SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

The Tempest - Shakespeare in Quarantine

Synopsis

Imaginative Italian adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, which is turned into an allegory for the Covid-19 lockdown. It is performed by 22 street performers, mostly from Naples, in their own disciplines and styles and from their own homes. With a strong emphasis on song and puppetry, several sections are performed in English and presented with Italian subtitles. Introduced by Silvestro Sentiero, who also performs the closing monologue.

The performers include: Aldo Grillo; Flavia D’Aiello; Selvagia and Viola Filippini; Irene Vecchia; Fabio KoRyu Calbro; Mara Campobasso (Deirdre Na Mara); Lionel Bottari; Jean Parisi Michelangelo, Wanda, Tosca and Cosimo Rinaldi; Mark and Gaia Di Giuseppe; Emanuela Ambrosino; Arnaldo Mangini; William Tonelli; Cristina Piga; Irene Ruby; Sofia Topola; Gianluca, Mariane and Gaia Ferme; Alfia Milazzo; Marco Cicogna; Antonio Longo; Veronique Geller; Chris Channing; Silvia Zotto; Adrian Kaye; Federica Tranchida; Diego Draghi; Francesca Piccoletti; Mike Bennett; La Baracca dei Buffoni.

Language

English

Country

Italy

Medium

Video

Transmission details

20 May 2020

Duration

55 mins

Credits

Director

Emanuela Ambrosino; Mark Di Giuseppe

Music

Mark Di Giuseppe

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Tempest, The

Subjects

Drama; Shakespeare

Keywords

Italy

Online Availability

Online URL

https://youtu.be/KBSCatjWj7o

Online format

Streamed

Production Company

Name

Straniero Vision

Distributor

Name

YouTube

Web

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