Theater, the Sardinia of Stefania Masala ‘on the go’ in London

The recital written by Stefania Masala, who is also its interpreter, will make its debut in London (Toulouse Lautrec Jazz Club) on November 3, conducted by Patrick Rossi Gastaldi. The original music is by Cristiano Porqueddu, performed on guitar by Giovanni Martinelli. Rome Saturday 6 November at the Sala Italia dell’Unar in via Aldrovandi, 16. A project strongly desired by the Musicare Association of Nuoro which asked a group of Sardinian artists to write original works that portray the atmosphere and colors of the island , in the idea of ​​”exporting Sardinia” to the world. This is how the pièce in musica was born, an itinerary on the Island of the Sardinians, seen through the eyes of the great European intellectuals who “discovered” it from the 1800s to the present day. The title is taken from Alberto La Marmora’s 1826 “travel report” of the same name, which became a model for later travelers, such as Robert Tennant, Eugene Roissard de Bellet, Antoine Valery and many others. The show will be in Rome, for a single replica, on 6 November at the Sala Italia dell’Unar in via Aldrovandi, 16. Stefania Masala retraces her existence to go back to the origins. In order not to get lost, he relies on the maps of other sailors. Above all Vittorini, Lawrence, Gramsci, Ledda. By Elio Vittorini, an islander in the south of Sardinia, the choice of pieces is wide, by Antonio Gramsci and Gavino Ledda detailed, by DH Lawrence wide and right. “Why right? – reads a note from the show – Lawrence’s journey is uncertain, the route to be taken by leaving Sicily is uncertain. In Spain or Sardinia?” Sardinia is like nothing, it has no history, dates, race , offers nothing. It is outside the circuit of civilization – he writes – Like the Basque countries. There is still an indomitable Sardinia. It lies in the web of this European civilization, but it is not yet caught. And the net is getting old and torn. Many fish are slipping away through the net of the old European civilization. Like that great whale that is Russia. And probably Sardinia too. Sardinia, then. Go to Sardinia. “” I left Sardinia. I escaped so as not to be a prisoner of it. But she has not abandoned me. I rediscovered many things about my origins, my family and my affections, even my character, getting lost in the pages of these authors – confesses Stefania Masala – Viaggio in Sardegna is a text that reflects my melancholy, my impulses, desire to be ‘different’, making me discover that I am more ‘Sardinian’ than I had imagined. The island is the labyrinth from which I tried to escape, finally bringing it inside me, forever. “Luciano Erittu and Franco Marras, image consultants and founders of” Fle’m Lab “, created a tuxedo for the protagonist. “in Sardinian style” which, referring to the stylistic features of traditional costumes, will be the element characterizing the aesthetic aspect of the show. The text of the show was published, together with the original music and the translation in English, by the Canadian publishing house “Les Productions d’Oz.” The complete recording of the monologue together with the musical part is an integral part of the 4 CD box set entitled ‘Portrait of Sardinia’ which includes all the works written by some of the major authors of the contemporary international scene.