Alessandro Serra's Macbettu Reaches 100 Performances

Alessandro Serra's Macbettu, a Sardinian-language adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth, celebrated its 100th performance on December 14, 2018. The production, which won the Ubu Award for Best Show in 2017, has toured internationally to cities including Bogotá, São Paulo, Tampere, Gdańsk, Sarajevo, Tbilisi, Geneva, and Montpellier. Serra, a theater director and photographer, conceived the idea in 2006 while photographing the carnival traditions of Barbagia, Sardinia. The performance incorporates elements from these carnivals, such as stone, earth, and knives, and features music from sound stones by Pinuccio Sciola. The use of Sardinian language, described by Serra as harsh and musical, was chosen to capture the raw energy of the text. The production is set to continue its tour in Buenos Aires in January 2019 and then in France.