Christmas in the square

Christmas in the square is a unitary programming for its contents, for the many transversal lines that unite the same concepts. It is a project that makes a significant contribution to the cultural development and tourist promotion of our city. The Christmas theater event has been going on since 2007.

On the one hand. Sogno di Natale, Pirandello’s short story, develops a thesis: the voices inside are not just thoughts, memories or images, but the value of lost things. On the other. The staging of Christmas in the square by Henri Ghéon is a project that is not abused, uncommon, not taken for granted, new, original and rare. A canvas, a meta-theatre, a subject recital, an exceptional container capable of overcoming the echoes of certain uncurrent theatrical experiments.

Everything takes place in the crypt of the Basilica of Sant’Alessio. The scene represents the side of a small village square, where the gypsies have set up their caravan and erected a ramshackle stage. It’s night. The glimmer of a fire, the stars and the moon. An acetylene lamp is hoisted on top of a pole. A few stools, suitcases, a fire. The gypsies are having dinner. Someone is watching them. It is the people of the village who expect a theatrical performance. A suitcase filled with costumes opens. The acetylene lantern is lit. An old gypsy opens an ancient book. The others retire behind the cart, put on visible make-up. The show begins: In those times people lived in expectation…

Free entrance