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…
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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…
The Bacchae by Euripides in Siracusa
Sicily’s ancient amphitheaters are host to summer theater festivals that present the ancient Greek and Roman works that may have debuted in the very spot where they are being performed today. Shown is a 2012 performance in Siracusa of The Bacchae by Euripides.