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The Donizetti Theatre Foundation, together with the Municipality of Bergamo, announces the 2025|2026 Season of Prose and Other Paths, the backbone of the Theatre Season, whose complete program also includes Operetta and Opera, as well as numerous educational projects currently being defined. A rich and articulated program that will take place at the Donizetti Theatre and the Social Theatre over six months, from December 2025 to May 2026, with seven titles on the bill for the Prose Season, with eight performances for each show (from Saturday to Sunday of the following week; Monday rest), and as many for Other Paths, with three matinees. In bringing greetings and renewing the commitment of the Municipal Administration, Mayor Elena Carnevali emphasizes how the Season of Prose and Other Paths occupies "a prominent place in the life of the City of Bergamo. It is a crucial moment of sharing and cultural growth: theater, in its multitude of languages, is the mirror of reality and reality is reflected in it, with all its burden of humanity. Bergamo has long been a city with a pronounced theatrical vocation, and the work carried out by the Donizetti Theatre Foundation, thanks to its diversified activities, is the bearer of great values, also in terms of educating younger generations. All this contributes to making our city even more special." Sergio Gandi, Councilor for Culture, expresses his appreciation for artistic choices "of absolute quality that make a fundamental contribution to the cultural offer of Bergamo. A city that explores different expressive fields – from music to cinema, from visual arts to dance to spoken theater indeed – and that draws its richness from research and experimentation. Not just simple spectacular entertainment – though this is obviously needed too – but a set of proposals, including courageous ones, that can stimulate interest and curiosity." George Berta, President of the Donizetti Theatre Foundation, takes the opportunity to thank those who work for the success of all the Foundation's activities: "The positive results achieved in recent years are the fruit of teamwork, from those who support us, both public and private entities, to the staff and those who collaborate with us. My thanks therefore go beyond formalities: behind every contribution, whether economic or professional, there is total adherence to a vision we believe in. A vision with broad horizons that positions the Donizetti Theatre Foundation as a qualitatively reliable interlocutor for anyone who cares about cultural and entertainment proposals, in the city but also elsewhere." Massimo Boffelli, General Director of the Donizetti Theatre Foundation, draws inspiration from the success of the 2024|2025 Season: "Over 52,000 were the total spectators for Prose, 5,000 for Other Paths. These are significant, important numbers that once again attest to our driving force, the attention and affection of the public for our proposals. Last year we increased the performances for Prose from seven to eight, which we naturally confirm: a number of performances that – we can state with confidence – few other theaters at a national level

The renowned company of actors, clowns, acrobats, dancers, and musicians led by Daniele Finzi Pasca, beloved by the Bergamo audience and beyond, returns to Teatro Donizetti to present Titizé - A Venetian Dream: the show, the final title of the 2024/2025 Prose Season and Other Paths of the Teatro Donizetti Foundation, will be on stage from Saturday, May 10 to Sunday, May 18. Directed and lighting design by Daniele Finzi Pasca. Music, orchestration, and sound design by Maria Bonzanigo. Set design by Hugo Gargiulo. Costumes by Giovanna Buzzi. On stage: Gian Mattia Baldan, Andrea Cerrato, Francesco Lanciotti, Léa Kral, Luca Morrocchi, Gloria Ninamor, Caterina Pio, Rolando Tarquini, Micol Veglia, Leo Zappitelli. Produced by Compagnia Finzi Pasca and Fondazione Teatro Stabile del Veneto - Teatro Nazionale in partnership with Gli Ipocriti by Melina Balsamo. Duration 1 hour and 20 minutes without intermission. Show times: evening 8:30 PM; Sunday, May 11 and 18 at 3:30 PM; Monday, May 12 closed. Thursday, May 15, at 6 p.m., at the Music Room of the Donizetti Theater, is scheduled for a meeting about the show with Daniele Finzi Pasca and his company. Coordinated by Maria Grazia Panigada, Artistic Director of the Prose Season and Other Paths. Faithful to the language of dreams that returns evanescent images, allusions and mirages, Titizé is a performance that leads the viewer into a rarefied and surreal universe. Its narrative, seemingly fragmented but deeply allusive, unfolds in a kaleidoscopic play that interweaves different planes of meaning, evoking a hyperbolic "grammelot." "Titizé", "you are": an emblematic word full of rhythm, which with its evocative sound draws attention to the power of the verb "to be", emphasizing the universality of an experience imagined