The charm and relevance of ancient myths in “ Edipo Re, Una favola nera ” of the Teatro dell'Elfo, a show by Ferdinando Bruni and Francesco Frongia inspired by the tragedy of Sophocles and embellished with costumes by Antonio Marras, on the bill for the first time on the island, every day until Sunday 18 February at the Teatro Massimo in Cagliari as part of the Season of Great Prose organized by CeDAC / Multidisciplinary Circuit of Live Entertainment in Sardinia chaired by Antonio Cabiddu and directed by Valeria Ciabattoni.

After the great success of the first performance with a sold out theater and an extraordinary enthusiasm from the public, Oedipus Rex will be staged again in the capital this evening and on Friday at 8.30pm, Saturday at 7.30pm and Sunday at 7pm, while it will be repeated tomorrow also in the afternoon with a special performance at 4.30 pm.

The appointment at the Teatro Comunale of Sassari will be Tuesday 20 February at 9pm.

An imaginative mise en scène for a modern rereading of the story of Oedipus, the "son of fortune" who became ruler of Thebes and husband of Queen Jocasta after having solved the enigma of the Sphinx, the monstrous creature that demanded a blood tribute from the city, but destined to discover himself guilty of terrible sins, so much so as to become the cause of a new terrible plague for having, in spite of himself, fulfilled the prediction of an oracle and therefore a victim of fate as well as of the whims and cruelty of the gods.

In the spotlight alongside Ferdinando Bruni, who signs the dramaturgy and direction together with Francesco Frongia, three young and talented actors, such as Edoardo Barbone, Mauro Lamantia and Vincenzo Grassi , embody the various characters of a drama that investigates the human condition, fragility and the fleeting nature of existence and the impossibility of defeating adversity or changing one's fate, as well as the blindness of the gaze of those who do not know or do not want to see the truth in the face.

Among the emblematic figures of ancient tragedy, the soothsayer Tiresias, the one who knows the meaning of the oracles, is capable of predicting the future, but hesitates to reveal to the king the origin of the disease infesting the city, and instead tries to dissuade him and distract him from an investigation that will lead to catastrophe, arousing the suspicion of Oedipus, unaware that he is the fulcrum of a disturbing story, whose roots date back to an act of violence carried out by Laius in a moment of intoxication and punished with a terrible curse that falls on the entire lineage, through generations, in a spiral of pain and blood.

“Oedipus Rex / A Black Fable” takes up the plot of the Sophoclean drama but is enriched with further suggestions taken from the works of other authors, in an intriguing and even surprising synthesis, giving life to an engaging show, both archaic and modern, with the visionary of the Teatro dell'Elfo, where the "material" costumes born from the genius of Antonio Marras, real "dress-sculptures", created by Elena Rossi and Ortensia Mazzei, with the decoration of Oedipus' cloak entrusted to the creativity of Tonino Serra, are combined with Elena Rossi's masks, among the atmospheres suggested by Nando Frigerio's lighting design, with sound design by Giuseppe Marzoli and a "philologically" all-male cast, for a narrative in a dreamlike and symbolic key, rich of literary and theatrical echoes, inspired by a bitter and even ferocious fairy tale, between pathos and poetry.

The appointment with "Oltre la Scena, meetings with the artists" will not be missed: this afternoon, Thursday 15 February, at 5.30 pm in the Foyer of the Teatro Massimo in Cagliari, the protagonists Ferdinando Bruni, Edoardo Barbone, Mauro Lamantia and Vincenzo Grassi will delve into the themes and the different aspects of the representation of "Oedipus Rex / A Black Fable" in a conversation with the journalist and theater historian Nicola Fano, for a reflection on the expressive and evocative power of the languages of the stage and on the relationship between art and society.

In the M-Gallery in the Foyer of the Teatro Massimo in Cagliari the exhibition "Antonio Marras - Dressing the Myth" will be on display until Sunday 18 February with the drawings and preparatory studies for the costumes of "Oedipus Rex" of the Teatro dell'Elfo, It can be visited during the opening hours of the Theater ticket office: Thursday and Friday from 10am to 1pm and from 5pm to 8pm, Saturday from 5pm to 7.30pm and Sunday from 5pm to 7pm.

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