Free itinerant shows in the period of distancing social. Can't wait. Culture needs to restart. And so important Italian theaters are organized. Evaluating every possible hypothesis in order not to leave their audience without shows. And this is what the historic Franco Parenti Theater in Milan is promoting. Its artistic director Andree Ruth Shammah together with his staff came up with a very original idea, which who knows could be imitated by others.
The Parenti theater will move to the municipalities most affected by the virus
According to the indications of the government, the theaters will reopen on June 15, especially those that have a summer program. And i will also reopen movies. How then to organize shows in theaters, given the safety rules? Simple: the shows will move. The idea of the Parenti Theater is that of "bring smiles”In the municipalities most affected by the Covid 19 pandemic. How: there will be two vans that will create a stage. The shows will be held by young actors, but it is not excluded that the proposal may also tease actors of greater caliber.
The trucks for the shows of the Parenti Theater
The idea, as the director tells us, comes from the possibility of using vans that can easily enter the squares. And then the actors will be able to stand on them and on the stage that will be equipped spaced apart. And we will go to the major municipalities affected by the pandemic, such as Codogno and the Lodigiano area. "This initiative has a double mission - Andree Ruth Shammah explained to Fanpage.it - bring some joy to those who have had very complicated times, and launch new comedians to start making them experience. Later, however, we will propose reviews of classical music and poetry. "
Free shows for the public
A summer therefore marked by culture, the one conceived by the Parenti Theater in Milan. The shows will be free and the organization will be entirely at the expense of the theater. "I would very much like to take it to Bergamo - the director added -. Now that the project is starting, I will contact the Municipality of Bergamo to try to organize a stage there too. It would be important to take it all over Lombardy, as well as in other regions that have already contacted me such as Tuscany".
The neighborhood theater conceived by Strehler
A similar idea was devised by the Strehler theater. "Yes, that's a bit of the idea. The original Teatro Quartiere was via circus and stable within an area of the city - emphasizes the director -. Then, in 1972 Franco Parenti and Franco Branciaroli had already started a similar initiative with trucks to take the theater around the cities ". And besides Alessandro Haber who was interested in the initiative, there could be many to join.
The summer shows
And the season of the Mysterious Baths of Milan is also organized. "We open on June 18th - clarifies Andree Ruth Shammah who takes care of the artistic direction-. We thought about the second edition of "Tonight you can go outside", where the public will be positioned in different spaces of the Baths in groups that will be joined by the actors". In addition, the Franco Parenti theater will be at the Naples festival with Filippo Timi on stage in “The cabaret of little things” and Filippo Dini with “Locked”.
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