to intimately involve a heterogeneous audience of all ages. The show blends tradition and innovation in a fascinating union between clowning, the language of the body and acrobatics - which allows for allusion, creating metaphors, amplifying emotions - and the use of innovative stage machines, giving life to a theater of wonder and lightness, without having to resort to words. With a cast of ten talented performers, Titizé invites you to immerse yourself in the essence of Venice, where past and present blend into a single fascinating story and the tales, scattered like shells on the beach, each with its beauty and mystery, are recomposed into a precious mosaic. "The clowning we practice has always been intimately linked to tradition and carries echoes of the language of Commedia dell'Arte. We come from a theater of wonder and simplicity that over the years we have contaminated using increasingly fascinating stage machines, inventing a visual aesthetic that is our own. We build shows in which we immerse multidisciplinary performers in rarefied universes where wonder sometimes manifests itself in naive, sometimes ingenious, other times surreal ways," writes Daniele Finzi Pasca in the director's notes of Titizé "The dramaturgy of our shows often seems fragmented and allusive perhaps because we always refer to the architecture of dream language that uses words sparingly

While anticipation grows for the summer concerts at Lazzaretto - on June 27 the Mare Nostrum Trio with Paolo Fresu, Richard Galliano and Jan Lundgren, on July 10 Kurt Elling the Yellowjackets, on July 18 Herbie Hancock - Bergamo Jazz Festival presents its usual event on April 30 to celebrate International Jazz Day, sponsored by UNESCO and for which Herbie Hancock is the ambassador. The concert, which emphasizes the shared values of jazz and further demonstrates Bergamo Jazz Festival's connection with its territory, will take place with free admission in the PwC Gardens of the Accademia Carrara (6:30 PM), near the Venetian Walls, a site protected by UNESCO, and will feature pianist Claudio Vignali, one of the most interesting jazz piano specialists. To attend the concert, it's necessary to book on Eventbrite. Ticket holders for the concert can visit the Accademia Carrara Museum at a discounted rate of €8.00 instead of €15.00, either before or after the event. The audience will be seated on the garden lawn: it is therefore recommended to bring blankets or cushions for the most comfortable listening experience possible. In case of bad weather, the concert will be held at the Teatro Sociale in the Upper City at the same time. Claudio Vignali is one of the most significant Italian jazz pianists of his generation: graduated in classical piano and jazz music, he has always had an interest in electronic sounds as well. One of his favorite forms of expression is piano solo, in which he combines diverse musical loves, from classical - Bach, Chopin, Ravel but also Rachmaninoff - to jazz standards, from his own compositions to songs by Italian singer-songwriters. In other words, every Claudio Vignali concert is a musical journey where tradition and modernity coexist in perfect harmony. In 2013, Claudio Vignali won the third overall prize at the most important international jazz piano competition, the "Parmigiani Montreux International Jazz Piano Solo Competition," where he had previously been selected among 10 jazz pianists under 30 from around the world. In addition to receiving other awards and recognitions, he has collaborated with important internationally renowned artists including: Dave Weckl, Joe Locke, Tiger Okoshi, Rob Mazurek, Gretchen Parlato, Shawnn Monteiro, Alex Sipiagin, Eivind Aarset, Arne Hiorth, Oddrun Eikli, Gunnar Gunnarsson, Tarun Balani. He has toured extensively worldwide, including Japan, Germany, England, France, Spain, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Finland, Greece, Austria, Belgium, and Turkey. Currently, in addition to leading his own projects and teaching at the Turin Conservatory, he is part of the Pericopes group and collaborates with guitarist Eleonora Strino, saxophonist Javier Girotto, and American bassist Ugonna Okegwo. INFORMATION https://www.teatrodonizetti.it/it/evento/claudio-vignali-piano-solo/ https://www.eventbrite.it/e/1200215259149?aff=oddtdtcreator

