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ILIAD, A MEDITERRANEAN STORY IN GIBELLINA

Written by Luca Sciacchitano - 21/07/2015

From: 24/07/2015 - To: 26/07/2015

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As part of the XXXIV edition of Orestiadi of Gibellina the last three days of the festival will be dedicated to the story of the Iliad, a new project of Sergio Maifredi, director and director of the Public Theater Ligure, that after the experience of reading books of ´ Odyssey, back in Sicily with a story told by three actors exceptional. One begins Friday, July 24 with Tullio Solenghi that, stripped of the traditional robes of comedian, for an evening will be engaged in reading the third book, which tells the duel between Paris, the Trojan prince, and Menelaus, king of Mycenae, husband Elena, who is furious clash with Paris, who was the lover of Elena. This duel will be the prologue of the Trojan War, which will mark the beginning of its destruction, because the city was invaded by the Greeks, that they put to the sword.

The next day, July 25, will be the turn of Amanda Sandrelli, who will compete with books XIV and XVII recounting the death of Patroclus, friend of Achilles, who goes to fight with the weapons of Achilles to intimidate enemies Trojans but meet death, because Hector confronts him and kills him, thinking it was Achilles. The death of Patroclus will unleash the fury of Achilles, who kills Hector. With the death of Ettore the fate of Troy is now marked, as lose with his passing a charismatic figure, not only from a military standpoint.

The Triduum ends July 26 with David Rion, who will read the book XXIV, which recounts the meeting of Achilles and Priam, king of Troy. Now the fate of Troy is marked and this meeting is made between two bitter enemies, who respect each other for the history that both carry.

All shows will start at 21.15 at the Baglio Di Stefano.