On Sunday, September 28th, at 9:00 PM, at the Tosti Theater in Ortona, the MOTUS Company presents “IMMEMORI,” a work against wars, entirely dedicated to memory as a common good of humanity.
The evening is organized by ETS-APS Donn.è, in collaboration with the Municipality of Ortona, with the special support of Culture Councilor Italia Cocco.
The Donn.è association, an Ortona-based organization that works locally to combat gender inequality and violence, is responsible for the organization of the only Abruzzo stage of the national project “Cessate il Fuoco”, realized by MOTUS with the aim to raise awareness about nonviolence and culture of peace building. The project is supported by Otto per Mille funds from the Waldensian Church.
The show, produced with the support of the Tuscany Region, directed by Rosanna and Simona Cieri, with choreography by Simona Cieri, is performed by Martina Agricoli, Ilaria Fratantuono, Roberta Morello, Mattia Solano and Eleonora Pucci. “IMMEMORI” explores the need for “memory maintenance” as a necessary and indispensable exercise in creating a collective identity. “In 1945, all nations said ‘never again’ to war” says Simona Cieri, the Company’s choreographer, “and founded the United Nations with the specific aim of preventing future conflicts. But this wasn’t enough. From Ukraine to the Gaza Strip, from Iran to Sudan, images of war arrive daily. And these are just the conflicts we talk about, because there are many more invisible wars in the world. It’s clear that humanity has too quickly forgotten the commitment it made in 1945.”
In “IMMEMORI”, the viewer is drawn into a world suspended outside of time, where cruelty and oppression remain unchanged, despite the passing of the years and changing conditions. Memory, the foundation of history and civic duty, rises above gestural narrative, with its powerful ability to unite generations and bring peace to the world, transforming action into fluid movements. In the final scene, the quote from the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey,” directed and produced in 1968 by Stanley Kubrick, sounds like a warning to remain vigilant, because arrogance and exploitation, taking advantage of ignorance, can at any moment attenuate and redirect Memory, rewriting its contours and forcing humanity to rewrite its own history.
After the show, the artists will meet the audience.
Admission to the show is free (subject to availability).
Spectators can voluntarily offer a donation to support the Anti-Violence Center, run by the Donn.è Association since February 2013, recognized and funded by the Abruzzo Region (Regional Law 31/2006). The Anti-Violence Center can be reached by phone at 351 5118474 or by email at centro.apsdonne@gmail.com. It is completely free for women, respects privacy, and employs a qualified all-female team (receptionists, psychologists, lawyers, social workers, and educators).
For further information: info.apsdonne@gmail.com