The Prose Season of the Donizetti Theater Foundation opens to contemporary dramaturgy with Building 3. Story of an Absurd Intent , a play written and directed by the Argentine Claudio Tolcachir, on stage in the main city theater from Saturday, April 5 to Sunday, April 13. On stage: Rosario Lisma, Valentina Picello, Giorgia Senesi, Stella Piccioni, Luca Tanganelli. Translation by Rosaria Ruffini. Lighting by Claudio De Pace. Costumes by Giada Masi. Produced by Piccolo Teatro di Milano – Teatro d'Europa, Carnezzeria srls, Timbre4, in collaboration with Aldo Miguel Grompone. Duration 1 hour and 30 minutes without intermission. Show times: evening 8:30 PM; Sunday April 6 and 13 at 3:30 PM; Monday April 7 no performance. Building 3. Story of an Absurd Intent is a comedy that tells the story of five characters who share the confined space of an office: their personal stories intertwine, with moments of emotion, grotesque effects, and comedy. There's Sandra, a single woman who does everything to get pregnant (Giorgia Senesi); Ettore (Rosario Lisma), a fifty-year-old mama's boy, who only after his mother's death ventures into his first clumsy romantic experiences; there's the confused, intrusive, affectionate Monica (Valentina Picello), who, not knowing how to live her own life, inserts herself into others'; there's the conflicted love between Manuel, a fragile and violent boy (Luca Tanganelli) and the more balanced Sofia (Stella Piccioni). Betrayals, misunderstandings, uncontrollable desires, dreams, and regrets: all of life unfolds before the eyes of the spectators, who recognize themselves in these stories, because Claudio Tolcachir knows how to put us in front of the mirror of our feelings. Written with great truth, the comedy is very funny, and portrays moving and comical characters. We are all the five inhabitants of Building 3. It's us who regret our first love, who fight loneliness every day, who discover ourselves in mourning, who are betrayed by those we least expect, who can't find the words, who lie to hide, whose pain makes us ridiculous, us, naive at fifty, disillusioned at twenty. Well-known to Italian audiences as well, Claudio Tolcachir is a playwright, director, actor, and founder of Teatro Timbre 4 in Buenos Aires. In 2021, he founded Timbre 4 Madrid in the Spanish capital with Lautaro Perotti and Santi Marin. An undisputed protagonist of the new Argentine scene, acclaimed also in Spain, he achieved his first international success in 2005 with the multi-award-winning La Omisión de la Familia Coleman, presented in the most important capitals of the world, including Milan, Madrid, Paris, Lisbon, Dublin, New York, and still on tour. In 1998 he founded the TIMBRE4 company, since 2001 a multi-theater venue and acting school, a fundamental cultural reference point in Buenos Aires, with which he stages texts written and directed by him, such as: La omisión de la familia Coleman, Tercer cuerpo, El viento en un violín (which together form the "Living Room Trilogy", collected in a volume and published in Italy by Editoria & Spettacolo, 2012), Emilia; then Dínamo and Próximo. He has been

Altri Percorsi, the Fondazione Teatro Donizetti's season dedicated to new theatrical expressiveness, is coming to an end: on Thursday, April 3 (8:30 PM) and Friday, April 4 (10:30 AM), The Trials is scheduled at the Teatro Sociale in Città Alta. The play, written by English playwright Dawn King, is staged by director Veronica Cruciani involving twelve young actors from the Accademia dei Filodrammatici in Milan. Translation by Monica Capuani. Set and costume design by Erika Carretta. Lighting design by Fabrizio Visconti. Sound dramaturgy by John Cascone. Video contributions by Stefano Capra and Umberto Terruso. Staged in the summer of 2022 at the Donmar Warehouse in London, The Trials takes us to a very near future, where the reckoning for humanity's wound inflicted on the environment has begun. Outside, the air is almost unbreathable, life has become complicated, and the future gloomy. The youngest generation is called to take an active part in the "trials", referenced in the title, of people who have committed crimes against sustainability. These juries of young people have the power of life or death, and the six girls and six boys presenting the text will have to try three adults. There will be animated discussions, as the personalities and ethical and political views of these young people are profoundly different, and the responsibility entrusted to them is heavy. As in the best contemporary English drama, the personal element will burst into the finale, sweeping away the risk of a didactic approach in a text of such immediate relevance. Veronica Cruciani, who has directed several shows for Altri Percorsi in the past, including Michela Murgia's Accabadora, a co-production of the Fondazione Teatro Donizetti itself, recounts: "In the play The Trials, author Dawn King imagines a future era, not too far from our own, an irreparably damaged world where a jury of young people gathers to try some people from their parents' generation. The accusation against them is their failure to halt climate change. I chose this text precisely for its uncomfortable and urgent vision, presenting a planet that can no longer sustain its population, where the air is so polluted that you can't open a window, where flights and meat consumption are prohibited. The battle lines within this jury of twelve boys and girls are clear: some of the young people believe that all the defendants are guilty because they didn't act when they had the chance, others argue that without humanity and compassion, humanity itself has no future chance. The focus of the debate is on the climate crisis, on the generational clash, but it also raises important questions about the issue of justice. What is the difference between justice and revenge? Can we rank guilt? Can remorse be a mitigating factor? In this theatrical court, the questions are addressed bluntly, but the answers are not easy or immediate." The Trials, a performance linked to one of the main projects of the Cantiere del Teatro of the Fondazione Teatro Donizetti, is, in Veronica Cruciani's words,

