Sigonella – Le parole di Craxi (“Craxi’s Words”), written and performed by Ugo De Vita, retraces the famous speech Bettino Craxi gave to the Italian Chamber of Deputies on 17 October 1985, in which he asserted Italian sovereignty during the Achille Lauro and Sigonella crisis.
A performance blending theatre, baroque music and historical narration, with baroque violinist Fabio Consiglio and readings by Maurizio “Iccio” Brunetti and Massimiliano Cardini.
Produced by Officina della Poesia, il Teatro e le Arti and the Osservatorio Nazionale per i Diritti Civili del Teatro e le Arti, under the patronage of the Fondazione Bettino Craxi ETS.
