Gommalacca's itinerant theater 'La Nave degli Incanti' travels through Basilicata for Matera 2019
Theater company Gommalacca, founded by Mimmo Conte and Carlotta Vitale, launched 'La Nave degli Incanti' (The Ship of Enchantments), a traveling performance piece in Basilicata as part of Matera European Capital of Culture 2019. The show follows protagonist Sofia through five stages from July 7 to 21, 2019, starting at Rione Cocuzzo in Potenza and ending at Belvedere di Murgia in Matera. The project involves Recollocal for research, Riccardo Spagnulo for dramaturgy, Teatro dell'Argine of Bologna, Canadian SQx Dance Company, and artist Didier Gallot-Lavallée. The cement ship metaphor references the unfinished architectural 'ship' in Potenza's Parco Miralles, now a wasteland. The performance includes talks, workshops, and the 'Island of Encounters' that moves with the ship. Gommalacca specializes in theater-formation with people facing life challenges such as adolescence, unemployment, abuse, and disability.
Key facts
- Gommalacca was founded by Mimmo Conte and Carlotta Vitale.
- The show 'La Nave degli Incanti' runs from July 7 to 21, 2019.
- Five stages: Potenza, Castelmezzano, Garaguso, Ferrandina, Matera.
- The ship is made of cement and fantasy.
- Part of Matera European Capital of Culture 2019.
- Collaborators include Recollocal, Riccardo Spagnulo, Teatro dell'Argine, SQx Dance Company, Didier Gallot-Lavallée.
- Gommalacca works in theater-formation with vulnerable people.
- The show starts from the 'ship' in Rione Cocuzzo, Potenza.
Entities
Artists
- Mimmo Conte
- Carlotta Vitale
- Riccardo Spagnulo
- Didier Gallot-Lavallée
Institutions
- Gommalacca
- Matera European Capital of Culture 2019
- Recollocal
- Teatro dell'Argine
- SQx Dance Company
- Artribune
Locations
- Basilicata
- Italy
- Matera
- Potenza
- Rione Cocuzzo
- Parco Miralles
- Castelmezzano
- Garaguso
- Ferrandina
- Belvedere di Murgia
- Contrada di Murgia Timone
- Plovdiv
- Bologna