Have you ever had a feeling of being different from others? of being out of place? Somehow, deprecated?
Yes, it is true, we are all different in our uniqueness, but sometimes our “originality”, our physical appearance, our personal habits and even our beliefs can hinder social interactions and create prejudice .
Through his bizarre films featuring fantastical creatures (a term that includes everything that walks the line between bizarre and monstrous), Tim Burton has always made us reflect on themes of marginalization and loneliness, and it is precisely the American director who The Jonah School End-of-Year Show paid tribute.
Guided by the creative direction of Professor Dario Incera, Last May 30, thirty-three novice artists, some of whom were former students, threw their hearts over the hurdles and took the stage of Stage 19 in Asti to meet Prof. Took to interpret the script by Roberta Pucciarillo and dance choreography by Professor Sasa Valeria. Parello, with all the sets and with the support of all the teachers who collaborated: Beatrice Bella, Mariana Rossella, Gaspar Lisandro, Milo Trombin, Gianluca Asandri, Piergiacomo di Leonardo and Giulia Senario.
The actors’ performances keep the audience glued to the stage from the first to the last minute: as the curtain rises, our director is seated at a quiet desk, intent on writing a letter addressed to a somewhat autobiographical character, Vincent, a seven-year-old boy who dreams of being like his favorite actor. In the solitude of his room, the director said: “Dear Vincent, that strong feeling of loneliness or being a stranger, for those who have experienced it, I think is something that never completely leaves you”.
Thus emerges the “demonic” humanity of the outcasts who seek refuge in myth to escape a reality that treats them as separate, such as Victor, the second character who appears on the scene amid clouds of smoke. The story then moves to the animated film frankenweenie, a parody of Mary Shelley’s famous novel, where a boy uses science to bring his dog Sparky back to life. Child re-proposes the theme of the scientist who tries to bend the laws of nature to his will, following the scheme of the Gothic style, which uses the “creature” as an example of the sublime, separate and which, in this Emphasizes as such. , inspires terror.
To cap off the tense scene are three sinister cats who with grace and synchronous movements ease the atmosphere of terror by dancing to the notes of “The Lonely Shepherdby Ennio Morricone.
However, outcasts are not only deformed and monstrous beings, but can also be eccentric adults who behave like children, like the odd man out.”Pee-wee’s Big Adventurewho loves his bike more than anything in the world. It would be the theft of his bicycle that would generate a whirlwind of uncontrollable emotions in him, which would lead him to try anything, even the most absurd, to recover it, thus taking on the director’s vision of life. emphasizes who, like the protagonist, runs away from reality but always with a smile, as the song’s lyrics say “smileyby Charlie Chaplin.
We shun fraction because it is more difficult to understand, because it unsettles us and takes away our certainties, like Christmas than “Nightmare before ChristmasJack Skelton, the pumpkin king of Halloween town, contemplates whether or not to continue living by scaring people. Jack goes on a journey to see what Christmas is all about and then returns to his world to tell what he saw: “Their leader flies across the sky with a sleigh pulled by monstrous beasts and claws for hands.” is” and concludes by saying that in order to truly understand Christmas he must take the place of his boss, renamed Santa Nachelle to give him a strange representation, so he hires three demonic children to kidnap him. Keeps on The duel between the two kings turns into a singing brawl and with rap beats, “I am king” turns into “we are kings” with a final embrace.
The message from our young artistes is that love is more important than anything and each one of us must heed their calling.
The scene of the boys being invited to meet also fits into the vein of fantasy and wonder”The Chocolate Factoryby the eccentric Mr. Willy Wonka, who greets young visitors with gleeful dance moves. Here, however, a deeper message emerges concerning the dangers of greed and exaggeration, in fact each child embodies its own characteristic: the glutton who shows off the sweets in her bag, the capricious spoiled brat who wears a tracksuit even when She doesn’t. Shouldn’t play games, Vain and hypocrite used to think that the whole world revolves around him, Lazy and listless who struggles to wake up in the morning and finds everything boring, The humble boy but enthusiastic and able factory owner in the face of stimuli To appreciate the generosity. In the end, however, each child receives a punishment related to his fault, while the only good and kind child will receive a reward: the message is that true goodness, that of the soul, is rewarded.
