Teatro fra parentesi

Cancelled Event
Created during the lockdown and taking its cue from an autobiographical outline, the new performance by Paolini, with the musical collaboration of Saba Anglana and Lorenzo Monguzzi, is dedicated to theatrical crafts and to a possible new role for live entertainment.

9 - 28 February 2021

Teatro Strehler

“I think it is important to make people feel good in these challenging times, ensure that the metre of social distancing seems shorter and the minutes longer, ensure that if people want, they can linger for a while after the show has ended, to ask questions and tell stories”. This is how Marco Paolini recounts the creation of Teatro fra parentesi, a show that emerged as the result of a need to imagine an all-round role for live entertainment, considering that categories are no longer sufficient and that words such as Art and Culture used to defend a vital and changing form have a defeatist ring to them. Extraordinary circumstances require extraordinary efforts.

The show, created during the lockdown, was staged during the summer - including performances at the Chiostro Nina Vinchi - for just a few distanced spectators at a time.
Based on an autobiographical plot outline that brings together stories both old and new, it has gradually been enriched with song and music. Together with Saba Anglana and Lorenzo Monguzzi, Paolini has transformed it into a concert dedicated to the craft, or rather crafts, of “making theatre”. Tales of organisers, artists, technicians, administrators, spectators and fans, told in an intimate and personal manner, sharing worries, hopes and exciting projects, providing a clear indication of a possible role for live entertainment based on listening as well as expressing in these times of Teatro fra parentesi (“Theatre in brackets”).

Duration: 90 minutes without interval

“I think it is important to make people feel good in these challenging times, ensure that the metre of social distancing seems shorter and the minutes longer, ensure that if people want, they can linger for a while after the show has ended, to ask questions and tell stories”. This is how Marco Paolini recounts the creation of Teatro fra parentesi, a show that emerged as the result of a need to imagine an all-round role for live entertainment, considering that categories are no longer sufficient and that words such as Art and Culture used to defend a vital and changing form have a defeatist ring to them. Extraordinary circumstances require extraordinary efforts.

The show, created during the lockdown, was staged during the summer - including performances at the Chiostro Nina Vinchi - for just a few distanced spectators at a time.
Based on an autobiographical plot outline that brings together stories both old and new, it has gradually been enriched with song and music. Together with Saba Anglana and Lorenzo Monguzzi, Paolini has transformed it into a concert dedicated to the craft, or rather crafts, of “making theatre”. Tales of organisers, artists, technicians, administrators, spectators and fans, told in an intimate and personal manner, sharing worries, hopes and exciting projects, providing a clear indication of a possible role for live entertainment based on listening as well as expressing in these times of Teatro fra parentesi (“Theatre in brackets”).

Duration: 90 minutes without interval

CaliMero
Gianluca Moretto
CaliMero
Valeria Fioranti

Credits

Piccolo Teatro Strehler
from 9 to 28 February 2021
Teatro fra parentesi
Le mie storie per questo tempo
by and with Marco Paolini
original music composed and performed by Saba Anglana e Lorenzo Monguzzi
lighting Michele Mescalchin
sound Piero Chinello
a Michela Signori, JOLEFILM production

Performance times
(save for information to the contrary) All performances programmed from Monday to Saturday will begin at 7.30 p.m. On Sundays performances will begin at 4 p.m.

How to buy
The precise date for purchising tickes will be communicated in advance via newsletter and on the website and social media accounts of the Piccolo Teatro.
It will be possible to buy tickets for single and adjoining seats for performances in January and February and use vouchers as a method of payment.
There will be no provision for the sale of subscriptions.

Box office line +39 02 42 41 0289
The box office telephone information service will be active from Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The line will be closed on Saturdays and Sundays, as well as public holidays.
During the Christmas period, the box office line will be closed from Thursday 24 December to Sunday 27 December, and from Thursday 31 December to Sunday 3 January.

Box offices
The box offices at the Teatro Strehler, Teatro Grassi and Teatro Studio Melato will remain closed until further notice.

For artistic reasons, access to the auditorium is not permitted once the performance has started.
You may take your seat during any intervals. Purchased tickets cannot be cancelled or substituted or be used for dates or times which differ from those indicated.

Safety measures for access to performances

• In order to prevent queues and crowding, we invite spectators to arrive at the venue for the show well in advance of the scheduled start time.

• In order to access the performances, it is obligatory for masks to be worn and kept on for the duration of the performance, and hands must be sanitised using the dedicated dispensers.

• The personnel at the entrance will have dedicated thermal scanners for measuring temperature. Spectators with a body temperature equal to or higher than 37.5°C will not be granted access.

• The seats assigned guarantee respect for regulations regarding social distancing.

• Spectators are kindly requested to follow the instructions provided by the ushers as well as via audio and visual indications in the venue.

Organised groups and audiences
For information on tickets and the use of vouchers for organised groups, please contact the Office for Public Promotion and Cultural Proposals on +39 02 72 333 216.
email: promozione.pubblico@piccoloteatromilano.it