'A sciàveca - a tragedy in verses in the Flegreo language
by Mimmo Borrelli.
'Sciaveca' is a word used by the fishermen along the Tyrrhenian seaside near the Campi Flegrei (close to Naples) to describe the drag-net typical of the coastal fishing, always dirty with muddy seaweeds and ooze. In the theatrical imagery of Mimmo Borrelli, the thick-weft net is symbolic of the tangled patrimony of events, memories and myths of one of the richest historical areas of the Campania region. Thanks to meticulous interviewing of local witnesses, the author has built a powerful play in ten poems and three thousand blank hendecasyllables, composing an archaic yet extraordinarily modern epic poem.
Spoleto (Italy), San Simone
July, 9 (at 9pm), 10 (at 5pm), 11 (at 5pm)
* audio (mp3 Rai)
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