THE PROJECT
Target groups: women with addcition problems

The project was born from a multicultural encounter through playfulness: people from different horizons coming together at the same time and in the same space to search for stories and images together. Calvino will be a source of inspiration in his ability to generate stories. “In his work” – says Briou – “he often finds narrative mechanisms capable of producing tales. Sometimes tarot cards, sometimes scientific discoveries, a dialogue between an emperor and an explorer, ancestor characters built on apparently opposite poles, … We invent and develop a series of theatrical play proposals inspired on these narrative matrices”.

OPEN REHEARSAL 1st DECEMBER h 5:00
CENTRO DI SOLIDARIETÀ LA TENDA – SALERNO
DIRECTORS OSCAR BRIOU AND GINA FERRI
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FLANDERS STATE OF ART

OSCAR BRIOU
Flanders
Oscar Briou is a theatre maker who graduated in directing at RITCS in 2021. During his studies, he joined European project Poor/Rich Europe in Salzburg, directed by Völker Losch, which dealt with social inequalities. His bachelor proof “Bezet Monnaie Occupée” was about the occupation experience of Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie with a group of young Dutch and French cultural workers to give a voice to the forgotten victims of the corona crisis. He also studied in Italy, attending courses by Gabriele Vacis. He published a documentary novel about his life in the social community that occupied the UNESCO heritage site of the Cavallerizza Reale in Turin. He currently works at Recyclart, located in Molenbeek, Brussels, as a socio-artistic coordinator.

GINA FERRI
Salerno
Gina Ferri is an actress, director, and theatre trainer. After her academic training, she began her acting career working with directors Carlo Croccolo, Ruggero Cappuccio, Claudio Di Palma, and Nadia Baldi. Starting in 1991, she combined a training path with theatre experience, playing roles on stage, working behind the scenes, and at school both as a public and private theatre teacher for children and young people. She is committed to social work for the rehabilitation of underprivileged target groups.

THE CONTEXT
Traversarte
Traversarte continues the work begun in the last editions of Quartieri di Vita with Derrière la Scène in Salerno. It organises and promotes theatre workshops, shows, festivals, and events with the aim of spreading art and knowledge. The association is committed to social work, using the tools of music, theatre, cinema, and dance to help support and rehabilitate socially challenged groups such as immigrants, unaccompanied minors, and women with addiction problems. In 2023, it took part in the Campania Teatro Festival with the special project Melagrana featuring the female guests of the Tenda.