There are two theatrical performances included in the "Stories and Legends" review, conceived by the Municipality of Figline and Incisa Valdarno and the Museum System of Valdarno and Florentine Chianti to enhance museums and places of interest in the area . And it is precisely in two of them, in fact, that performances will be staged that will focus on bloody events related to those very places.
The first performance will be held Saturday, Nov. 19, at 5 p.m. in various spaces of Villa San Cerbone, the structure that now houses Figline's "Serristori" hospital. For the occasion, the actors will move from the Piano nobile to the Cloister, also passing through the Spezieria, to tell the story of Veronica Cybo Malaspina in "The Ghosts of Veronica." The legend of this 17th-century noblewoman tells that, in revenge for betrayal, she killed her lover and sent her husband her severed head in a basket. This cost her exile to Villa San Cerbone, where her aching soul is said to still wander. Performing (in a modern version of this legend) will be the Vasari In/Ex company, directed by Paola Brembilla and Vincenzo Poggesi. In particular, the retelling of the story, signed by Andrea Campucci, aims to downplay the events revolving around the figure of Veronica, placing alongside her ghost that of her unknown predecessor. The performance will also be accompanied by musical interludes, played by violinist James Frangioni of the Academy of Good Talent. This will be followed by a guided tour of the hospital's Old Apothecary's Shop, curated by Daniela Matteini of the cultural association "Le Muse." The tour will, in addition, be an opportunity to learn more about the history of Veronica Cybo Malaspina.
The second show in the review will be held, however, on Sunday, Nov. 27, at 5 p.m., at the Museum of Sacred Art at the Oratory of the Crucifix in Incisa (23 Castellana Street). The title is "Carlino the Child Killer," which refers to Carlino Grandi: a humble carriage smith, always mocked because of his deformity, who killed four children in Incisa between 1873 and 1875. The performance - by Cantiere Artaud, directed by Ciro Gallorano - will trace the motivations that drove the man to commit this crime and that cost him first 20 years in jail and then the asylum, where he remained until his death to avoid lynching. Again, the performance will be followed by a presentation of the Oratory of the Crucifix and a guided tour of its museum, curated by Daniela Matteini. Free admission.
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