THEATRICAL
ACCOMPANIMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT ON TOUR
The
“Cantiere Ikrea Company”, founder of the Cocchieri di Chianti
Project, has been performing street theatre all over Europe for more
than 18 years. With advance notice the Company offers theatrical
accompaniments and shows such as those indicated on their website, or
specially designed for your occasion. Let us enliven and entertain
during your visit. For more information on the “Cantieri Ikrea
Company” visit our site www.cantieriikrea.it .
The
cost of these added events during the itinerary starts from 300 euros
per performance (before tax).
THE
BEAUTY AND THE BLINDMAN
This
musical duet is a representation that includes songs and dances from
the Tuscan folk tradition of the 18th
and 19th
centuries. The performance recreates the atmosphere of these
customary rural gatherings through traditional skits, ditties and
songs told with irony, humour and satire, so typical of the Tuscan
character.
The
artists are: Stefano Iacopossi—vocals, saxophones, clarinet,
guitar
Donata Copertini Amati—vocals, piano accordion, violin
The
artistic techniques include live music and street theatre and can be
performed in Italian, English, or German, but the musical lyrics are
in Italian.
THE
GIANTS OF FANTASY
This
is a colourful meandering parade or a stationery performance on
stilts, of great visual impact accompanied by live music. Our wide
variety of multi-coloured costumes enable us to adapt our production
to any special occasion: clowns on stilts in tails, alien garbs or
medieval dress. We can also enliven the holiday festivities with
their many associated characters. The number of artists involved
varies according to the needs and the location. The number of stilt
men can vary from 3 to 7 and the musicians from to 2 to 4.
The
artists are: varies.
The
artistic techniques used include stilt men, dancing, and live music.
ETNA—THE WHITE DRAGON’S
ART OF FIRE
This fusion of art and
street performance will both delight and amaze you in its essential
simplicity. In a rhythm which is incessant and ancestral, life
renews itself in a propitious rite, an exchange of energy, Fire.
Fire sparks into new beings and from these illuminated bodies, again,
new forms are born. The street artists’ skills will ignite your
imagination. With props such as wings, fans, batons, swords, ropes
and chains, accompanied by music and poetry, the primal force is
evoked.
“I, the White Dragon,
with sorcery, dance and talent, will charm these instruments. I will
inflame the spirit, conjure fear, and vanish the troubles of those
who behold me. The earth will blaze, the air explode with sparks,
cinder and smoke, as my magic fire changes colour and form.”
The artist is Antonio
Bonura and his techniques include dance, street theatre, and fire
art. (watch the video)
THE JESTERS
These delightful
characters from our medieval past still entertain us with their gags
and games. During events, as is the tradition of Cantieri Ikrea,
actors mingle with the spectators with an approach of "being”
rather than performing. The result is one of great authenticity and
spontaneous effect. These performances are often timed at the
welcoming stage of the tour or around the table. However, this
light-hearted event can be enjoyed at any chosen place or time during
the tour.
The artists vary and the
techniques used are stilts, juggling and traditional Italian
“Commedia dell’arte” theatre.
PAOLO THE MAGICIAN
Paolo will charm you with
his witty banter and thrill with his tricks and illusions. During
many years of professional experience he has developed a rich and
varied repertoire of magic classics that conjures delight in both
young and old.
The artist is Paolo
Mannari and his techniques include improvisation with the audience,
magic tricks and illusions.
EARTH AND AIR
With actress Gila Manetti
Gila cleverly portrays a
bizarre character that inhabits a castle in the years of old. She is
both servant and noble lady of the castle and tells her anecdotes of
life from both perspectives. As if in a fairytale, her stories will
transport into times past, but you will discover the themes and
values of these two very different lives are still relevant today.
“ As if in an
apparition, we meet two women, two aspects of our historical journey:
a peasant woman in a feudal existence, maybe a witch, as crude as
the earth she tills and labours; a Lady whose feet never touch the
ground but tread over hand-knotted carpets. Her thoughts are not of
the real world and she dreams of happiness elsewhere.
