everyone.
The numbers of this year's edition
Twenty-three days of programming and 90 shows are scheduled. Thirty-one Sicilian schools, 45 from other Italian regions and 12 from abroadA long edition that will conclude on June 2nd. Many students have already arrived in Palazzolo. On the opening day, Inda Superintendent Antonio Calbi emphasized the magic of the Akrai theater and the emotion it evokes. "You can see that the Greeks had laid the foundations of culture," he said. "This is a social parliament." The students performing come from all over Italy. There are also young people. from Germany, Greece, present with six institutes, Belgium with two schools, France, England and Tunisia.
Giusto Monaco's intuition and the involvement of Palazzolo's schools
The festival, conceived in 1991 by Giusto Monaco, every year it is an event for many schools. Sebastiano Aglianò is responsible for the various aspects. The set was conceived by artist Tony Fanciullo. It is a tribute to Duilio Cambellotti and the 1924 poster he created for "Seven Against Thebes."
Three schools from Palazzolo at the Akrai festival
And three schools from Palazzolo have already performed. For some years now the festival It is also open to primary and secondary schoolsA sign of the relevance of classical themes. On Saturday the 11th, the Istituto Istruzione Superiore di secondo grado performed "Casina." Directed by Massimo Pantano, adapted into Sicilian dialect by Cesare Cannata. On stage were Laura Alì, Alessia Alibrio, Lucia Argentino, Pietro Casiraro, Giuseppe Curcio, Di Martino Stevens, and Giuseppe Failla. Also starring were Giorgio Gallo, Mattia Gallo, Graziana Gambilonghi, Chiara Mantuano, Giada Mazzone, Vincenzo Pantano, Rahela Bianca Pasnicu, Maria Assunta Pisano, and Filippo Pisello. The school is led by Rosario Di Luciano. teachers who followed the Caligiore Maria Assunta boys, Roberto Caligiore, Massimo Ciarcia, Claudia Gallo, and Danila Giliberto, Antonella Nardone, Luisa Pizzo, Maria Siracusa, Giusi Tanasi, and Itria Valvo.
A comedy adapted for children
Massimo Pantano also directed "The Frogs," on Sunday the 12th at the Messina Plesso d'Albergo Comprehensive Institute. Music by Matteo Calvano. Performing are Giuseppe Bologna, Alfonso Bongiorno, Alberto Boscarino, Jacopo Caligiore, Angela Ciurcina, Leonardo Farina, and Rita Nicol Gallo. Also performing are Andrea Giompaolo, Davide Guerrieri, Andrea Lantieri, Marianna Lapira, Isabel Micca, Katia Monaco, and Matteo Monaco. Also taking the stage are Domenico Nitto, Lorenzo Paparone, Sofia Paternò, and Alessia Pizzo. Giambattista Pizzo, Elio Ricupero, Eva Ricupero, Sara Scibetta, Daniele Spada, Maria Beatrice Spata, and William Tuccitto. Also performing are Tommaso Zammitti, Alessandro Alì, Matilda Alì, and Giada Paola Borzì. Ginevra Carpino, Elia Chillemi, Anthea Didomenico, Martina Gallo, and Chiara Lucia Garofalo. Finally, Genadiev Christian Borislavov, Giardina Sofia, Giarratana Martina, Lapira Elisa, Lolicata Pierpaolo, Messina Alessia, Monaco Raffaella Federica, Nitto Alexander.
Also on stage are Salvatore Ortisi, Emanuele Pizzo, Gabriele Pizzo, Matteo Andrea Quattropani, Riccardo Romano, Gaia Rovella, Gabriele Sortino, Luca Vaia, Giulia Vasques, and Manuela Zlotar Lorena. The school principal is Egizia Sipala, and the teachers are Antonietta Micca, Carmela Costa, and Patrizia Infantino.
The Palazzolo Primary School Show
Finally on Sunday 19th with “Agamemnon” starring the students of Messina, lower secondary school Directed, adapted, and reduced by Alessandro Caldarella. Music by Marco Caldarella and Jacopo Branca. Choreography by Roberta Acquaviva, costumes by Nella Todaro. Performers include Daniele Centorbi, Federica Giangravè, and Giuliana Peluso. Also performing are Alessandro Pantano, Marcello Brischitti, Jacopo Branca, Samuele Genovese, Roberta Acquaviva, Anastasia Bologna, and Alessia La Terra. Also starring are Anastasia Alibrio, Martina Amato, Maria Chiara Amatore, Benedetta Barbara, Sveva Biondini, Adele Caligiore, Matilde Caligiore, Tiberio Caligiore, Silvia Crispi, Vanessa Diliberto, and Salvo Gallo. Also starring are Roberta Gentile, Aurora La Rosa, Alessia Lozito, Leonardo Lozito, Giorgia Paternò, Marianna Pereira, Serena Pirruccio, Gabriele Quattropani, and Giulia Sandalo. Alessandra Spadaro, Francesca Sortino, Valery Tanasi, Irene Torre, Anastasia Tranchina, and Alessio Vendetti. The school principal is Egizia Sipala. Thus, three schools from Palazzolo performed at the Festival. Sunday, the 26th. there is also space for a theatre workshop created by young people from Palazzolo from the Classical High School.
