BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://www.ischiaeventi.com///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260403T182241UTC-99010Vo1RG@https://www.ischiaeventi.com/ DTSTAMP:20260403T182241Z DESCRIPTION:After the successful stage adaptation presented in the gardens of Villa Arbusto\, one of the most poetic\, mysterious and moving short st ories by Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky returns to Lacco Ameno\, this ti me in Piazza Santa Restituta: White Nights. On Sunday\, 21 December at 5:3 0 pm\, Ischia-based director and playwright Salvatore Ronga will present a n evocative theatrical adaptation of this poetic meditation on youth and l ove\, on the fragile architecture of dreams and on the solitude of the hum an soul. The story is also well known for its celebrated film adaptation d irected by Luchino Visconti and starring Marcello Mastroianni and Maria Sc hell.\nAgainst the backdrop of a deserted city\, where the ice cracks and creaks along the canals\, we follow the wanderings of a young dreamer who\ , while waiting to finally live an authentic life\, feeds on illusions. Hi s encounter with a mysterious and restless young woman named Nastenka seem s to give shape to a long-cherished dream.\nTwo lives brush against each o ther and then drift apart\, unable to find a stable place between reality and the desire to free themselves from the sticky seduction of solitude. B eneath its romantic and sentimental surface\, Dostoevsky’s text explores t he dark mechanisms of desire and falling in love\, like a score marked in four movements: four nights and a love story\, an (un)real dream destined to fade too quickly.\nSalvatore Ronga’s dramaturgy and direction give the performance an itinerant form\, transforming Piazza Santa Restituta into t he canals of an oneiric and fantastical St Petersburg. Amid musical sugges tions and nocturnal visions move the two characters portrayed by Daniele B occanfuso and Irene Esindi.\nAccompanying the stage action are pieces from the Russian classical repertoire\, performed live by the Pithecusa Brass Ensemble. At the piano\, Maria Gabriella Taliercio performs the Barcarolle “June”\, from The Seasons\, Op. 37a by Tchaikovsky. Special thanks go to ASD Pattinaggio Ischia for their friendly participation and to Eleonora Sa rracino for editing the audiovisual contribution.\n“We are delighted to br ing this story by Dostoevsky to the stage\,” says Salvatore Ronga\, “a tex t that speaks deeply about love and helps educate our emotional awareness. We are staging it in a public square also as an attempt to reinterpret sp aces and territory through theatrical action\, allowing us to see them wit h new eyes.”\nWith this new production\, part of the Christmas events prog ramme\, the Metamorphosis association joins the initiative to enhance and promote the area’s historical and artistic heritage\, supported by the Mun icipality of Lacco Ameno and the Department of Culture.\n“The staging of W hite Nights curated by Salvatore Ronga\,” comments Deputy Mayor and Counci llor for Culture Carla Tufano\, “allows us to offer a performance of the h ighest quality\, reflecting on the mystery of the human condition\, on esc ape into fantasy\, and on nostalgia for what we have never lived due to mi ssed or wasted opportunities. I am confident that Ronga will transform Pia zza Santa Restituta into a vibrant stage that enables true artistic and cu ltural experimentation\, highlighting theatre’s role as a mirror of the co mmunity. White Nights will not be mere entertainment\, but an opportunity to reclaim collective spaces\, turning our squares into places of particip ation\, social inclusion and shared emotions.”\nWhite Nights will be perfo rmed on Sunday\, 21 December 2025 at 5:30 pm in Piazza Santa Restituta\, L acco Ameno. Free admission.\nThe performance is part of the Christmas even ts programme “Christmas in Lacco Ameno”.\nInformationmuseo@comunelaccoamen o.it+39 081 996103 (during museum opening hours\, available at www.pithecu sae.it) https://www.ischiaeventi.com/en/component/rseventspro/event/249356 -love-suspended-in-a-dream---white-nights-in-lacco-ameno?Itemid=467 DTSTART:20251221T163000Z DTEND:20251221T180000Z LOCATION:Piazza S. Restituta (Piazza Santa Restituta\, 80076 Lacco Ameno NA \, Italia) SUMMARY:Love Suspended In A Dream – White Nights In Lacco Ameno URL:https://www.ischiaeventi.com/en/component/rseventspro/event/249356-love -suspended-in-a-dream---white-nights-in-lacco-ameno?Itemid=467 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR