Forest

FOREST THE GREEN CODE debuted in June 2024. In this original and innovative production, music, dance, theater, and photography portray the contradictory and tormented relationship between Man and Nature.

FOREST THE GREEN CODE draws inspiration from Bob Wilson’s Total Theater, weaving acting, dance, music, and visuals into a layered, three-dimensional score that allows the message toenvelop the audience within a continuously shifting, immersive, and emotional virtual environment.

The acting, in this context, becomes almost feverish, with the protagonist—Gemma—being portrayed by different actresses and dancers who alternate and intertwine on stage.

The script seems to emerge directly from the black-and-white pictures projected onto the large screens. The dialogues are evocative, mirroring the fury of a crumbling couple andthe broader contrast between the simplicity of nature and the produce-work-consume cycle of an extractive economic system.

The original soundtrack offers an “avant-garde” soundscape, moving seamlessly from Techno to Dixieland Jazz and connecting the various scenes with fluidity and energy.

The choreography strikes a perfect balance between movement and words, generating ahypnotic machine of motion.

Two photographic books have inspired this production: Vaia, viaggio consapevole dentro un disastro and Tempo Intermedio by Manuel Cicchetti, who contributed to the project alongside a diverse group of creatives, all connected through their experience in multimedia art.

The creative team includes writer Angelo Miotto, choreographer Susanna Beltrami, director and actor Salvatore Lazzaro, composer Giuliano Vozella, and Manuel Cicchetti as Artistic Director. Cicchetti focused on multimedia direction and set design, crafting astage where projections across two large screens shaped the theatrical environment inwhich the various art forms interacted.

The project involved 60 young musicians, dancers, and actors between the ages of 16 and 25.