At A l’Avogaria Theatre, Numa Echos and Maestro Marco Paladin, conductor and stage director of La Fenice Theatre in Venice, will collaborate on a show of live dark rock and baroque music, acrobatics, storytelling, and imagery by Compagnia De Calza “I Antichi”

On Thursday, November 21st, 2024 at A l’Avogaria Theatre in Venice, on the occasion of the feast of Our Lady of Health, I Antichi present an exceptional event. A narration by music, sounds, images and words, of the plague of 1631 that gave rise to the city’s feast of Our Lady of Health.

A modern momaria. A mixed show of stories, live music, acrobatics, images. As in the ancient Venetian tradition. But more: because playing live are two bands.

One of dark rock music. One of baroque music.

Dark rock with some songs from Numa Echos ‘ albums (Shady World and Descending Consciousness) who will play (keyboards) and sing live, accompanied by Elia Martina (guitar), Filippo Paglini (bass), Gaetano Di Giacinto (percussion).

Baroque music by Maestro Marco Paladin, orchestra and stage director of La Fenice Theater in Venice, with the Ricercare Antico ensemble for a repertoire of music from Claudio Monteverdi to Barbara Strozzi: Vittoria Giacobazzi (singing), Rebeca Ferri (cello and recorder), Francesco Tomasi (theorbo and baroque guitar).

The acrobatics are by the young acrobats of Paride Orfei’s Piccolo Circo dei Sogni.

The texts, taken and reworked from ancient accounts and old chronicles, are narrated by Luca Colferai, Federica Zagatti Wolf-Ferrari, Luca Costantini. The gastronomic re-enactment is by Anna Santini. Costumes by Nicoletta Lucerna.

Concept and direction by Luca Colferai.