Visite

I Gordi / Teatro Franco Parenti

A delicate parable of life, from youth to old age set entirely in a bedroom.

The remarkable Teatro dei Gordi return to the Coronet with Visite, a touching, humorous performance rooted in traditions of physical theatre, commedia dell’arte and mask theatre, as seen in their hugely successful Sulla Morte Senza Esagerare and Pandora.  

Inspired by Philemon and Baucis from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, with its themes of hospitality and sanctuary, Visite takes you into the world of a couple and the community around them.

As the years pass their bedroom remains a constant, where dreams, memories, and visitors blur into one another. The room is witness to relationships forged over a lifetime – through intimate moments, visits from friends, doctors, family – all linked by mutual experiences, both good and bad.

Teatro Dei Gordi use gestures, bodies – with and without masks – sound that transcends linguistic barriers, and the power and expressiveness of their iconic papier-mâché faces to examine the story of a life from first to last days.

I Gordi / Teatro Franco Parenti

Concept and Direction: Riccardo Pippa

By and with Cecilia Campani, Giovanni Longhin, Andrea Panigatti, Sandro Pivotti, Maria Vittoria Scarlattei, Matteo Vitanza

Dramaturg: Giulia Tollis

Masks and Costumes: Ilaria Ariemme

Scenography: Anna Maddalena Cingi

Lighting Design: Paolo Casati

Sound Design: Luca De Marinis

Audio-lighting Technician: Alice Colla

Assistant Director: Daniele Cavone Felicioni

Production: Teatro Franco Parenti