On Tuesday, 11 June, at 6:00 PM, the new performance titled “In principio era la Rupe” will debut in an open-air setting at Santa Marta (Via Cantarane 24). Directed by Jana Karšaiová and Nicoletta Vicentini, the premiere is part of the Veronetta Contemporanea Festival 2024.
The theatrical text is based on research into the perception of disability throughout different historical periods, culminating with contemporary perspectives. Inspired by various historical texts and drawing some dramaturgical elements from David Mamet’s Variazioni sull’anatra, the play highlights how labels and prejudices are born and evolve over time, sometimes inherited from previous eras. It is a journey through the history of disability, illustrating the need to change our perspective to discover that a new paradigm is indeed possible.
“Teatro a rotelle” is a student group at the University of Verona, founded in 2016 through a collaboration between students from the university’s “Inclusion and Accessibility” operational unit, director Nicoletta Vicentini, and Professor Massimo Salgaro from the Department of Languages and Literatures. The company, composed of students from the university, is currently supported by both the Department of Languages and Literatures and the Department of Culture and Civilizations.