La Tempesta - Shakespeare in Quarantena

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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Shakespeare, "La Tempesta - Shakespeare in Quarantena". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av79203 (Accessed 14 Apr 2026)