Five famous Greek classics on stage in the impressive scenery of the Teatro Grande di Pompei for the review Pompeii Theatrum Mundi!
Il Great Theater of Pompeii it will be the evocative stage of five theatrical performances taken from the most famous classic dramas for the first edition of the review Pompeii Theatrum Mundi scheduled from the 22 June to the 23 July 2017.
This is a four-year project curated by the Teatro Stabile di Napoli / Teatro Nazionale and the Soprintendenza di Pompei to make the most impressive archaeological site in the world "theater" of five important works: The Oresteia of Aeschylus, the Prometheus of Sofocle, theAntigone by Jean Anouilh, The Bacchantes of Euripides e Fedra by Seneca, with the directors of Luca De Fusco, Massimo Luconi, Andrea De Rosa and Carlo Cerciello.
The review Pompeii Theatrum Mundi is part of the wider project of the reopening to the public of the Teatro Grande of Pompeii, built in the II century BC, and will be an opportunity for many spectators to witness live a drama cycle that includes five major classical works of antiquity, in the most impressive theater scenario in the world.
To facilitate travel, they were introduced extraordinary night trains of the Campania Express.
Program of the Pompeii Theatrum Mundi
From 22 to 25 June 2017 20 hours: 30
Orestea (Agammenone and Coefore / Eumenidi)
It will be the trilogy of Aeschylus to open the festival Pompeii Theatrum Mundi. The opera, directed by Luca De Fusco, four evenings on the Teatro Grande of Pompeii, will be staged for four nights alternating with Agamemnon and Coefore / Eumenidi. Production of the Teatro Stabile di Napoli.
From 30 June to 6 July 2017 20 hours: 30
Diptych edited by the director Massimo Luconi which includes two shows.
30 from June to July 2 2017
Prometheus of Sophocles
Massimo Luconi brings on stage his Prometeo interpreted by the actor Luca Lazzareschi and inspired by the Senegal. On stage there will be African musicians and the set design includes an installation curated by the Senegalese artist Moussa Traore.
This show is also in the program of the Naples Theater Festival 2017.
5 and 6 July 2017 at 20:30
Antigone. An African story by Jean Anouilh
Here too it will be the Senegal the fil rouge of the work staged by Luconi who created this show after three years of laboratory conducted in Senegal with six young Senegalese actors. The show is performed in French and wolof with Italian surtitles. The choir, on the other hand, will be interpreted by Senegalese living in Naples.
Third floor theater production with the collaboration of the French Cultural Institute of Saint Louis and the Metastasio Theater of Prato.
From 14 to 16 July 2017 hours 20: 30
The Bacchae of Euripides
Andrea De Rosa debuts in national premiere at the Teatro Grande in Pompeii with his "The Bacchantes" by Euripides, to demonstrate, as he himself declared that “The theater is still the place where a god can come to life, where we can still hear his voice and, above all, still question him”. The production is by the Teatro Stabile of Naples and the Teatro Stabile of Turin. This show is also on the program of the Naples Theater Festival 2017.
From 22 to 23 July 2017 hours 20: 30
Fedra of Seneca
Carlo Cerciello closes the review with his "Fedra" produced by the INDA / National Institute of Ancient Drama - Onlus Foundation, after having made its debut at the Greek Theater of Syracuse and be represented at the Ancient Theater of Segesta, in Taormina and at the Roman Theater of Ostia Antica.
Theatrum Card
Special promotion is planned for the public Theatrum Card which allows the entrance to the 4 or 2 of the shows of the Pompeii Theatrum Mundi review at an advantageous price and to be used either individually or in pairs. The Theatrum Card is available for purchase within the 15 June.
Information about Pompeii Theatrum Mundi
When: 22 from June to July 23 2017
Where: Great Theater of Pompeii
Price tickets:
- Blue Area: Full 30 €; Reduced € 25
- Yellow Area: Full 25 €; Reduced € 20
- Green Area: Full 20 €; Reduced € 15
- Student and university ticket: 10 €
The Reduced is valid for * the cral, the young within the 30 years and the elderly over the 60 years.