DONIZETTI SUMMER CAMP 2025 I AM NOT AFRAID. The saga of the indomitable From June 9 to 13, June 16 to 20, June 30 to July 4, and July 7 to 11 The Donizetti Summer Camp is back, an opportunity to experience all the spaces of the Donizetti Theater, from the rehearsal room to the dressing rooms to the stage, as true protagonists, getting to know and develop their talents in a tight-knit group of children/young people, who will have the courage to stage a reduction of an opera in just one week. ____________________________________ Summer is approaching, and the Teatro Donizetti Foundation is once again offering, following the success of past editions, four different weeks of Donizetti Summer Camp 2025, which this year is titled I AM NOT AFRAID - The saga of the indomitable: children and teenagers between 8 and 14 years old will be able to experience the spaces of Teatro Donizetti in an unusual way, from Monday to Friday, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM (with the possibility of early drop-off at 8:00 AM and late pick-up at 5:30 PM). Registrations will open on April 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM. Further registration details here Registration form to be completed here The Donizetti Summer Camp returns for 2025, a unique experience that will lead you to discover the works of Gaetano Donizetti and their fascinating reinterpretations, immersed in the wonder of Teatro Donizetti, from the stage to the rehearsal room to the scenography workshop. In a creative and stimulating atmosphere, you will have the opportunity to work on four operas in four weeks, each characterized by an original interpretation that opens new perspectives on opera and theater through play and singing. This year, a title by Rossini is added, La Cenerentola, the fairy tale of fairy tales, with unpredictable twists and a wiser Cinderella than ever. Singing and music will be languages to discover to get in touch with the ancient stories of Lucia, Cardenio, Noah, and Angelina, through music and theater. Each week ends with the production of an opera, a show in which each participant will have an important role and in which every stage element will have been created in dedicated sessions. The titles: 1. Il furioso all'isola di Santo Domingo, by Gaetano Donizetti A semi-serious reinterpretation of Donizetti's opera, focused on the fear of diversity. The opera becomes a whirlwind of misunderstandings and misconceptions that will transform the staging into a tragicomic game, full of surprises and reflections on our relationship with others. 2. Lucia di Lammermoor, by Gaetano Donizetti A masterpiece that we will explore as a powerful metaphor for the fight against bullying and violence on one's identity. Lucia becomes a heroine who represents all of us when we find ourselves defending our choices in a world that often tramples them. An encounter between poignant music and a pop aesthetic to tell a timeless story. 3. Diluvio Universale, by Gaetano Donizetti In this reinterpretation, the dark atmosphere of Donizetti's opera is transformed

Many shows and more: the Prose Season and Other Paths of the Donizetti Theatre Foundation also cares about introducing young people to the multiple activities revolving around staging a show. This year too, based on the positive feedback from past years, the Foundation is launching a selection process to participate in the lighting and sound design courses included in the Theatre Workshop project and conducted by expert staff from the Foundation itself. The courses are aimed at young people aged 17 or older (including those who will turn 17 by the end of 2025). To participate, candidates must submit their curriculum vitae containing any previous experiences and studies, along with a motivational letter, by completing the appropriate form included in the announcement no later than 12 noon on Friday, April 18. Following the selection based on the submitted documents and letters, the results of the application process will be announced on Wednesday, May 7. The courses do not require any registration fees and will begin on Tuesday, June 3. Both courses, at the end of which a certificate of attendance will be issued, will provide theoretical elements of the basic criteria, methodology, and terminology, followed by practical tests with the chief electrician and chief sound engineer of the Donizetti Theater. There will be a common