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Sopra di Noi le Bombe
- Wed 27 January 2027
- Teatro Comunale di Ceglie Messapica, Ceglie Messapica (BR)
Description
Automatically translated from Italian.
Alessandro Lay brings to the stage a story that intertwines the history of twentieth-century Italy with personal testimonies of the bombings of Cagliari in 1943. The performance alternates episodes narrated by Emilio Lussu about the end of the First World War and the rise of Fascism with the memories of those who, as children, saw their city razed to the ground. Crammed bunkers, ports on fire, houses vanishing in an instant: images that continue to live in the memory of those who experienced them. The show reflects on the universality of war, the borderless consequences of violence, and how bombs destroy not only walls but entire lives. An opportunity to reflect on the past and the present.
Original text in Italian
Alessandro Lay porta in scena un racconto che intreccia la storia del Novecento italiano con le testimonianze personali dei bombardamenti su Cagliari nel 1943. Lo spettacolo alterna gli episodi narrati da Emilio Lussu sulla fine della prima guerra mondiale e l'avvento del fascismo con le memorie di chi, ancora bambino, ha visto la propria città rasa al suolo. Bunker stipati di gente, porti in fiamme, case che svaniscono in un istante: immagini che continuano a vivere nella memoria di chi le ha vissute. Lo spettacolo riflette sull'universalità della guerra, sulle conseguenze senza confini della violenza e su come le bombe distruggono non solo le mura, ma vite intere. Un'occasione per riflettere sul passato e sul presente.
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