6 September 2025
Fragmentation + Ancestral Echoes
6 September 2025
Fragmentation + Ancestral Echoes

Sunday, 7 September 2025

h. 10 am | Villa del Grumello

Three Silhouettes. In a Day, in a Night, in a Life

For children aged 4 and above

Three fairy tales — Uncle Wolf, Fearless Johnny, and Rumpelstiltskin – intertwine into a single story, brought to life by Dario Moretti through drawings made with chalk on a blackboard. Three silhouettes introduce and represent the tales of a greedy little girl, a boy afraid of nothing and a young woman tested by a greedy king. These stories weave together, blend and at times blur, yet always retain their distinct identity and vitality, shaped by the inevitable fate of their protagonists. Short sound fragments accompany the stories, gently underlining and highlighting the characters’ adventures. Spanning the time of a day, a night and a lifetime, these three tales show how the length of our existence matters little compared to the quality and meaning of our actions. Stories narrated, drawn, erased, resumed, and repeated: always the same, yet always different, stirring the deepest emotions and fears in those who listen.

Single ticket: €5 per person

Teatro all’Improvviso

Il Teatro all’Improvviso, founded in 1978 by Dario Moretti, is a theatre company based in Mantua whose work unfolds at the intersection of visual art, music, poetry and puppet theatre. With a strong focus on childhood audiences, the company has created over seventy productions for children aged 3 to 10, performed in festivals and theatres across Europe, Asia and the Americas. Dario Moretti, a visual artist and author, has complemented his theatrical work with a parallel practice of installations, illustrations and more than twenty children’s books. His artistic research centers on poetic and visual language, exploring hybrid and non-commercial forms of representation. The company’s work moves between experimentation and craftsmanship, aiming to establish a deep dialogue with young audiences, whom they consider active and conscious participants.