Babilonia Teatri's 'Dire, fare, baciare, lettera, testamento' at Koreja Teatro

Koreja Teatro in Lecce has resumed its children's programming, drawing inspiration from Samuel Beckett's quote, 'I can't go on, I'll go on.' Babilonia Teatri's new production, 'Dire, fare, baciare, lettera, testamento,' pays tribute to Enzo Mari and Gianni Rodari. The cast includes six performers—three adults (Giorgia Cocozza, Carlo Durante, Andelka Vulic) and three children—who together craft a dramaturgical mosaic. The scenes depict activities such as constructing catapults and pinwheels, baking bread, and making mud cakes to illustrate resilience. The play challenges adult-imposed norms, stressing that 'Playing is children's work, but adults must create the conditions for it.' It concludes with applause and a Rodari quote: 'This school is the whole world, how big it is: open your eyes and you too will be promoted.'