As part of the “Crescendo con il teatro” section, there will be a performance of “Snow White” (in English) at the San Micheletto Complex, for children aged 6 and over.
The Teatro Del Carretto Theatre Company presents its historical Snow White in English, offering students from all schools the experience of participating in a performance in English, followed by conversations with the Theatre Company staff with the collaboration of the teachers. The performance boasts an impressive international career, having toured countries within and outside Europe including France, Spain, Portugal, the UK, Russia and the United States. The performance aims to provide an educational service that fosters the acquisition of a foreign language in a clear and innovative way, while being at the same time an instrument of linguistic and cultural integration for children and teenagers of every origin.
Details:
Snow White performances:
Tuesday 12 November, 11.30
Wednesday 13 November, 9.30 and 11.30
Thursday 14 November, 9.30 and 11.30
Monday 18 November, 11.30
Tuesday 19 November, 9.30 and 11.30
Wednesday 20 November, 9.30 and 11.30
Thursday 21 November, 9.30 and 11.30.
Tel. 0583/46531
Ticket Office: Tel. 0583/467521 biglietteria@teatrodelgiglio.it
Press Office: Fax 0583/490317 ufficiostampa@teatrodelgiglio.it
Administration: Fax 0583/465339
Library: biblioteca@teatrodelgiglio.it
Azienda Teatro del Giglio
The Theatre del Giglio has a prestigious historical background. Lucca, an autonomous city-state until the Napolionic period, has always been a very lively cultural centre. There were already two active theatre halls in the 17th century, but it still wasn’t enough to satisfy the needs of its inhabitants. The Teatro Pubblico was inaugurated in 1675, after a citizens board had studied the possibility of converting the old Gesuati convent for such a purpose. The building was destroyed by a fire in 1688 and was reconstructed four years later according to the original plans of Francesco Buonamici. When the Republic was brought down in 1799, the theatre went through a decadent period which lasted until 1817 when construction work was started on the new building under Giovanni Lazzarini’s plans. The new theatre was inaugurated in 1819; its name, “Teatro del Giglio”, was chosen by Maria Luisa di Borbone, the Sovreign of Lucca,.
Since then, the stage of the Teatro del Giglio has become one of the most important in Italy. In 1985 it was given the title “Teatro di Tradizione” which is an honour bestowed on very few great, historic, Italian theatres.