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  • Our May 2016 Tour, Day 7: It’s Electrifying

    Annually each May and June, L’Istituto Nazionale del Dramma Antico (INDA) presents ancient works of theater at Siracusa’s 5th-Century-BC Teatro Greco (pictured, photographed during last year’s performance of The Suppliants by Aeschylus). During the 2016 season, INDA will produce Electra of Sophocles, Phaedra by Seneca, and Alcestis of Euripides. On the evening of Day 7…

  • Ancient Acoustics

    From the top of Monte Barbaro, the seats of the amphitheater at Segesta face the sea and hills in the distance. The acoustics from the orchestra, where I’m standing, are outstanding, something I proved when I sang to everyone visiting the site with me that day!

  • Ancient Greek Theater in the Ancient Greek Theater

    The 51st theater season presented by the Fondazione INDA ONLUS is currently underway. Experience Sicily’s Evelina Buttitta Rubino was in Siracusa earlier this week where at the city’s renowned ancient Greek amphitheater, she saw “Le Supplici,” or “The Suppliant Maidens” by Aeschylus. This image is of some of the scenery utilized in the performance that…

  • Pupi Love

    In Palermo’s historic center, generations of Sicilians and visitors to Sicily have been captivated by L’Opera dei Pupi di Palermo, a company started by marionette master Giacomo Cuticchio more than 80 years ago. Today his sons continue the tradition of marionette-puppetry (“pupi”) by presenting captivating productions featuring kings, angels, devils, Arabs, lords, ladies, and fantastic…

  • More Than Six Characters: Pirandello

    Sicilian writer Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936) was most famous for his play “Six Characters in Search of an Author;” however, he wrote more than 40 plays as well as hundreds of short stories and a number of novels–many in Sicilian. He grew up in Kaos (Chaos) outside of Agrigento.

  • Ancient Theater in Siracusa

    The 2014 season of L’Istituto Nazionale del Dramma Antico (INDA) has begun in Siracusa. INDA has existed since 1914, and it presents ancient masterpieces of theater at Siracusa’s Teatro Antico–the same stage on which some of these works may have been premiered centuries ago! This photo is from the 2012 season when I saw The…

  • Palermo’s Intimate Teatro Bellini

    From when it opened in 1742 through the mid-19th century, the theater that is now known as Teatro Bellini, was the most important hall in Palermo. Originally, the small venue was called Santa Lucia. It was named for one of Sicily’s most famous sons, Vincenzo Bellini, in 1848. Bellini was born in Catania in 1801…

  • Fratelli Mancuso, New-Traditional Sicilian Music

    Fratelli Mancuso are prolific singers and composers originally from Sutera in the province of Caltanissetta. To date, they have recorded 8 albums of original and traditional music inspired by the folk singing of Sicily. They have performed concerts all over Europe and Asia, and this month, as part of the theater piece “Rumore di acque”…

  • Dionysus at Siracusa’s Ancient Theater

    The god Dionysus, as portrayed by an actor for a performance of The Bacchae by Euripides at the ancient ampitheater in Siracusa. He holds a giant fennel staff topped with a pine cone and ivy leaves called a thyrsus, which is a symbol of fertility. #experiencesicily #siracusa #theater #bacchae #baccante #teatro #antico #amphitheater #anfiteatro #teatroantico…