Being nice also means knowing how to see through different eyes, knowing who is different from us, because it is practically impossible to consider yourself “normal” in this world.
“Away with the monster! Go away!” shouts the angry crowd at the scene horrified by that sinister character with the long hands of the scimitar. The eccentric hero ofEdward Scissorhands”, which underlines the suffering and loneliness of those who feel marginalized through no fault of their own, who are victims of prejudice. And sometimes prejudice doesn’t belong only to the weakest, as Robert Graves reminds us in the historical novel “I, Claudius.” known to friends. – Claudius. “The monster is here! I want to spend some time in peace surrounded by love” says Edward, inviting the horrified crowd to reflect on the words of Marcel Proust, who explained the voyage of discovery included new lands. does not consist in seeking, but in being new. Eyes to see. Edward encourages people to observe reality from a different perspective, stressing the importance of relationships with others in the formation of one’s personality does. In itself, a prejudice is just a judgment that is made before knowing a person well. It may be true or baseless or wrong, but we should always have the courage to get rid of it, shall we? Will even be able to do it? In an enchanted fairy tale atmosphere, the scene ends with pas de borrie between a young dancer who pirouette, jete And screws The sentient lay down at the feet of the demon.
To reawaken the audience is the Queen of Hearts’ ballet of cards, taking us back to the magical world of “Shut Up and Good” by Menskin to the music ofAlice in WonderlandWhere, to paraphrase the song itself, “we are crazy, but different from them”.
In this case, the diversion dictated by the Mad Hatter’s madness becomes very dangerous, given that the Queen intends to behead him. But when Alice courageously takes the floor to oppose the Queen’s folly, it is the Mad Hatter who makes us reflect on the relativity of madness: “People see madness in my colorful vibrancy and fail to see madness in their boring ” mediocrity”.
Leave Alice’s Wonderful World on the notes of the Gothic version of paint it Black To enter the atmosphere of the horror-fantasy comedy exclusively by the Rolling Stones, harped by a former student of our school Wednesday, a television series that refers to a character from the Addams Family, young Wednesday who attends high school in a fictional town and investigates a series of murders while making new friends. The character’s subtlety, sarcasm and discomfort then emerge at the end of the show with a grotesque version of the piece in the choral ballet bloody mary by Lady Gaga.
,no i don’t regretEdith Piaf’s voice breaks in and thus our Tim Burton reappears on the scene, who turns again to his beloved Vincent, congratulating us by saying that “no one lives to please others”.
Dear reader, prejudices live in each of us: they hide under the folds of handed down beliefs, untouched fears, inherited subcultures. It is up to us to identify and censor them, to make room for a culture of acceptance, where diversity is always an opportunity to broaden the boundaries of our inner worlds.
Hats off to our amazing cast:
Aurelio Amerio, Arva Butaib, Edoardo Bertoia, Sveva Capra, Viola Cavallaro, Anna Critelli, Karina Dimitruk, Alice and Sofia De Martinis, Iris Dondi, Leonardo Feroletto, Noemi Filizola, Elisa Giorioni, Stefano Gianti, Ginevra Lattuka, Alessandro Levecchia, Irene Longo , Giuseppe Mararini, Irene Misiano, Anjana Rajpakha, Lucia Rosa, Matilde Rossi, Alice Pascarillo, Jacopo Penna, Lucrezia Paes, Mattia Sardi, Simone Scozzaro, Giulia Serra, Jasmine Serra, Ambra Scanno, Vanessa Stabile, Seva Vierengo and Leonardo Zaccarelli.
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