CAMPOBELLO Premiere: A Story of Europe on the Margins
By Eva-Maria Bertschy, with Abou Bakar Sidibé and Daniela Macaluso.
The first stage performance of the Campobello project. Campobello is a theatrical tale that interweaves reality and fiction to give voice to a Europe on the margins: a Europe sustained by the invisible labor of migrant laborers and the fragility of those living on the continent’s social peripheries. Set in a small town in western Sicily, the show follows the encounter between Simona and Amadou, two parallel lives united by a love that becomes a political gesture and a form of resistance.
The results of over two years of research in olive-harvesting areas, the work combines real-life testimonies, live music, and a stage language that blends Italian, French, and Bambara.
Director Eva-Maria Bertschy, together with Abou Bakar Sidibé and Daniela Macaluso, constructs a contemporary parable on institutional indifference, new forms of exploitation, and the solidarity that continues to emerge on the margins.
With an ever-changing scenography and original music that intertwines African traditions and European melodies, Campobello becomes a portrait of a contradictory Europe: a place of inequality, but also of community, resistance, and possibility.
17 dicembre, 21.00 – Teatro Garibaldi (Via Teatro Garibaldi 45) : Buy tickets here!
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CAMPOBELLO: A Story of Europe from the Margins
A project by HERProductions (Zurich). Coproduction: Fondazione Studio Rizoma (Palermo), Prima Onda Fest / Genìa Lab Art Palermo, Theater Winkelwiese Zurich, Schlachthaus Theater Bern, euro-scene Leipzig. In collaboration with Arci Porco Rosso Palermo. With the support of: City of Zurich – Culture, Canton of Zurich, Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council, Landis & Gyr Foundation, Anne-Marie Schindler Foundation, Ernst Göhner Foundation, Corymbo Foundation, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation Tunisia, Fabriktheater Zurich.
CREDITS & INFO
Written and Directed by: Eva-Maria Bertschy
Set Design and Costume Design: Lea Burkhalter
Performers: Abou Bakar Sidibé, Daniela Macaluso
Composition and Musical Direction: Kojack Kossakamvwe
Musicians: Jonathan Mbayi, Nicola Mulumba, Jerry Iba, Ruth Samoya, Dieu Le Veux Sumba, Tychique Ibal, Jeanne Lokomo
Video and Lyrics: Abou Bakar Sidibé
Dramaturgy: Luca Maier
Translation: Enrico Bordieri, Katia Flouest-Sell
Technical Direction: Gabriele Gugliara, Nathan Tagliavini
Lighting Design: Sylvain Faye
Set Design: Aurelio Ciaperoni
Assistant Director and Video Editing: Tiziano Locci
Production: Camille Jamet (HERRProductions) and Letizia Gullo (Fondazione Studio Rizoma)
Graphic Communications and Press Office: MariaTeresa Daniele, Sofia Li Pira
Photography: Tito Puglielli
Running Time: 1h40
In Italian, French, and Bambara
The research for this show was carried out in collaboration with Yaya Njie, Giulia Gianguzza, Liliana Catanzaro, and Angelo Giorgi. We thank them for their tireless commitment to envisioning a better world. Special thanks to Cheikh Sene.
It was produced by HERProductions of Zurich, in co-production with the Fondazione Studio Rizoma of Palermo, Prima Onda Fest / Genìa Lab Art Palermo, the Winkelwiese Theater of Zurich, the Schlachthaus Theater of Bern, and the Euro-Scene of Leipzig, a festival of contemporary European theater and dance. In collaboration with Arci Porco Rosso of Palermo.
With contributions from the City of Zurich, Culture, Canton of Zurich, Zurich Office of Culture, Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council, Landis & Gyr Foundation, Anne-Marie Schindler Foundation, Ernst Göhner Foundation, Corymbo Foundation, and Rosa Luxemburg Tunisia Foundation. With support from the Fabriktheater Zurich.
