Gibellina's Orestea Returns: Emilio Isgrò at Rome's Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea
On September 24 at 19:30, the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Rome will present "Gibellina prima Capitale dell'Arte Contemporanea. Il ritorno dell'Orestea di Emilio Isgrò." This event highlights Gibellina, designated as Italy's first Capitale italiana dell'Arte Contemporanea for 2026, and its artistic revival following the 1968 Belice earthquake, led by mayor Ludovico Corrao. In the early 1980s, Corrao tasked Emilio Isgrò with creating a new version of Orestea, inspired by Aeschylus, which debuted between 1983 and 1985. For the upcoming 2026 festival, Isgrò has transformed the Orestea into a site-specific installation at Burri's Grande Cretto. Notable speakers include Renata Cristina Mazzantini, Emilio Isgrò, Vito Bonanno, and Alfio Scuderi, connecting cultural ideals to modern discussions.
Fatti principali
- The event takes place September 24 at 19:30 in the Sala delle Colonne of the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Rome
- Gibellina is Italy's first Capitale italiana dell'Arte Contemporanea for 2026
- Gibellina's reconstruction followed the 1968 Belice earthquake under mayor Ludovico Corrao, who invited artists and architects to participate
- Emilio Isgrò wrote a new Orestea in the early 1980s, freely inspired by Aeschylus and composed in a "siciliano poetico"
- The Orestea's three parts debuted between 1983 and 1985 on the ruins of old Gibellina, before Alberto Burri's Grande Cretto took its current form
- The Festival delle Orestiadi takes its name from that experience and in 2026 celebrates 45 years
- In June 2026 Isgrò presented the Orestea as a site-specific theatrical installation for the Grande Cretto, with performers Donatella Finocchiaro, Vincenzo Pirrotta, Sandra Toffolatti, Fabrizio Falco, Aurora Falcone and Federica D'Angelo, music by Giovanni Caccamo, and appearances by Isgrò and Pietrangelo Buttafuoco
- Speakers at the GNAMC talk include Renata Cristina Mazzantini, Emilio Isgrò, Vito Bonanno, Bruno Corà, Francesca Corrao, Franco Purini, Laura Thermes and Alfio Scuderi
Entità
Artisti
- Emilio Isgrò
- Ludovico Corrao
- Alberto Burri
- Donatella Finocchiaro
- Vincenzo Pirrotta
- Sandra Toffolatti
- Fabrizio Falco
- Aurora Falcone
- Federica D'Angelo
- Giovanni Caccamo
- Pietrangelo Buttafuoco
- Alfio Scuderi
- Renata Cristina Mazzantini
- Vito Bonanno
- Bruno Corà
- Francesca Corrao
- Franco Purini
- Laura Thermes
- Eschilo
Istituzioni
- Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea
- Festival delle Orestiadi
- Fondazione Orestiadi
- Fondazione Palazzo Albizzini
- Comune di Gibellina
Luoghi
- Gibellina
- Italy
- Rome
- Sicily
- Belice