Of the nightingale I envy the fate
Cassandra’s talent as a prophetess is traced back to the animal, uncivilized, and wild sphere. In the Oresteia the chorus compares her incomprehensible lament to the song of a nightingale: the title of this performance-cry comes from the response of the “unheard young woman”, where Cassandra’s battle is recalled by Stefania Tansini’s body-voice in the […]
In nome del padre
Ubu Award 2019 – Second place in the category Best new text or dramatic writing Written and directed entirely by Perrotta, In nome del padre was born from an intense exchange with psychoanalyst Massimo Recalcati, who has dedicated much of his work to family relationships. A father. One and three. Nothing transcendental: in the body […]
Thalassia – La grande foresta
“I have spent all my life trying not to waste a single moment, of life, in order to have the time to die.” William Faulkner, La Grande Foresta (The Big Forest) Why is it always the wolf’s fault? Why is he always the villain in stories? Why do they lead you to believe this from […]