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Teatro Biondo, ''The Dark Evil''

Palermo

The rehearsals for the show.The stage space is divided roughly in half, parallel to the proscenium line, by three 8.1-meter-high QGH - Ghiaccio backdrops, the central one being slightly wider than the lateral ones.The background will be backlit, when narrative needs require it ...
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... by a 19.4 x h 8.2 m Cyclorama made of RAR - Arizona film.Each of the QGH - Ghiaccio backdrops is equipped with three Eyelets along the underside that allow the stagehands to lift them with Rearward lifting opening using Manual fly lines predisposed with 4PC - PVC Rollers + ball bearings.
From here on, the photos are those taken during the show, and the actors wear the costumes designed by Dora Argento.The slow, soft, and sinuous movements give the transparent backdrops an indefinable appearance, which at times reminds that of a giant jellyfish floating in the air.The concept for the set design was born ...

... from the directorial needs of Giuseppe Dipasquale to evoke a mental space «... where it is possible to enter and visualize the damnation of the protagonist Bepi.A suspended space where everything coexists ...»
«... and everything happens with timeskips that aren't always consequential.»Antonio Fiorentino then created the large, transparent drapes floating in the air, of which it is impossible, either through photography or words ...
... to describe the atmosphere created on stage.An atmosphere that greatly impressed and moved the audience, contributing fundamentally to the originality and success of this production.
Incubus
One-act drama
Text
From the novel of the same name by Giuseppe Berto (1914-1978),
adaptation by Giuseppe Dipasquale
First night
Palermo, Teatro Biondo, 31/01/2025
Scenography
Antonio Fiorentino
Costume design
Dora Argento
Technical direction
Giuseppe Baiamonte
Stage direction
Giuseppe Dipasquale
Staging
Teatro Biondo of Palermo
Season
2025

Materials used in this production

4PR - PVC Block (wheel)

Blocks

COS - Oscurante

Duvetyne and blackout fabrics

Manual fly lines

Fly facilities

QGH - Ghiaccio

Decorative films

RAR - Arizona

Rear-projection films

Rear-illuminated backdrops

Vinyl backdrops: typologies

ZFG - Backdrops made of QGH - Ghiaccio

Mirror / transparent backdrops

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