introductory meeting for both courses; afterwards, each course will take place over four intensive days where the theoretical and practical foundations of the disciplines will be laid. Participants in the lighting design course will also have the opportunity to gain direct experience at Claypaky, an internationally renowned brand in the professional lighting systems sector: the day includes a visit to the company's museum and production area, as well as a technical session. The sound design course students will instead visit the 1901 Factory recording studio in Alzano Lombardo, a creative space dedicated to music and performing arts and a meeting place for artists and professionals. Both courses will conclude with the experience of recording a live band on the stage of the Donizetti Theater. "The lighting and sound design courses, along with those of the Young Project, represent a fundamental part of our activity, integrating with all our performance offerings," specifies Maria Grazia Panigada, Artistic Director of the Prose Season and Other Paths of the Donizetti Theatre Foundation, "They constitute the educational component and are important to us because we feel the duty to give young people the opportunity to learn about theatre professions and to approach this world so that they can be part of it in the future. Personally, I am grateful to all those who make this project possible by engaging their professionalism and showing an educational focus." For more information: email: info@fondazioneteatrodonizetti.org

Over 8,500 total attendees in just four days 18% from abroad 11 sold-out shows out of 12 ticketed concerts Audience from 16 regions and 17 other countries   Sounds of Joy: Joe Lovano's "sounds of joy", in his second year as Artistic Director of the Festival, overwhelmed the entire city and captivated the audience coming from a wide part of Italy and also from abroad: over 8,500 total attendees in just four days; 3,544 spectators at the three evenings at Teatro Donizetti, 783 of whom were subscribers (15 more than last year); 11 sold-out shows out of 12 ticketed events. 16 Italian regions represented from North to South, from East to West. 17 foreign countries, accounting for 18% of the audience: Austria, Brazil, United Arab Emirates, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Hungary, United States. The Teatro Donizetti website was highly visited: over 17,000 active users. Bergamo Jazz's Facebook and Instagram pages, during the Festival week, totaled a reach of 472,660 users, exceeding 15,000 interactions and approaching 25,000 organic followers. These are the first significant data that attest to the tremendous success of Bergamo Jazz 2025. The edition that ended Sunday evening is one to be recorded in the Festival's annals also from an artistic point of view, marked by a very wide range of offerings: from the "old-school" jazz of The Cookers to Marc Ribot's noise alchemy, with a finale on the notes of "Bella Ciao" in English version, from the dynamic textures of another master like Enrico Rava to the singing of a sophisticated lady like Dianne Reeves, who put the final seal on the Festival, greeted by a standing ovation. But there would be many other memorable moments to recall, starting with the stage incursions, as a highly requested special guest, of Joe Lovano himself, to the more intimate concerts in evocative settings such as the Accademia Carrara or Sala Piatti. "Once again, we can't help but be happy with the results achieved by Bergamo Jazz, one of our two international festivals, along with Donizetti Opera," comments Massimo Boffelli, General Director of the Fondazione Teatro Donizetti, "We can therefore affirm that Bergamo's is one of the most beloved Italian jazz festivals overall, also by the audience coming in increasing numbers from abroad, with consequent positive effects on city tourism. A great result achieved thanks to impeccable teamwork, from the artistic direction to the entire staff of the Fondazione Teatro Donizetti. My heartfelt thanks go to all those who have worked to ensure that the organizational machine functioned at its best, as well as to the institutions and sponsors who support us." Now thoughts are already turning to the upcoming Bergamo Jazz events, first in chronological order the International Jazz Day on April 30, with the free concert by pianist Claudio Vignali scheduled in the PwC Gardens of the Accademia Carrara at 6:30 PM. And then the three extraordinary concerts at the Lazzaretto with the Mare Nostrum trio of Paolo Fresu,

