WINDS ON STAGE WITH AFRICAN QUEEN BRECHT In January, the AMREF Malchijah Theatre at the Leonardo in Milan Genoa and archivolt
with a free adaptation of "The Caucasian Chalk Circle" of German playwright AMREF and Theatre Crumbs Solares Foundation Arts staged at the Teatro Leonardo da Vinci in Milan (13 to 16 January 2011) and the Teatro di Genova dell'Archivolto (January 22) is a free adaptation of "The Caucasian Chalk Circle" by Bertolt Brecht, inspired by turn to an ancient Chinese fable of the biblical Solomon and judged.
"Being a young woman in a slum in Sub Saharan Africa is one of the biggest challenges of our time - says to interpret and the group of twenty girls born and raised in the slums of Nairobi in the past five years have participated in the project Malka ("queen" in Swahili), the artistic and educational sponsored by AMREF in Kenya's capital through the recitation offered them an opportunity of expression and redemption, under the guidance of director and playwright Letizia Quintavalla . Tommy Simmons, Managing Director of AMREF Italy - With the staging of this show we want to draw attention once again the commitment of all to the plight of adolescent girls in urban areas of Africa. For the betterment of society, in fact, it requires the inclusion of marginalized groups, from women, because the opportunities for development in Africa based in First on their shoulders, their sense of responsibility and solidarity and their enterprising spirit of professional and economic. " each year in developing countries 82 million adolescent girls are married, 14 million give birth to a child, 83 million can not read or write, while an unknown number are forced to leave school by putting at risk their health.
"For someone like AMREF, has been engaged for years in the field in building a better future for the continent through the direct involvement of communities and local health systems, this scenario is unacceptable - precise in slums Sub-Saharan Africa - where more 74 percent of the urban population, and where the data on sexual and reproductive health of women are similar to those traditionally negatives that occur in rural areas - in the age group between 15 and 24 years the number of girls infected with HIV is up to five times higher than that of boys. This is due to several factors: the simple forced prostitution favored by extreme poverty, the disintegration of social fabric and family balance, and lack of education and decision-making autonomy of the women, subjected to the despotism of their husbands and partners. Simmons - In Africa, in fact, there never will be either health or development without the full statement of rights and opportunities for all women, beginning with those most vulnerable who live without protection on the streets of the slums. Than in rural areas, cities offer more educational opportunities, network associations, media, popular communication tools to combat social exclusion: the empowerment of women in urban areas of developing countries is one of the pillars of the global strategy for build more sustainable cities. " The "Circle of Chalk" was chosen by the girls Malki because it addresses the issue of typically Brechtian opportunity to practice kindness in a context such as that from which, characterized by deep inequalities and injustices, and proposes a concept of motherhood is not necessarily due to a biological matrix.
"The important thing is not acting well or badly, but play true - said
The show is supported by Fondazione Edoardo Garrone, City of Milan, Fondazione Cariplo and Bank Saving Alexandria , and sponsored by Regione Lombardia , Province of Milan , City of Milan, School Office for Lombardy , Expo 2015 , Regione Liguria and Genoa City . Letizia Quintavalla addition to the direction of the project Malchijah can count on the artistic collaboration of Elisa Cuppini, Renata Palminiello, Morello Rinaldi and Patrick Romeo, and is part of "Children in need", the recovery program of the boys of sponsored by AMREF way since 1999 in the suburb of Dagoretti, a large area on the southern outskirts of Nairobi which includes within it many slums. starting point and true cornerstone of the program "Children in need" is the full involvement of communities, political and religious leaders, and the multiplication of contacts with the local population to prevent the formation of those conditions of social disintegration and violence that drive many young people on the street. The center's activities ranging from medical aid and food to the office, but in recent years, particular attention was given to the promotion of artistic activities, with the dual objective of promote training and provide original kids the most effective means to return to dialogue with the community. The theater in particular has demonstrated from the start, with "Pinocchio Nero" Marco Baliani , a strong hold on the young and the ability to engage in a real process of recovery. Reservations and advance.
And this is also Back to Basics ... back to the essence is first and foremost meet the beautiful things that have no known ... See you at the theater, Max! Waiting to see them again in the theater, the "queen" of AMREF are featured in a book about their artistic and educational. In the book "Malchijah - Regine", published by Reggio Children, each chapter consists of the written narrative of the theatrical experience Letizia Quintavalla responsible for the artistic direction of the project, in chronological sequence is intertwined with evidence taken from diaries written during the 14 stage plays performed in Nairobi, and a "pedagogic interlude" by which Reggio Children, From these narratives, offers interpretations, but also indications of work and possible approaches. Is attached to the book edited by the DVD of the documentary filmmaker Angelo Loy , with the filming crew Different Perspective of AMREF, through the voice and the faces of the characters goes over all the research and preparation stage of the show. The book is available in the online shop of AMREF (www.amref.it) and in the libraries of many Italian cities and can also be ordered by sending an e-mail or telephone bookshop@reggiochildren.it 0522 - 513753. The profits from the sale will be fully designed to support the program "Children in Need ". A Milan the show will be staged on January 13 (19.45 hours), January 14 (20.45), January 15 (20.45) and January 16 (16,00). You can book and purchase tickets online by credit card on www.vivaticket.it, or at the box office of Teatro Leonardo (via Amp 1 corner Piazza Leonardo da Vinci), open Monday to Saturday from 15.30 to 19.30 (tel. 02-26681166 - e-mail biglietteria@teatroleonardo.it). The price is 20 € (full price) and € 15 (reduced under 26 and over 60). 12, 13 and January 14, at 10 am, free matinees for schools (for bookings tel. 02-54107566, e-mail scuole@amref.it). A Genoa there will be two performances on Jan. 22, at 16 and at 21. You can book and purchase tickets at the box office of Teatro dell'Archivolto (www.archivolto.it) in Piazza Modena 3 (tel. 010-412135, e-mail biglietteria@archivolto.it). The price is 20 and EUR 18, and € 7.50 for students under 26 years. The book recounts the odyssey of fact Grush, kitchen maid in the royal residence, propagated the revolutionary principle that "the terrible temptation of goodness. As a result of a conspiracy, is put to death the king and queen fled leaving the child, instead of which will take care Grush. Letizia Quintavalla - The theater of it deals with AMREF theater is not entertainment or aesthetic, but it is an art form that is used for rehabilitation for the transformation and change. I chose Bertolt Brecht and his text because he conceives of only one kind of theater, one made to change the world. If not, does not do anything. "
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