NEW CHOREOGRAPHY FOR BARBER OF SEVILLE
The Embassy of Italy is once again bringing Italian dance company Artemis Danza to perform at Thailand Cultural Centre’s Small Hall, Ratchadaphisek Road, on Saturday at 7.30pm.
To mark the 150th anniversary of the death of Italian master Gioachino Rossini, the troupe will stage The Barber Of Seville (Il Barbiere Di Siviglia), one of his best-known operas, a masterpiece of comedy within music.
This is a special choreographic version defined as a futuristic “action ballet” by choreographer Monica Casadei. It involves all the creative body of Artemis, composed not only by the dancers and the choreographer, but by all the visual artists and the musicians, who have already become one with the dancing ensemble.
According to Monica’s interpretation, the very well-known figure of Figaro, the main character in the play, is the prototype of a successful man in today’s world. Clad in rigorous managerial clothes, the Rossinian hero becomes the emblem of all those able to satisfy with strength, vivacity and savoir faire — the expectations of a society that requires daily achievement of personal goals by optimising time and energy.
On the choreographic level, Figaro’s character is duplicated in the bodies of the entire company, where, without distinction of gender, the performers act with the determination, energy and precision of a special team.
The play is part of the Italian Festival in Thailand 2018. There is no admission fee, but reservations are required via eventbrite.com.