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ODISSEA al femminile

Ancona (AN)

Mole Vanvitelliana (Cortile) - Banchina Giovanni da Chio, 28; Palazzo degli Anziani - Piazza Benvenuto Stracca, 3

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Four lecture-performances that reinterpret the Odyssey through the female figures of Penelope, Anticlea, Circe, and Nausicaa. Cesare Catà and Paola Giorgi present monologues, live music, and singing, giving voice to the women who marked Ulysses' journey. The events take place in two symbolic locations in Ancona: the Courtyard of the Mole Vanvitelliana and the Palazzo degli Anziani. A cycle of theater and storytelling that intertwines myth and contemporaneity, offering an unprecedented perspective on the Homeric poem.

Useful info

Free admission for all events, except September 24 (Palazzo degli Anziani) which requires mandatory booking on Eventbrite. Venues: Mole Vanvitelliana (Banchina Giovanni da Chio, 28) and Palazzo degli Anziani (Piazza Benvenuto Stracca, 3). Program: - Thursday, September 3, 9:30 PM, Penelope - Thursday, September 10, 9:00 PM, Anticlea - Thursday, September 17, 9:00 PM, Circe - Thursday, September 24, 6:00 PM, Nausicaa

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