La cupa di Mimmo Borrelli. Amara favola teatrale sulle aberrazioni umane del nostro tempo

Mimmo Borrelli’s theatre is without any doubt an interesting example of performing art generating from the «Theatrical Mind», as described by Ferdinando Taviani. Author, actor and director, when Borrelli appeared on the Italian stage in the first decade of the century, the power of his theatrical imagination achieved almost immediate acclaim from both critics and audiences alike. The energy of his theatrical writings / dramaturgy transcends the expressive force of the written word, materializing in a physical performance of bodies, sounds, voices and symbolic visions. The stylistic quality of his creations is opulent and sensual, both dignified and plebian, lyric yet contemporaneously rough. Folklore, tales of life, sailors’ legends, news, family rites, magic, religious liturgy, a touch of mythology, and ancestral chants are the raw materials that Borrelli draws on and works within his volcanic forge, namely, his theatre. In the linguistic melting pot of Borrelli’s work everything is transformed, blending int