Compagnia dell'asino che porta la croce

RUGGIERO E PALOMINA

Or a fabulous tale of deeds and courtly love told in music with nine settings

Comical ballad-singing in costumes with Middle Ages and Renaissance music, dance and living pictures. It was born from the joint of some tunes (Carmina Burana, Cantigas de Amigo, Renaissance dances, traditional music) from the group's repertory with the ancient poetic form of ballad-singer.

The plot develops along the lines of a song of deeds through fights, contrast love and treachery. The pressing rhythm of the ballad-singer's voice explains the pictures animated by the dancer's movements or the sudden character's apparition. Nine settings, music and dance to scan the movements of an exiting tale that takes the audience in an amazing adventure.

This performance is particularly made for historic festivals and youth theatre.
The performance lasts about 60 minutes.
Inside: halls, little theatres, etc.
Outside: little squares, courts, cloisters, with a large space between players and audience for the dances.

Contacts:
COMPAGNIA DELL'ASINO CHE PORTA LA CROCE
c/o Fabio Bonvicini
via dell'Alloro 10, 41100 Modena (Italy)
telefono e fax: 059-233069