Premijera SEI PERSONAGGI IN CERCA D'AUTORE / ŠEST LICA TRAŽI AUTORA

80th Anniversario del Dramma Italiano di Fiume / 80th Anniversary of the Italian Drama of the Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl.Zajc in Rijeka The plot, concept and characters of Pirandello's play fully fit into the idea that on the occasion of the great, 80th birthday of the Italian Drama, not only an important and great play is put on the stage, but also a theater that speaks about itself – about the people who create it and the space between reality and fiction. Carmelo Rifici gathered the actors of the Italian Ensemble who, on a symbolic level, interpret their own life and acting vocation. On the theater stage, there is a rehearsal of a play that is suddenly interrupted by a family, whose members will be embodied by actors of the Croatian Drama, desperately looking for an opportunity to tell their life story. By performing in two languages, Croatian and Italian, the play explores the possibilities and boundaries of communication between different languages and cultures that coexist in the same community. In doing so, it raises the question of whether diversity leads to alienation or precisely in it lies the potential for mutual understanding and joint strength. Through Pirandello's poetics, the play reflects on identity, belonging and the relationship between reality and theatrical illusion, confirming theatre as a meeting place of different perspectives.…