From above, from afar.
A border choral
Hidden Gorizia
In Italian
A theatrical route in stages, similar to a pilgrimage along the trail leading to the monastery of Castagnevizza, offering a panoramic view, from above and from afar, of Gorizia and Nova Gorica, which until just a few years ago were separated by one of the most controversial borderlines in the history of the twentieth century.
On a day in September 1947, a wall suddenly appeared, dividing not only a city but also places of childhood memories, loved ones, homes, families, and people.
It was a man-made borderline, witnessing significant and tragic events, but also anecdotes, personal stories, prepustnice, crossborder workers, small-scale smuggling and everyday life.
Project curated by: Antonella Caruzzi, Roberto Piaggio
Text by: Francesca Valente
Narrator and songs by: Adriana Vasques
Sound design and music by: Claudio Parrino
Voices by: Elena De Tullio, Serena Di Blasio, Stefania Beretta
Directed by: Antonella Caruzzi
Quotations from works by Franco Fortini, Ljubka Šorli
We would like to thank the following for their cooperation and support:
the Monastery of Kostanjevica
Lorenzo Drascek for the iconographical and historical research
the The Pristava Museum
Alessandro Bortoluz for the creation of stage material
In order to facilitate the registration process, please arrive in Via della Cappella 20 approximately 15 minutes before departure time, bringing with you a form of identification.
The tour (which will take place also in case of moderate bad weather) lasts about an hour, comfortable shoes are recommended.
Since its foundation in 1994, the CTA – Centro Teatro Animazione e Figure (Centre for Puppetry and Animation) in Gorizia has pursued the goal of promoting puppetry in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region through the organisation of festivals, exhibitions, special projects, educational projects for schools, and productions of shows for both children and adults.
Over the years, the CTA has established a strong artistic core committed to breaking with tradition by embracing contemporary languages and experimenting with new approaches to other artistic disciplines. Each production can therefore be considered a “path of research” into the relationship between actor, figures (images, objects, puppets, videos, shadows, etc.), music and words, which tends towards the creation of a “dramatic score” in which all the languages used have the same communicative potential.