Taken from the unfinished Puccini’s Opera, Turandot is the story of the Chinese princess being caught up with her suitor’s love who, if they won’t be able to solve the three submitted enigma, will be punished with death. Calaf, a fallen prince, after intense thrilling will succeed in the challenge.
A story of love and death that Kinkaleri tell among splendour of lights, coup de theatre and imagination, quick disguises made of shapes and tricks and a gong to beat the highlights. But the fairytale’s plot itself, the choir always occurring together with the crowd, put itself forward for the active game, for the audience’s identification; the questions to the hero apply also to people securely in stalls, the award conquest and its arguments concern everybody, because you haven’t only to win but you look for love or death. Then there is a series of open elements, both from the narrative and relational point of view, in a performance for children that set itself as invention and attraction, a word’s game, with music and poetry. Because Turandot is a game after all, though a cruel one.

Special thaks for the helpfulness and collaboration to the teachers: Tatiana Bugetti, Monica Ceccanti, Emanuela Lo Piccolo, Barbara Paccosi
special thanks to Luca Berni