Short Theatre 2021: The Voice This Time Festival Report
The Short Theatre festival in Rome, co-directed by Piersandra Di Matteo and Francesca Corona, explored the politics of sound and listening under the title "The Voice This Time." The program featured performances by OHT (Filippo Andreatta with Magdalena Mitterhofer) presenting "Rompere il ghiaccio," which used yodeling to narrate a cross-border love story set against WWII. Nadia Beugré performed "Quartiers Libres" at the Galleria della Pelanda, a site-specific solo addressing racial and gender stereotypes through violent, ritualistic movements. Nora Chipaumire staged "Nehanda" at Teatro Argentina, a live radio opera dedicated to the Shona spirit Nehanda, reenacting a 19th-century British colonial trial, accompanied by Bob Marley's "War" and protest chants. The festival ran in 2021.
Key facts
- Short Theatre festival in Rome was co-directed by Piersandra Di Matteo and Francesca Corona.
- The festival's title was 'The Voice This Time'.
- OHT, by Filippo Andreatta with Magdalena Mitterhofer, performed 'Rompere il ghiaccio' using yodeling.
- Nadia Beugré performed 'Quartiers Libres' at Galleria della Pelanda, originally from 2012.
- Nora Chipaumire performed 'Nehanda' at Teatro Argentina.
- Nehanda is a live radio opera based on the case 'The Queen vs. Nehanda' from 19th-century British colonialism.
- The performance included Bob Marley's 'War' and the chant 'No Justice No Peace'.
- The festival took place in 2021.
Entities
Artists
- Piersandra Di Matteo
- Francesca Corona
- Filippo Andreatta
- Magdalena Mitterhofer
- Nadia Beugré
- Nora Chipaumire
- Bob Marley
- Fernando Depero
Institutions
- Short Theatre
- OHT
- Galleria della Pelanda
- Teatro Argentina
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- New York
- Zimbabwe
- Mozambique
- Rhodesia