Archivia Agosto 1, 2021

This new season of Greek plays represented in the Greek Theatre of Siracusa sees two tragedies The Menads by Euripides and The Libation Bearers / The Furies by Aeschylus , and the comedy The Clouds by Aristophanes. The plays are on from the 3rd of July to the 21st of August.

Recently a new event is on display into the old Maniace Castle, the building which dominates the tip of Ortigia, one of the finest example of Frederick II’s architectural style in Siracusa. The title of this new exhibition is “Passi” (Footsteps) arranged by a modern painter “Alfredo Pirri”. The event is not new, it was experienced in other context such as Certosa of Padula, but the idea to locate it into the room of the Maniace Castle achieves a deep sense of mirroring the beauty of the cross vault . When you enter the hall the silence is broken by the cold sound of the mirrors which crack under your steps and which invites you to move gently, in order to avoid that your presence might disturb the perfect integration of the new arrangement with the history of the place.

This terrible pandemic has led many people to discover the pleasure of walking into the countryside far from crowded high streets . Scientific studies proves that walking and hiking keep us physically and mentally fit. In fact nature’s sights and sounds offer a possibility of mental relaxation.

Antonello da Messina is one of the most important painter of the Renaissance and he greatly contributed to the revolution in the technique of painting. Due to his contacts with Flemish artists, he introduced oil pigments in Italy. In Rome, he met Piero della Francesca who influenced his ideas regarding the volume, the perspective and the use of the light.