UNTOLD
WORLD PREMIERE: BIENNALE TEATRO 2020, VENICE.
UNTOLD, unspoken.
What cannot be said cannot be elaborated or resolved.
From the shadow of denial cracks and incongruences emerge and concealed elements leave marks and messages, push to the surface in an attempt to re-emerge, demand the limelight.
UNTOLD uses an expressive technique which is the result of meticulous research into shadow theatre’s potential.
In visually projecting bodies and objects, illusion and the revelation of the artifice coexist.
The visual theatre language melds with an original soundtrack which is an integral part of the play.
CREDITS
Idea, creation, performers: Valeria Bianchi, Aurora Buzzetti, Giulia De Canio
Music: Posho
Lighting: Matteo Rubagotti
Production: UnterWasser
Executive production: Pilar Ternera / NTC
With the support of: Nuovo Teatro delle Commedie, Straligut Teatro, Officine Caos, Teatro Biblioteca Quarticciolo, Meridiano Zero, Centro di Residenza della Toscana (Armunia Castiglioncello - CapoTrave/Kilowatt Sansepolcro).
"Three shadows. Three abysses within which each individuality reveals its own intimate self-censorship […] With an original language that touches the enchantment of the fairy tale, UnterWasser tells a common path of liberation from cumbersome and censorious mental constructions, which lead to a risky closure in oneself and to nihilism. Monsters that - as they seem to tell us - reveal themselves to be more docile when faced together”
— Ilaria Cecchinato, Hystrio 4/2020
"Through the masterful manipulation of the lights, the UnterWasser artisans put "in the shade" what is not put "at word" [...] A mature and honest show that lays bare the scenic artifices only to dramatically increase the narrative illusion, thus transporting us under that layer of silence where the most deafening words live”
— Francesco Chiaro, PERSINSALA
"Fascinating puppetry by UnterWasser, a female company made up of three formidable actors: Valeria Bianchi, Aurora Buzzetti and Giulia De Canio who show how high-level theater can be done with shadows.“
— Walter Procedda, GLI STATI GENERALI
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