Prose, music, theatre, dance: art in all its forms come together this summer in Marina di Pietrasanta with the wealth of performances programmed for July and August, boasting a host of nationally celebrated protagonists and more, at the 34th edition of La Versiliana.
Each performance starts at 21.30 in the atmospheric setting of La Versiliana park – a vast area of Mediterranean scrub-land, bought by Pietrasanta Town Council in 1980, with plenty of space for creative workshops and equipped for children.
Details:
Friday 7 July:
ANTEPRIMA DANZA
TWENTY!
an evening of dance to celebrate the 20th anniversary of VERSILIADANZA
conceived by Angela Torriani Evangelisti
with the participation of
LUCIANA SAVIGNANO.
Friday 12 July:
Veronica Mona with Oblomov Films Srl
co-produced with the Stabile Theatre in Turin
with the collaboration of the Estate Teatrale Veronese,
in collaboration with La Versiliana Festival and Festival di Asti
Popular Shakespeare Kompany
SILVIO ORLANDO
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE by William Shakespeare
directed by Valerio Binasco
translation and adaptation Valerio Binasco
with Antonio Zavatteri, Fabrizio Contri, Fulvio Pepe, Denize Ozdogan Collavino, Andrea Di Casa, Sergio Romano, Simone Luglio, Nicola Pannelli, Gianmaria Martini, Giampiero Rappa and Roberto Turchetta.
costumes Sandra Cardini
scenery Carlo De Marino
music Arturo Annechino
lighting Fabio BozzettaR.
Saturday 13 July:
COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET
Artistic directors Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson
Premiere performance in Italy
Friday 19 July:
L’isola trovata Srl
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING by William Shakespeare
Directed by Giancarlo Sepe
with Daniele Iotti and Francesca Inaudi.
Saturday 20 July:
ATER BALLETTO – FONDAZIONE NAZIONALE DELLA DANZA
ATERBALLETTO SUITE
Choreography Mauro Bigonzetti.
Sunday 21 July:
MAX GAZZÈ – Sottocasa tour.
Thursday 25 July:
Gruppo Company Seguendo by
BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB.
Friday 26 July:
Premiere performance in Italy
Ercole Palmieri for Ghione Productions
in collaboration with La Versiliana Festival
MASSIMO RANIERI – RICHARD III by William Shakespeare
Translation and adaptation by Masolino D’Amico
directed by Massimo Ranieri
scenery by Lorenzo Cutuli
costumes by Nanà Cecchi
original music by Ennio Morricone.
Saturday 27 July:
Artistic direction by Walter Zappolini
OTELLO
Choreography by Fabrizio Monteverde .
Sunday 28 July:
ORNELLA VANONI – SONG TO BE HAPPY
Accompanied by Eduardo Hebling on Double bass, Paolo Vianello on Piano and Nicola Oliva on guitar.
Monday 29 July:
GIOVANNI ALLEVI – Sunrise Tour.
Friday 2 August:
Premiere performance in Italy
ARTE’ TEATRO STABILE D’INNOVAZIONE
in collaboration with La Versiliana Festival
COMPAGNIA DEI GIOVANI
AS YOU LIKE IT by William Shakespeare
Translation and adaptation by Maurizio Panici and Alice Spisa
Directed by Regia Maurizio Panici
Original music by Ambrogio Sparagna performer live by the Young Peoples Orchestra
Visual project by Andrea Giansanti
with Alessandro Federico, Daniele Pilli, Mauro Bernardi, Rocco Piciulo, Alba Porto, Mauro Santopietro, Andrea Brugnera and Pierre Bresolin.
Saturday 3 August:
GRAN GALA FOR THE BICENTENARY OF GIUSEPPE VERDI
Maria Agresta, Soprano, Francesco Demuro Tenore, Gabriele Viviani Baritono
Orchestra and Choir of the Carlo Felice Theatre in Genoa
Conducted by Pier Giorgio Morandi
ADMISSION BY INVITATION FROM BANCA VERSILIA LUNIGIANA E GARFAGNANA.
