Dialoghi sulla vita, all’ombra di una ruota panoramica
Theatre
Francesca Sarteanesi
NIKITA
performance and direction Francesca Sarteanesi
and with Alessia Spinelli
concept and dramaturgy Francesca Sarteanesi, Tommaso Cheli
production Scarti Centro di Produzione Teatrale d’Innovazione, Teatro Metastasio di Prato
with the support of Teatri di Pistoia Centro di Produzione Teatrale
costumes Rebecca Ihle
set design Rebecca Ihle and Lorenzo Cianchi
set realization Alessandro Ratti
light design Marco Santambrogio
soundtrack Francesco Baldi
technique Carolina Agostini
thanks to Nikita, Luna park di Pistoia, Francesca Saturnino
photos Gabriele Acerboni
Two women at the amusement park: Nikita, a strong woman who is always right, and Nadia, the wife of a carousel owner, a submissive person. One has revolutionised her life, the other one should.
After obtaining her artistic diploma, Francesca Sarteanesi graduated in Performing Arts at the University of Bologna. In 2006 she founded the company Gli Omini, with which she worked until 2018. In 2021 she was nominated for the Ubu Prize as best actress.
running time: 60′