In present-day Italy, the only yearly recurring series of theatrical performances devoted to Shakespeare and held within a dedicated venue are Verona’s Festival, which has been running since 1948, and the summer season of a Globe replica in Rome, the Silvano Toti Globe Theatre, founded in 2003. Both events happen in two places that Shakespeare himself often chose as a backdrop for his plays. As we will argue, the two events entertain a privileged, if different, dialogue with the cities that host them: while Verona’s can be defined as a proper festival, Rome’s falls within the category of festivalized theatrical events, that is, events that though not self-labelled as festivals present the characteristics of one.
Pennacchia, M. (2022). Festivalising Shakespeare in Italy: Verona and Rome. In F.M. Nicoleta Cinpoes (a cura di), Shakespeare on European Festival Stages (pp. 119-136). London : Bloomsbury [10.5040/9781350140196].
Festivalising Shakespeare in Italy: Verona and Rome
Maddalena Pennacchia
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
2022-01-01
Abstract
In present-day Italy, the only yearly recurring series of theatrical performances devoted to Shakespeare and held within a dedicated venue are Verona’s Festival, which has been running since 1948, and the summer season of a Globe replica in Rome, the Silvano Toti Globe Theatre, founded in 2003. Both events happen in two places that Shakespeare himself often chose as a backdrop for his plays. As we will argue, the two events entertain a privileged, if different, dialogue with the cities that host them: while Verona’s can be defined as a proper festival, Rome’s falls within the category of festivalized theatrical events, that is, events that though not self-labelled as festivals present the characteristics of one.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