Sunday 4 August:
ZOTTO en concierto de TANGO
a performance of music and dance by Sexteto Tipico Viento de Tango
with the special participation of Miguel Angel Zotto
Choreography by Miguel Angel Zotto.
Tuesday 6 August:
Premiere performance in Italy
KATIA RICCIARELLI – ALTRO DI ME…
by Maurizio Costanzo and Enrico Vaime
with Francesco Zingariello (tenor) and six dancers
musical group (5 elements) Il canto della vita , piano Roberto Corlianò
orchestration and arrangements by Walter Silviotti
choreography by Gloria Pomardi
lighting by Iuraj Saleri
images by Stefano Schintu
directed by Marco Mattolini.
Wednesday 7 August:
LUDOVICO EINAUDI ENSEMBLE – In a time lapse tour.
Friday 9 August:
ANTONIO GADES COMPANY – BODAS DE SANGRE and
SUITE FLAMENCA (premiere of choreography in Italy)
Choreography by Antonio Gades / Cristina Hoyos.
Saturday 10 August:
PAOLO MIGONE – MEN COME FROM MARS; WOMEN COME FROM VENUS.
Sunday 11 August:
STEFANO BOLLANDI AND IRENE GRANDI.
Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 August:
MOMIX ALCHEMY
performance created and directed by MOSES PENDLETON
Saturday 17 August:
SVETLANA ZAKHAROVA GALA.
Sunday 18 August:
CRISTIANO DE ANDRE – Come in cielo e così in guerra – De Andrè sings De Andrè.
Monday 19 August:
GIORGIO PANARIELLO – THAT’S IT.
Tuesday 20 August:
homage to Gabriele D’Annunzio to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth
Ercole Palmieri for Ghione Productions
in collaboration with La Versiliana Festival
GIORGIO ALBERTAZZI – IO HO QUEL CHE HO DONATO (YOU GET BACK WHAT YOU PUT IN)
with Stefania Masala
and Davide Cavuti (accordion)
directed by Giorgio Albertazzi
Wednesday 21 August:
ARTEMIS DANCE COMPANY /MONICA CASADEI
TOWN COUNCIL THEATRE FOUNDATION OF BOLOGNA
Verdi – Wagner: project for the bicentenary of birth
LA DOPPIA NOTTE – AIDA e TRISTAN
Creation for 20 dancers,
Choreography by Monica Casadei.
Thursday 22 August:
RAPHAEL GUALAZZI – Happy mistake tour.
Friday 23 August:
dell’alba company
AGGIUNGI UN POSTO A TAVOLA (ADD A PLACE AT THE TABLE)
musical comedy by GARINEI and GIOVANNINI,
written with Iala Fiastri
loosely inspired by After me the deluge
by David Forrest.
music by Armando Tovajoli
musical direction by M. Gabriele Ferro
Direction and choreography reproduced by Fabrizio Angelini.
Saturday 24 August:
ENRICO BRIGNAGNO – THE BEST OF ITALY tour 2013.
by car: A12 exit Versilia, then follow the signs to Marina di Pietrasanta
busses Clap (0584/30996) or Lazzi (0584.46233)
Ticket Office: Telefono 0584/265757
Press Office: 0584/265777 e-mail ufficio.stampa@laversilianafestival.com
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Fondazione La Versiliana
The first summer theatre season in the park of the Versiliana took place in 1968, run by the Azienda Autonoma di Soggiorno della Riviera della Versilia. Since 1975, activities linked to the theatre have been managed by the Town Council of Pietrasanta, who in 1979, managed to buy the park and the Villa Versiliana. The first “Versiliana” festival took place in 1980 under the artistic direction of Franco Martini. In the years following, the section dedicated to dance was introduced, as well as “Incontri al caffè, held by Romano Battaglia. In these afternoon meetings famous people from the world of culture, showbiz, and politics speak with the public in an atmosphere which aims to recreate the tradition of the cultural cenacles which made the Versiliana famous at the beginning of the 1900’s.