Dario Fo (24 marzo 1926 –13 ottobre 2016), l’eterno giullare, è stato drammaturgo, attore, regista, scrittore, autore, illustratore, pittore e scenografo: un uomo di teatro a tutto tondo, famoso per i suoi testi di satira politica e sociale e per aver valorizzato il grammelot, quello strumento recitativo che assembla suoni, onomatopee, parole prive di senso… Read More Dario Fo (24 marzo 1926 –2016)
Erich Fromm, German psychoanalyst and author (23 March 1900-1980) 🕸 “Man is the only animal that can be bored, that can be discontented, that can feel evicted from paradise. Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve and from which he cannot escape.” (“Man for Himself… Read More Erich Fromm
Alda Merini (21 marzo 1931 –1º novembre 2009) Tre aforismi: Non cercate di prendere i poeti perché vi scapperanno tra le dita. Dovrei chiedere scusa a me stessa per aver creduto di non essere abbastanza. Nessuno riesce a strapparti dal cuore questa brutta gramigna del ricordo.
💜 19 marzo 💜 Festa del papà Father’s Day Fête des Pères
Italy is under quarantine and this COVID-19 lockdown will probably last until April 3. People throughout the country must not leave their homes except for work or emergencies, carrying a pass where they state the nature of their travel. Schools, universities, libraries, cinemas, galleries and gyms are closed; all public gatherings, including weddings and funerals,… Read More Coronavirus
16 March 1850 was the day on which “The Scarlet Letter” was published, becoming an instant best-seller The author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, considered this painting the finest illustration of his novel. Set in a village in Puritan New England, it is the story of an adulteress banished from society and forced to wear the scarlet letter… Read More The Scarlet Letter
On 15 March 1965 , United States President Lyndon B. Johnson, who had assumed the presidency after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, used the phrase “we shall overcome” in a speech delivered after the violent attacks on Civil Rights demonstrators during the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery in Alabama, led by Martin Luther… Read More We Shall Overcome
Il 12 o 13 marzo 1853 nacque a Napoli Eduardo Scarpetta attore, commediografo e capostipite della dinastia teatrale degli Scarpetta-De Filippo. Nel 1876 sposò Rosa De Filippo che, dopo soli sette mesi, diede alla luce Domenico, probabilmente concepito dalla sua relazione con Vittorio Emanuele II. Si dice che l’attore ricevette un compenso di 25.000 lire.… Read More Scarpetta e la famiglia allargata
Tra le mura il tempo sembra sospeso le parole rarefatte l’ansia tangibile. Solo Sissi, beata, continua la vita di sempre.
Hello darkness, my old friend I’ve come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence In restless dreams I walked alone Narrow streets of cobblestone ‘Neath the halo of a… Read More 🎶The Sound of Silence🎶 (Simon & Garfunkel)
