with Massimiliano Finazzer Flory
A homage to Italian Futurism. Massimiliano Finazzer Flory plays the role of the movement’s founder, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. In an effervescent monologue, which uses the words of Marinetti and other Futurist ideologues such as Giovanni Papini, Libero Altomare and Aldo Palazzeschi, Finazzer Flory, in a frock coat bringing to mind the formality of the era, conveys the essence of the movement, which reacted against any mediocrity or conformity. ( more info )
Trailer (via YouTube)
LOCATION
Embassy of Italy – Auditorium
3000 Whitehaven Street NW
Washington, DC 20008
RSVP
Reservations available until May 12, 2014 at 2 PM
Reservations are available until we reach
capacity or by the above date/time (whichever comes
first.)
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MORE INFO
“Futurism”, explains Finazzer Flory in Italian daily Corriere della Sera (August 11, 2013), “celebrated life, of which man is the foremost masterpiece and energy the foremost work of art. But what energy do we see today? We live in a time which unites us all politically in the name of transformation and conformity. And so, as Papini would say, opening the windows is no longer enough: we must have the courage to knock down a few doors. Better to disturb the peace than play the compliant chimpanzee”.
With contemporary dance and music (from Stravinsky to Sakamoto) and a locomotive on the stage to symbolise the headlong rush towards progress, the show, which has already garnered much success in various Italian and international cities, promises to transmit the essence of a movement aspiring to a future, which we still await.
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