Description
Automatically translated from Italian.
Cartavelina is a show by and featuring Gaetano Coccia that tells the story of Matthias Sindelar, the Austrian footballer nicknamed “Cartavelina” for his legendary slimness. In 1938, during a friendly match organized by the Nazis in Vienna to celebrate Austria’s annexation by Germany, Sindelar scored the first goal of the match. Together with his teammate Karl Sesta, he refused the Nazi salute, an act of courage that had dramatic consequences. The show retraces these historical events and the meaning of silent resistance in a dark moment of the twentieth century. Join us in Spongano on 21 November at 8:30 pm.
Original text in Italian
Cartavelina è uno spettacolo di e con Gaetano Coccia che racconta la storia di Matthias Sindelar, il calciatore austriaco soprannominato "Cartavelina" per la sua magrezza leggendaria. Nel 1938, durante un'amichevole organizzata dai nazisti a Vienna per celebrare l'annessione dell'Austria alla Germania, Sindelar segnò il primo gol della partita. Insieme al compagno Karl Sesta, rifiutò il saluto nazista, un gesto di coraggio che ebbe conseguenze drammatiche. Lo spettacolo ripercorre questi eventi storici e il significato della resistenza silenziosa in un momento buio del Novecento. Appuntamento a Spongano il 21 novembre alle 20.30.
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