FIRE WAS THE CURE

creation Sotterraneo
ideation and direction Sara Bonaventura, Claudio Cirri and Daniele Villa
with Flavia Comi, Davide Fasano, Fabio Mascagni, Radu Murarasu and Cristiana Tramparulo
writing Daniele Villa
production Teatro Metastasio di Prato, Sotterraneo, Piccolo Teatro di Milano – Teatro d’Europa and Emilia Romagna Teatro ERT / Teatro Nazionale

Fairly inspired by Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 February, at the end of the show | Teatro Sociale Around IL FUOCO ERA LA CURAMeeting with compagniaCoordinated by Maria Grazia Panigada “You don't need to burn books to destroy a culture. You just have to convince people to stop reading them”. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury describes a dystopian future in which reading is forbidden, constantly lit screens alienate people's free time, and the attempt to think causes physical discomfort. Ironically, the fire brigade is no longer employed to put out fires, but to burn books and,…