Cantiere Malagola
Don Chisciotte ad ardere
Parts I, II e III
concept, dramaturgy and direction Ermanna Montanari and Marco Martinelli
on stage Ermanna Montanari, Marco Martinelli, Alessandro Argnani, Roberto Magnani, Laura Redaelli, Fagio,
Marco Saccomandi and the citizens of the Public Call
music Leda
commissioned by Ravenna Festival
electronics and sound design Marco Olivieri
stage design Ludovica Diomedi, Elisa Gelmi, Matilde Grossi
live drawing Stefano Ricci
costume design Federica Famà, Flavia Ruggeri
lighting design Luca Pagliano
technical direction Luca Pagliano, Alessandro Pippo Bonoli e Fagio
coproduction Albe / Ravenna Teatro, Ravenna Festival e Teatro Alighieri
in collaboration with Direzione Regionale Musei Emilia-Romagna and Opera di Religione della Diocesi di Ravenna
Italian premiere (Part III)
Conceived as a triptych the first part of which took place in the “enchanted castle” of Palazzo Malagola, Don Chisciotte ad ardere now chooses Theodoric’s palace as the setting for its second chapter, a castle in ruins, followed by an ancient building (a church? a theatre?) to complete a reworking of Don Quixote for our century, torn by wars and injustices not unlike the world that Cervantes’ gentle dreamer railed against. The ‘errants’ are now led by two shabby magicians, Hermanita and Marcus: but their magic wands are blunt, and all they can do is conjure up the ghosts of three actors who have spent their lives playing the roles of Don Quixote, Sancho Panza and Dulcinea del Toboso, along with hundreds of townspeople. What is real? What is dream? What is prophecy?
Running time:
4h 30’
