Friday, May 29, at 9:00 PMArtificerie Almagià Fanny & Alexander
Friday, May 29, at 9:00 PM
Artificerie Almagià
Fanny & Alexander
Storia del nuovo cognome
My Brilliant Friend in Comics – Volume 2
Based on the second volume of the graphic novel by Chiara Lagani and Mara Cerri (Coconino Press)
From L’amica geniale by Elena Ferrante (Edizioni E/O)
With Chiara Lagani and Fiorenza Menni
Drawings by Mara Cerri
Direction, lighting, video, and music by Luigi Noah De Angelis
Dramaturgy and costumes by Chiara Lagani
Multimedia installation by Voxel
Sound design and technical supervision by Gianni Gamberini and Vincenzo Scorza
Organization and promotion by Andrea Martelli and Marco Molduzzi
Administration by Stefano Toma
Produced by E Production and Ravenna Festival
In collaboration with Ravenna Festival
World premiere
Based on the second of the comic books inspired by Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend, this work brings to the stage two actresses who are iconic figures of theatrical experimentation in Italy, Chiara Lagani and Fiorenza Menni, in the roles of Lila and Lenù. Now grown up, the two friends face new and difficult trials: the former struggles with an early and unhappy marriage, while the latter pursues her studies, the only possible path toward emancipation and self-determination.
Around the large collage created live by the two protagonists, the performance unfolds under the direction of Luigi Noah De Angelis. The story takes shape before our eyes through a kind of poetic accumulation of landscapes and characters drawn by Mara Cerri, which magically emerge from the comic book and come to life in a narrative that is at once a hymn to friendship, liberation from prejudice, and the power of imagination.
Info & tickets:
https://www.ravennafestival.org/events/storia-del-nuovo-cognome/