Io Mi Canto da Sola (I Sing My Own Song) - Panel (5:30 PM) and Show (7:00 PM)

Name: Io Mi Canto da Sola (I Sing My Own Song) - Panel (5:30 PM) and Show (7:00 PM)
Start: 2025-03-29T17:30:00-04:00
Location: Club Cafe Boston

Schedule

Sat, 29 Mar, 2025 at 05:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Club Cafe Boston | Boston, MA

The show is series of monologues and songs about historical Italian women who were victims of violence, abuse and patriarchy.
The goal is to raise awareness about the condition of women, throughout history, in a mostly male-dominated society.
The performance is in Italian with ENGLISH SUBTITLES.
WARNING: Adult content and explicit language about violence

Texts from:
“Stai Zitta” (2021) by Michela Murgia (1972 - 2023, writer, playwright and feminist activist)
“The Rape” (1979) by Franca Rame (1929 - 2013, theatre actress, playwright and feminist activist)
Court deposition of Artemisia Gentileschi (1593 - c.1656, Baroque painter)
Court deposition of Gostanza da Libbiano (1535 - c. 1600, woman accused of witchcraft)
"Le Beatrici" (2011) by Stefano Benni (b. 1947, writer, poet and journalist)

Cast & Crew:
Eleonora Francesca Cordovani, director and actress
Chiara Durazzini, producer and actress
Rossella Mancullo, actress
Carmen Marsico, actress and singer
Björn Wennås, guitar player (recording)
Marco Zanelli, light designer
Emanuele Capoano, music and sound director
Sarah Netsky, subtitles coordinator
The performance will be introduced by the panel "Domestic Violence and how it affects the Immigrant Communities", starting at 5:30 PM.
The ticket includes Panel and Performance.
The Panel will be broadcasted via zoom. Link coming soon.
Moderators:
Rosy Trovato, Founder of Italian Boston Women and Com.It.Es. Boston Representative
Antonella Pirone, Com.It.Es. Boston Representative
Guests:
Simona Pozzetto, University of Padova, Master in Social Work at Simmons College, Certificate in Jewish Communal and Clinical Social Work at Hebrew College, LICSW
Eleonora Francesca Cordovani Artistic Co-director of All'italiana, Director and Actress for "Io mi canto da sola"

The show is made possible by the Porciatti Family, and it is organized in collaboration with Com.It.Es. Boston, Boston Italian Women and the Consulate General of Italy in Boston.