On Sunday, March 30 (3:30 PM), the Operetta Season of the Donizetti Theater Foundation concludes: the main city theater will stage Scugnizza, an operetta in three acts by Carlo Lombardo and Mario Costa that fully embodies typical Neapolitan lyricism. It will be performed by the Elena D'Angelo Operetta Company, which returns to the Donizetti after last year's success with The Duchess of the Bar Tabarin. On stage: Elena D'Angelo, who also directs, Matteo Mazzoli, Paolo Cauteruccio, Merita Dileo, Gianni Versino, Maresa Pagura, Carlo Randazzo, Paola Scapolan. Orchestra conductor Marcella Tessarin. Choreography by Martina Ronca. Set and costumes by Grandi Spettacoli. Duration 2 hours without intermission. Tickets from 15 to 45 Euros, reduced from 12 to 36 Euros. "When Carlo Lombardo went to the station to wait for Mario Costa's arrival, he didn't even know precisely the real reason for their meeting. It was known that Costa needed a lot of money, given the debts accumulated from gambling at the Monte Carlo Casino, so it was ideal for him to work for Lombardo, a wealthy impresario from Milan. As soon as he got off the train, Costa was taken to the prestigious Lombardo music house and was ordered to write an operetta on the spot. After two weeks, Scugnizza was ready with an effective libretto and a series of well-crafted and often inspired pieces, first among them 'Napoletana' and 'Salomè, 'Una rondine non fa primavera'," recounts Elena D'Angelo, "Scugnizza premiered at the Alfieri Theater in Turin on the evening of December 16, 1922, with the protagonist Salomè played by Nella Regini who, as a true and somewhat capricious diva, set as a condition for her participation in the event to be able to wear lavish toilettes even in this new operetta. Great success with audience and critics, except for Regini's inappropriate dresses. Scugnizza is certainly the Italian operetta par excellence, full of typically Neapolitan lyricism. The story, at times moving and at times comical, is absolutely plausible and reflects the canons of the 'Italian-style' operetta, with those regional traits that distinguish our operetta production. The direction is absolutely philological, as is the intent of the Elena D'Angelo operetta company, with the addition of a feature that enhances the story: The song 'Era de Maggio', also by Costa, which is not present in the 1922 score, is entrusted to the character of Totò, but with modified lyrics. This novelty was desired by the author and added in subsequent editions."

After Pippo Delbono's touching Amore hosted at the Donizetti, the Altri Percorsi series by Fondazione Teatro Donizetti returns to its usual venue, Teatro Sociale in Città Alta, where on Thursday, March 27 (8:30 PM) and Friday, March 28 (10:30 AM), Anfitrione is scheduled, a reinterpretation of Plautus' text by Teatro Kismet from Bari, with dramaturgy and direction by Teresa Ludovico. Originally programmed in 2020 and then cancelled due to the pandemic, Anfitrione revolves around the theme of duality, fundamental in Plautus' text and placed by director Teresa Ludovico in a criminal environment where six actors and a musician, in continuous motion, sketch dual worlds: divine and human, above and below, light and shadow. In the show, truth and fiction alternate and blend in a game of mirrors through the actors' bodies and voices. "Who am I if I am not myself? When I look at my double, I see my appearance, exactly the same, there's nothing more similar to me! Am I still who I've always been? Where did I die? Where did I lose my person? Could I have left my self behind? Did I forget myself? Who is more unfortunate than me? No one recognizes me anymore and everyone mocks me at will. I no longer know who I am! These are some of the questions that torment both the protagonists of Anfitrione, written by Plautus more than 2000 years ago, and many of us today," says director Teresa Ludovico, "The double, the construction of a fictitious identity, the theft of the self, the loss of being guaranteed by a social role, are the themes that Plautus delivers to us in a new form, which he defines as tragicomedy, because the events involve gods, masters, and slaves. In it, the supreme Jupiter, after transforming into various animal, plant, and natural forms, decides, for the first time, to disguise himself as a man. He takes on the appearance of Anfitrione, away from home, to be able to mate with his wife, the beautiful Alcmena, and generate the demigod Hercules with her. Jupiter-Anfitrione, during the night of love, as long as three nights, tells Alcmena, as if he had personally experienced them, episodes from Anfitrione's journey. During the story, the god experienced, for the first time, a hilarity that he then took care to leave as a gift to men. After Plautus, many have rewritten Anfitrione, and each has done so trying to listen to the stimuli and concerns of their own time. I tried to do it too." Teresa Ludovico is a director, author, and actress. After graduating, she undertook a long artistic journey under the guidance of various masters, in Italy and abroad. Since 1993, she has been part of Teatro Kismet OperA in Bari and has been a resident director since 1998. Among others, she writes and directs the shows Ecuba e i suoi figli, Bella e Bestia (ETI Stregagatto Award 2002), La regina delle nevi, Il malato immaginario presented at festivals and theaters in Europe, Asia,