A bridge of brotherhood through art and culture
The Roads of Friendship
Non dirmi che hai paura
musical theatre work based on Giuseppe Catozzella’s novel by the same name
based on an idea by Giorgia Massaro
supervision to the stage adaptation Giuseppe Catozzella
direction Laura Ruocco
artistic supervision Ivan Stefanutti
original music and arrangements Alessandro Baldessari
music Peter Gabriel and Jill Gabriel (performed under license by Real World Music Ltd)
music director Andrea Calandrini
choreography Giulio Benvenuti
lighting design Emanuele Agliati
sound designer Enrico Porcelli
set design Matteo Benvenuti
Samia Giorgia Massaro
Alì Madior Fall
Aabe Jonis Bascir
Hodan Helen Tesfazghi
Fawday Elisa Lombardi
Ahmed Brian Boccuni
Hooyo Mariachiara Di Giacomo
Samia child Eleonora Di Luca
Alì child Edoardo Grimaldi
Hodan girl Maya Cito
with the video participation of Mahdia Sharifi and Hadi Tiranvipour
with the video participation of some members of the Refugee Olympic Team Project
ensemble
Veronica Barchielli, Kevin Bhoyroh, Andrea Colangelo, Nicolas De Souza, Clelia Enea, Gaia Marcaccioli, Matilde Monti, Filippo Polli, Paola Re, Raffaele Niki Rizzo, Lavinia Scott, Talita Mette
Amela Bardho, Giacomo Belli, Lorenzo Berlati, Eleonora Boscherini, Alex Faggioli, Alessandra Ferri, Emma Gradara, Angelica Miserocchi, Ludovica Salieri, Alice Stefanini
video shooting, production and artistic direction for the graphic and visual animations Alessandro Parrello for West 46Th Films
visual stage e creative engineering Studio Kowalsky
technical partner of West 46Th Films
stage manager Alessandro Bartolini
assistant director Chiara Nicastro
assistant choreographers Clelia Enea, Lavinia Scott
costumes Manuela Monti
scenes creation Andrea Moriani
performer rigger Luca Piallini
athletic training for Giorgia Massaro Sokol Shaeptja
production Ravenna Festival
in collaboration with Andrea Maia – Teatro Golden, Roma — IDA International Dance Association
thanks to Marco Baldazzi – Officina delle Arti, Cesenatico
with the patronage of CONI and UNHCR
premiere
Why do people run? Some run to get somewhere, others to escape fear, and some to save themselves and their country. Some chase a dream, others run for freedom. Samia Yusuf Omar, a young Somali athlete, runs precisely for this reason. She dreams of getting away from war, poverty and religious zeal that insult her as a woman, and runs for the Olympics. Giuseppe Catozzella has told her story, intense and full of hope, in a novel that now takes shape in a performance where the narration is imbued with the power of the theatre, the energy of dance and music, and the immediacy of video projections, to rediscover Samia’s indomitable optimism, passion, and joy, and to raise awareness.
Running time:
1h 40’ without interval
