the argonauticas
This story begins with a deception. King Pelias challenges his nephew Jason to a task beyond human strength: to bring a sacred object, the Golden Fleece, back to Greece.
Embarking on the legendary ship Argo, some fifty of ancient Greece’s fiercest heroes join Jason on a journey across the Mediterranean Sea, to reach the the Black Sea’s most eastern shore. A journey we will trace on the maps unfolding in the Kamishibai, a wooden theatre displaying the illustrations for this tale.
Written and performed by Serena Di Blasio
Loosely adapted from Apollonius Rhodius by Serena Di Blasio
Illustrations by Giovanni Caselli
Graphic design by Stefano Podrecca
Music by Sandro Orlando and Serena Di Blasio
The show is part of the Storie di mare project.
Storie di mare is the new project by CTA Gorizia that weaves together figure theatre, the sea, and myth. Four new family-friendly productions, inspired by the finest traditional tales, designed specifically for the spaces of the National Museum of Underwater Archaeology of the Upper Adriatic in Grado, and also presented as part of the Alpe Adria Puppet Festival showcase.
Since its establishment in 1994, CTA – Centro Teatro Animazione e Figure di Gorizia has aimed to promote puppet and figure theatre in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. It does this through organizing festivals, events, special projects, school training programs, and producing shows for both children and adults.
Over the years, CTA has built a stable artistic ensemble dedicated to moving beyond traditional approaches by embracing contemporary creative languages and experimenting with connections to other artistic disciplines. Therefore, each production can be considered a ‘research journey’ into the relationship between the actor, figures (images, objects, puppets, videos, shadows, etc.), music, and the spoken word—aiming to create a ‘dramaturgical score’ where every language used carries equal communicative potential.
