VERSILIANA FESTIVAL - The Shakespearian sunsets: Nella mente e nel cuore

The open-air theater in the Park of Villa La Versiliana is home this year to the 37th edition of the eponymous Festival, a season that includes two months of performances of great appeal in a balance between drama, dance, music and cabaret, in the skilful combination of tradition and innovation.

In addition to the villa's open-air theater program, there are afternoon meetings at the Caffé (the famous live talk show launched by Romano Battaglia) with personalities from the world of culture, politics, entertainment, science, who repropose the tradition of the typical cultural clubs of Versilia.

The children's space offers a playground-library, entertainment and performances dedicated to the Italian fairy tale, exhibitions organized in the exhibition halls of the Villa, in the former Factory of pine nuts and in the park.

On the jetty of Marina di Pietrasanta in addition to the classic readings dedicated to the events of Virgilios Aeneid, The Versiliana Festival proposes a brand new cycle of shows in tribute to William Shakespeare, the greatest playwright of all time and the highest representative of the Elizabethan Theatre, on the 400th anniversary of his death. Nine appointments in total, named "The Shakespearean Sunsets" conceived by Fausto Costantini and Massimiliano Simoni, and performed by great interpreters of the Italian theater.

Program:

Monday, July 11

Il canto dell'usignolo (The nightingale singing) with Glauco Mauri and Roberto Sturno. Poems, comedies and dramas by Shakespeare.

Monday, July 18
Otello with Alessandro Haber.

Tuesday, July 19

Le allegre comari di Widsor (The merry wives of Winsdor) with Giampiero Ingrassia.

Wednesday, July 20
Dichiaro guerra al tempo (I declare war against time). Love in W. Shakespeare's sonnets, with Manuela Kusterman and Melania Giglio.

Monday, July 25
Riflessioni sul Bardo (Ponderations on the Bard). Between painting and words. Lectio magistralis by Vittorio Sgarbi.

Monday, August 1
Romeo e Giulietta (Romeo and Julia) with Edoardo Siravo and Vanessa Gravina.

Monday, August 8
Da me a Riccardo III (From myself to Richard III) with Ennio Fantastichini.

Tuesday, August 23
Nella mente e nel cuore (In mind and in heart). Tribute to Shakespeare with Luca Lionello.

The whole program in the official website of The Festival

VERSILIANA FESTIVAL
Pietrasanta, Rotonda del Pontile di Marina di Pietrasanta
July 11/18/19/20/25; August 1/8/23 2016,
at 9:00 pm
Tickets: € 10,00

Information:

District:

Versilia

Municipality:

Pietrasanta

Event type:

cinema