Hundreds of elementary school students for the preview of the 67th edition of the Festival dedicated to young children
For more than 900 children and families in Spoleto, Festival dei Due Mondi has already begun. The two-day preview of the 67th edition of the Spoleto Festival, an entire weekend dedicated to the youngest with the initiative Music is a game from kids, was a great success: the educational-musical project for elementary school conceived by the Foundation Festival dei Due Mondi together with the Orchestra from Camera di Perugia guided spectators to discover some masterpieces of the classical repertoire. 600 children from 37 classes from 10 local schools participated in music workshops on Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19 at the Teatro Nuovo Gian Carlo Menotti, arriving at the theater after following a propaedeutic course in the classroom. Also waiting for them in the Foyer was a small exhibition with drawings to theme made in class while another 200 drawings made from setting for the musical story. Great enthusiasm was aroused by the double program among the young audience members, accompanied by their families and teachers. With the reciting voice of Enrico Bindocci, the orchestra led them through two masterpieces of music: Igor Stravinsky'sHistoire du Soldat (Saturday, May 18) and Felix Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream (Sunday, May 19) with a personal and engaging language. The project was born from an effective collaboration between the Foundation and area institutions: the significant contribution of enthusiasm and ideas shared with directors and teachers is another step in the direction of true social participation and in building a community in dialogue between the city and the Festival.
After the classroom workshops and preview events, the next stage awaiting the children will now be during the Festival, with special performances of the Midday Concerts scheduled for Friday, July 5 at 4:30 p.m. at Stella Auditorium(Histoire du soldat) and friday July 12, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. at St. Agatha's Church(Dreams...of a Midsummer Night).
Music is a game from kids is part of the project The festival is us now in its 14th year, dedicated to local elementary school children with an articulated program of activities, in and out of the classroom, to approach music in a fun and original way from childhood. A path to stages, shared with teachers.
The Festival devotes ample space to programming for younger children: in addition to the appointments of La musica è un gioco from kids, the Due Mondi Kids section includes four shows from the La MaMa Spoleto Open review: Il mare custodisce, siamo tutti perle di uno stesso oceano by Afshin Varjavandi (June 29,30), Marionette in cerca di manipolazione by Damiano Privitera (July 6, 7), C'era due volte by Palazzina Zero (July 13) and a creative workshop on the ancestral fable to curated by Lab Sementi (July 14), all scheduled at Spazio Oberdan.
There are also many appointments for the whole family, including performances by the vertical dance company Il Posto in Via Aurelio Saffi (July 5, 6, 7) and to Palazzo Collicola (July 5 and 7), Yoann Bourgeois's show, Memory of to fall, an exciting new creation conceived for the Piazza del Duomo (July 6). Following Blanca Li's Le Bal de Paris is a powerful new immersive experience signed by the duo Adrien M & Claire B (June 28-July 14, Complesso Monumentale di San Nicolò). Last Minute is a combination of music, dance, light and interactive projections.
From at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 12, the "bring an adult to theater" promotion will be active dedicated to children up to 13 years of age who wish to "invite" an adult to theater and is also valid for all high school students in Spoleto.
The cost of 2 tickets is only € 11 (max 2 tickets to person), which can be purchased exclusively at Festival Box Office via Saffi,12.