"La Turnàta" by and with Mario Perrotta – Nuove Esplosioni Val d'Arda Festival 4th ed

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The theatrical show “La Turnàta” by and with Mario Perrotta will be held on June 29, 2024 in Morfasso, in Piazza Inzani. The show is part of Nuove Esplosioni Val D’Arda Festival- IV ed., a theatrical festival conceived and organized by Sciara Progetti, with the support of the Piacenza Vigevano Foundation and with the municipalities of Fiorenzuola d’Arda, Vernasca, Morfasso, Alseno, Castell’arquato and Lugagnano d’Arda.
The show La Turnàta, by Nicola Bonazzi and Mario Perrotta, directed and performed by Mario Perrotta produced by Teatro dell’Argine, focuses on the stories of Italian emigration in the 60s and 70s.
In Switzerland, the law, until 2005, violated the most essential human rights, preventing, among other things, workers defined as “seasonal” from bringing their wives and children with them. In response, the Italians hid their wives and children in the trunk and there began their story of illegal immigrants imprisoned at home for years. Nino is a A nine-year-old boy who has never seen the world outside that room where he lives with his wife. grandpa, mom and dad. But the death of his grandfather unleashes a daring journey of back to the village, in a flaming Alfa Giulia 1300, with his father, mother, a trade unionist and his grandfather dead. While the world is glued to the TV to watch The moon landing, this “mythical” return to the land of origin is consummated. Story in poised between drama and Italian comedy.