The Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid, together with Círculo de Bellas Artes, open the Anno Pasoliniun: a programme rich in cultural activities that will unfold throughout 2022 in Madrid to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the author. The commemoration events will open on 6 February with the concert “Le Nuvole di Pier Paolo”, a journey into the musical world of the great writer, film producer and poet.
The musical project comprises eight great Italian artists: Emilia Zamuner (voice), Daniele Sepe (sax), Flavio Boltro (trumpet), Daniele Di Bonaventura (accordion), Jacopo Mezzanotti (guitar and arrangements), Mario Nappi (piano), Davide Costagliola (double bass and bass) and Paolo Forlini (drums and percussions), who will perform in the suggestive location of the Teatro Fernando de Rojas at the Círculo de Bellas Artes. After the Madrid debut, on 9 February “Le Nuvole di Pasolini” will be staged at the Teatro Victoria Eugenia in San Sebastián, for the second show in Spain.
The concert opens with a brief introductory suite dedicated to Pier Paolo Pasolini. The programme follows with the poet’s most famous pieces such as “Cosa sono le Nuvole?” written for Domenico Modugno, or “Il soldato di Napoleone” for Sergio Endrigo. Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, a selection of folk songs from the “Canzoniere di Pasolini”, and Ennio Morricone’s compositions drawn from the writer’s most famous films intertwine with the songs written for Laura Betti and Domenico Modugno, which embrace and dance with the poet’s words to create a perfect synthesis and a musical production that is unique in its genre. The agenda of activities will continue with conferences, debates, and screenings and also with shows, music and performances. This is how Madrid’s most important cultural institutions will offer an overview of the work of an author who used infinite ways of expressing a vision of the world that is still ours.
