© Zani-Casadio
A piedi nudi sulla terra
immersive installation curated by Elio Germano
based on the text by the same name by Folco Terzani
set design Valeria De Ciglio and Francesco Martelli
sound design Marco Ghianda
sound engineer Gianluca Meda
production manager Luisa Di Napoli
assistant production managers Marcella Santomassimo and Francesca Elicio
administration Sabrina Competiello, Riccardo Rossi, Morena Lenti
thanks to Alexey Pivovarov and Amerigo Mizzon for the photos and Kalimandir for the assistance
thanks to Festival I luoghi del tempo of Scarlino
production Pierfrancesco Pisani for Infinito Produzioni and Argot Produzioni
in collaboration with Ravenna Festival with the support of Regione Toscana
musical welcome and farewell
Ciro Montanari tabla
Sohini Singha Mojumdar vocals
Sougata Roy Chowdhury sarod
Remove our shoes and reconnect to the earth—to find our place in the world, we need to proceed by subtraction. This is the essence of Folco Terzani’s book on the extraordinary life of the Italian Sadhu Baba Cesare. The book was first made into an audiobook narrated by Elio Germano, and then into the reconstruction of an evocative world of sound. Finally, it was turned into the present installation, which confidently carries the audience into another dimension. A temporary sanctuary, inspired by the Sadhu’s cave, will be set up in the park of the 18th-century Villa Masini, where visitors will be invited to gather around a sacred fire to watch and listen as the rites of the ashram are being officiated throughout the night, accompanied by live classical Indian music. As per tradition, chai and food will be offered in silence, and in total freedom from shoes and cell phones.
