The 1001 Nights – Suspended lives
What: Trainer and assistant director of a theatre workshop with final performance / actress as Sharazade
Original title: Le 1001 Notte – Storie di vite sospese
Original language: Italian
Period: 2009
Where: Reggio Emilia- Italy
Institutions: SS9teatro – Director Franco Brambilla
The workshop brought together immigrants and Italians, professional actors and theatre lovers. The original dramaturgy- by Franco Brambilla- is a re-writing of “The 1001 Nights” on a contemporary perspective. Themes like the journey, the stranger and the struggle for the rights of the most vulnerable people are linked to the recent Italian history.
Festival:
The Festival 1,6,7 Contatto! has been sponsored by the municipality of Reggio Emilia since 2008 and it takes place in the neighbourhood of the railway station, a high-tension zone where migration dynamics are determining changes at the urban and social scale.
