La Donna lampada

A woman steps onto the stage with an unusual tic and asks the audience: “What makes me different from an animal?” Through a world steeped in magical surrealism, where lamps come to life and women resemble animals, we explore history from the perspective of a subject who does not belong to the dominant group, searching for an answer to this question and for the key to the very essence of humanity. Why live this way if we could live differently? “La Donna Lampada” is not an attempt to romanticize imagination, but rather an exploration of it as a social and collective practice that carries the power of rebellion – a force that allows us to rewrite history as we wish to see it and move towards a more sustainable future. Duration: 40 minutes Author & performer: Laia Picas Rodoreda Prop construction & fabrication support: Paolo Tonezzer Photography: Lucrezia Ficetti Video: Alessio Ferreri Text: Laia Picas Rodoreda, Gaia Vimercati Artistic mentors: Griselda Juncà, Gaia Vimercati, Flavio d’Andrea Lampshade construction: Michael Genovese (Abat-Jour Udine) Technician: Jacopo Lunazzi External lighting design support: Tullia Luce Illustration: Arianna Taretto Laia’s professional journey combines intellectual curiosity with artistic experimentation and contemporary circus. She graduated in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (2019) from Pompeu Fabra University. Alongside her studies, she trained in circus arts, specializing in aerial rope at Rogelio Rivel Circus School (2019–2021) and…