Frankenstein (A Love Story)

Motus

November 22 – 26, 2023

Running time 80'

We need monstrosity, we need to touch it and keep it close. With this inspiration, Motus takes on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, an extraordinary creation by a nineteen-year-old writer that throws open the political power of the imagination and the ability – of writing and of theater – to create alternate worlds.
This new, “monstrous” work by the company founded by Daniela Nicolò and Enrico Casagrande weaves together various episodes in an assemblage that revives the inanimate, broken down and put back together on stage. In a tumultuous nature, radical solitudes intermingle to restrain the horror and anxiety and look into the eyes of the non-human.

Motus was founded in Rimini in 1991 by Daniela Nicolò and Enrico Casagrande. Since then, it has produced powerful performances that foretell and express the contradictions of our time. The company has received numerous honors, including three Ubu Awards and important special prizes.
The two free-thinking directors have traveled the world with their shows, appearing in Under the Radar (New York), TransAmériques and PuSh Festival (Canada), Santiago a Mil (Chile), Fiba Festival (Buenos Aires), Adelaide Festival and Midsumma Festival (Australia), Taipei Arts Festival (Taiwan), Hong Kong International Black Box Festival, MITsp (Brazil) and throughout Europe.

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Info

Performance in Italian. Italian and English surtitles are provided for the November 22 and 26 performances, which also include information for people with hearing disabilities

Includes scenes of full nudity.

Credits

idea, direction: Daniela Nicolò, Enrico Casagrande
with: Silvia Calderoni, Alexia Sarantopoulou, Enrico Casagrande
dramaturgy: Ilenia Caleo
text editing and subtitles: Daniela Nicolò
translation: Ilaria Patano
assistant director: Eduard Popescu
light design: Theo Longuemare
soundscapes: Enrico Casagrande
sound: Martina Ciavatta
graphics: Federico Magli
video: Vladimir Bertozzi
production: Francesca Raimondi
organization, logistics: Shaila Chenet, Matilde Morri
promotion: Ilaria Depari
communication: Dea Vodopi
international distribution: Lisa Gilardino
press office: comunicattive.it
production: Motus with Emilia Romagna Teatro ERT – Teatro nazionale, TPE – Festival delle Colline Torinesi, Kunstencentrum VIERNULVIER, Kampnagel
artistic residencies hosted by: AMAT & Comune di Fabriano, Santarcangelo Festival, Teatro Galli-Rimini, Centro di residenza dell’Emilia-Romagna L’arboreto – Teatro Dimora | La Corte Ospitale, Rimi-Imir, Berner Fachhochschule
with the support of: Italian Ministry of Culture, Emilia-Romagna Region