Sotterraneo, the theatrical research group founded in Florence in 2005 and composed of a fixed nucleus of authors accompanied by a range of collaborators according to the various projects, returns to the Piccolo with three shows. Each work produced by the group is like a probe launched to examine the linguistic possibilities of theatre, seen both as a physical and an intellectual place, one that is both ancient and inevitably contemporary. With cross-sector and multi-layered works, Sotterraneo spans formats, focusing on the contradictions and shadows of the present though an Avant-pop approach that seeks to express our era while walking a line between the collective imagination and the most anti-conventional of ideas.
In Overload – winner of the 2018 UBU award for best show – the protagonist is David Foster Wallace. The writer presents a story that turns into hypertext, complete with sudden links that set in motion possible actions and visions, extra content that the audience alone decides to activate or not. It is a reflection on our condition as subjects overstimulated and constantly bombarded by information.