Music and Entertainment

Words can sow doubt, fuel suspicion and turn love into a form of control. The Teatro Incontro in Pinerolo is staging *Io sono Jago* (I Am Iago), written by Giulio Federico Janni and starring Pierpaolo Congiu. The character of Othello from Shakespeare’s play serves as the starting point for exploring jealousy, manipulation and the desire for possession. Through allusions and silences, the monologue demonstrates how language can become a tool of domination, leading to the extreme consequences of …

La stagione invernale della Vialattea apre con la 22ª edizione di Snow Week, che porterà migliaia di persone da tutta Italia a Sestriere per quattro giorni tra neve, sport, musica, party e attività a 2.000 m. L’evento trasformerà il Villaggio Olimpico TH Sestriere 4*, direttamente sulle piste, in una vera location da festival tra dance floor, dj set e intrattenimento. Il Villaggio sarà diviso in tre aree - Party H24, Easy e Relax - per offrire a ogni partecipante differenti modi di vivere la …

The Castagnole Gospel Choir is coming to the Teatro Incontro in Pinerolo: the voices and the Hammond organ, played by Alberto Marsico, come together in an evening dedicated to the energy and spirituality of gospel music. Founded in Castagnole Piemonte in 2014, the choir, directed by Daria Moscatelli and Alberto Marsico, brings together people united by a passion for singing. Its repertoire spans spirituals, traditional gospel and rhythm and blues influences, weaving together vocals and musical …

Ten large boxes, a lost circus and seven children capable of imagining a new beginning: Andrea Lupo brings *Il circo capovolto* to the Teatro Incontro in Pinerolo. Branko flees Hungary and finds refuge in a Romani camp in Italy. He brings with him the remnants of his family’s circus, scarred by Nazi persecution. His encounter with seven children prompts him to tell his story and rekindles the possibility of bringing another circus to life. A monologue that weaves together memory, …

A character on the fringes of the classic takes centre stage. It is Tubal, Shylock’s friend, who guides the audience through *The Merchant of Venice*. The Teatro Incontro in Pinerolo is staging *Shylock*, starring Mauro Parrinello: in Gareth Armstrong’s adaptation, the Shakespearean story is retold through a voice that is usually secondary. Amidst irony, transformations and dialogue with the audience, the many interpretations of Shylock emerge, alongside themes of intolerance, loneliness and …

A single actress, many faces and a story of exile: masks become the means of telling the stories of lives forced to leave their homeland. The Teatro Incontro in Pinerolo is staging *Terra e polvere (da sparo)* (Earth and Gunpowder), written by Vene Vieitez and starring Cecilia Scrittore. Through rapid character changes, physical theatre and vocal work, the production tackles war, uprooting and loneliness: minimal stage design and a soundscape accompany a fictional narrative that echoes many …

The Resistance through the eyes of twenty-year-olds: a story of friendships, fears and choices that shaped the future of an entire generation. *Avevamo vent’anni* (We Were Twenty), directed by Pierpaolo Congiu, brings the *La quarta parete* season to a close at the Teatro Incontro in Pinerolo. Based on testimonies collected by Senator Elvio Fassone, the play retraces the years of the Italian Resistance from 1943 to 1945. At its heart are young men and women called upon to decide which side to …