Libri da ardere (Fire books)

Libri da ardere (Fire books)

by Amélie Nothomb © Editions Albin Michel

The only play by Amélie Nothomb, Libri da ardere, looks at a city in Eastern Europe squeezed by the double siege of war and snow. Streaked by the cold, a professor played by Elio De Capitani, his assistant and a young student are hanging in the balance between the choice of burning books to warm themselves up or respecting their symbolic value.

The text makes us reflect on the value of culture in relation to our lives. 

translation by Alessandro Grilli

direction Cristina Crippa

with Elio De Capitani

Angelo Di Genio, Carolina Cametti

lighting design Nando Frigerio

coproduction Teatro dell’Elfo, La Corte Ospitale

(Translation by Alexia Vozzo, Sophie M. Scholl Language High School, Trento - “School and Work Project”)