L’umano nell’uomo
Concluded
Sonia Bergamasco chooses two stories by Vasilij Grossman –The Sistine Madonna and The dog– to present to the Piccolo’s audience in the form of public readings. “an effective voice - she explains - that brings together a before and an after, that speaks to everyone with simplicity and depth”.
In the event of bad weather, the shows will be performed in the Teatro Grassi.
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Chiostro Nina Vinchi
On Tuesday 23 June the performance will be broadcast live at mare culturale urbano at n. 15, Via Gabetti
Sonia Bergamasco reads two stories by Vasilij Grossman, the great twentieth-century Russian author, well-known for the novel-epos Lie and fate.
The actress has chosen The dog and The Sistine Madonna, stories that focus of a theme that is particularly dear to the author, the eternal conflict between good and evil.
Just a few years before his death, Vasilij Grossman wrote a short story entitled The dog. Though the innocent point of few of this creature, it describes the preparation and execution of a journey into space that produces, as a secondary and unexpected effect, a new relationship between the protagonists of this experience.
In 1955 in a hall in the Puškin Museum, Grossman saw the Sistine Madonna, the famous painting by Raffaello that was taken from Dresden to Moscow as a spoil of war. He was profoundly moved by the vision of the work. He saw in the eyes of the Madonna and the Child the image of countless women who, together with their children, were conducted into the hellish extermination camp in Treblinka. “In looking at the Sistine Madonna - said Grossman - we hold on to the faith that life and freedom are one and that there is nothing more important than the humanity in man. It will exist for eternity, and it will be victorious”.
Sonia Bergamansco: according to Montaign, words belong to both the speaker and the listener, and this is why I have put much thought into which would be the right voice for us in Milan in this period. It had to be more that simply an “effective” voice, it needed to bring together a before and an after, it needed to address everyone with simplicity and depth.
A empathic, naked and adventurous voice. It is his - I thought - Vasilij Grossman, an author that I had read extensively, but never in public. The delicate and precious opportunity presented by these evenings allows be to share with you the subtle light of Grossman’s point of view. A Russian writer and war correspondent who has told stories of women, men, children and animals with the absolute tenderness of those who have experienced and suffered historic events with passion, courage and a secular and everlasting faith in the goodness of individuals”.
Duration: 60 minutes without interval
On Tuesday 23 June the performance will be broadcast live at mare culturale urbano at n. 15, Via Gabetti
Sonia Bergamasco reads two stories by Vasilij Grossman, the great twentieth-century Russian author, well-known for the novel-epos Lie and fate.
The actress has chosen The dog and The Sistine Madonna, stories that focus of a theme that is particularly dear to the author, the eternal conflict between good and evil.
Just a few years before his death, Vasilij Grossman wrote a short story entitled The dog. Though the innocent point of few of this creature, it describes the preparation and execution of a journey into space that produces, as a secondary and unexpected effect, a new relationship between the protagonists of this experience.
In 1955 in a hall in the Puškin Museum, Grossman saw the Sistine Madonna, the famous painting by Raffaello that was taken from Dresden to Moscow as a spoil of war. He was profoundly moved by the vision of the work. He saw in the eyes of the Madonna and the Child the image of countless women who, together with their children, were conducted into the hellish extermination camp in Treblinka. “In looking at the Sistine Madonna - said Grossman - we hold on to the faith that life and freedom are one and that there is nothing more important than the humanity in man. It will exist for eternity, and it will be victorious”.
Sonia Bergamansco: according to Montaign, words belong to both the speaker and the listener, and this is why I have put much thought into which would be the right voice for us in Milan in this period. It had to be more that simply an “effective” voice, it needed to bring together a before and an after, it needed to address everyone with simplicity and depth.
A empathic, naked and adventurous voice. It is his - I thought - Vasilij Grossman, an author that I had read extensively, but never in public. The delicate and precious opportunity presented by these evenings allows be to share with you the subtle light of Grossman’s point of view. A Russian writer and war correspondent who has told stories of women, men, children and animals with the absolute tenderness of those who have experienced and suffered historic events with passion, courage and a secular and everlasting faith in the goodness of individuals”.
Duration: 60 minutes without interval
Credits
Chiostro Nina Vinchi
from 23 to 25 June 2020, 9.30 p.m.
L’umano nell’uomo
two exemplary tales by Vasilij Grossman
with Sonia Bergamasco
a Piccolo Teatro di Milano – Teatro d’Europa production
In collaboration with Fondazione Cariplo
The shows form part of the "Aria di Cultura" programme organised by the Municipality of Milan
In the event of bad weather, performances will take place at the Teatro Grassi.
Assigned seats will be indicated on the seats in the auditorium.
TICKETS
Seats € 5 each
Tickets for the shows at the Chiostro can be purchased online by credit card from the website piccoloteatro.org or via the box office line service on +39 02.42.411.889, open from Monday to Saturday, 9.45 a.m. - 6.45 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. For purchases by telephone a valid email address must be provided, to which the electronic ticket will be sent.
Subscription holders and spectators who already have vouchers can use them to purchase seats on vivaticket.it.
Tickets for the shows in other venues throughout the city can, as always, be purchased from the website piccoloteatro.org or via the box-office line.
All shows can be accessed by showing the ticket either printed or directly from a smartphone. In the event that tickets have been forgotten, spectators are advised that it will not be possible to print the ticket before entering.
The box offices will remain closed in order to encourage purchases online or via the box office line.
In the event of bad weather, the shows will be performed in the Teatro Grassi. Assigned seats will be indicated on the seats in the auditorium.
SAFETY MEASURES FOR ACCESS TO PERFORMANCES
• In order to prevent queues and crowding, we invite spectators to arrive at the venue no earlier than 30 minutes before the beginning of the performance.
• Spectators with a body temperature equal to or higher than 37.5°C will not be allowed access to the performance, and will have the right to a refund for their ticket.
The personnel at the entrance will have dedicated thermal scanners for measuring temperature.
• In order to access the performances it is obligatory for masks or other personal protective equipment (non-medical masks) to be worn, and hands must be sanitised with the dedicated dispensers. Spectators without masks can ask for one at the entrance.
• Spectators are invited to show their printed or digital ticket at the entrance.
In the event that tickets have been forgotten, spectators are advised that it will not be possible to print the ticket before entering on the evening of the performance.
• The places assigned guarantee physical distancing as provided for by health regulations. As a sign of respect for others, we kindly ask you to follow the indications provided by staff.
