The Acarnesi of Aristofane is the most ancient comedy of the world, even if nowdays nobody puts it on stage anymore. It's the story of Diceopoli, a peasant who, tired of the war, makes a personal peace with Sparta, founding his own alternative polis. After 2500 years, the comedy keeps on asking some fundamental questions: is the world rotten? If yes, is it possible to re-found it, to imagine a new one? Massimo Grigò, in the shoes of a brilliant academic, will try to answer in the only possible manner: keep on questioning this comic jewel!
with Massimo Grigò
with the collaboration of Francesco Morosi
sculpture Noela Lotti
production I Sacchi di Sabbia
in collaboration with Compagnia Lombardi-Tiezzi
with the support of Mic, Regione Toscana
It's maybe a small theatre show, a monologue, but one of those that make you understand the necessity of theatre, of that one well-acted, which continuosly move you in thousand places and thoughts, which make you see, alive, partecipant and creative, even if apparently you're sit and you can only laugh and applude. But you laugh so much and you applaude conviced from this 'ancient' magnificent show, in comparison with other mediocre performances which pretend to speak contemporary languages.
(Massimo Marino, Doppiozero)
8th of November h 20.30 | show
9th of November h 19.30 | show
I SACCHI DI SABBIA stand out for the ability of matching the popular tradition with the cultural research exploring different fields, from literature to cinema (Sandokan o la fine dell’avventura e Tràgos), from comic to opera (Essedice and Don Giovanni of Mozart). In 2008 the company won a special Ubu Award and in 2011 the National Critics Award; in 2016 they won the Award The foreigner for their activity; in 2017 they won the Eolo Award for their research in puppetry. Since 2016, I sacchi di sabbia start to enquire the classics, re-writing I Dialoghi degli Dei by Luciano, Andromaca by Euripide e I 7 ControTebe by Eschilo
