Faust

Done, not said

Romeo Castellucci

show in production

Sala Teatro

CHF 34–49

Mon 22.02

20:00

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Tue 23.02

20:00

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Faust

Done, not said

Romeo Castellucci

show in production

Sala Teatro

CHF 34–49

Mon 22.02

20:00

Buy

Tue 23.02

20:00

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Romeo Castellucci—recipient of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 2013 Venice Biennale—returns to the LAC with his own unique reinterpretation of *Faust*, one of the founding myths of our culture, presenting a visionary production enriched by the music of American composer Scott Gibbons, his longtime collaborator.    

“Riddle Number One —I don’t live in the name, but in the brand. I choose the moment, but it doesn’t want me. What I seek devours me. What devours me doesn’t satisfy me. When I signed, the hand was mine. When I spoke, the voice belonged to someone else. Since then, I’ve been walking in the company of what I asked for. And the further I go, the more the ground becomes a thread. My clothes don’t keep me warm, don’t weigh me down, don’t fall off. Who am I?
Riddle Number Two – I don’t create: I corrode. I do not deny the truth; I render it useless. I do not knock; I am already inside. I do not lie; I twist words. I bring light without warmth. I recommend paths that descend while ascending. I do not ask for the soul; I make it seem like a remnant. I smile when you agree. I vanish when you call upon me. Who am I?
Riddle Number Three —I shatter into a thousand pieces, yet I am one. Whoever tries to tame me is found by me. Whoever tries to ignore me falls into my arms. I am the wind that bends the trees for no reason. Those who seek me in error find me in the rule. I am the secret heart of what you call law. I have no form; I possess them all. Kings fear me; the winds invoke me. Who am I?” (Romeo Castellucci)  

Concept and Direction

Romeo Castellucci 

dramaturgy 

Piersandra Di Matteo 

with a cast to be announced 

original music

Scott Gibbons 

assistant director

Silvano Voltolina 

technical management

Eugenio Resta 

stage technician

Andrei Benchea 

lighting technician

Andrea Sanson 

sound engineer

Claudio Tortorici 

costume designer

Chiara Venturini 

set sculptures and automation systems 

Plastikart Studio Amoroso & Zimmermann 

production manager

Benedetta Briglia 

Production and Tour

Giulia Colla 

organization

Caterina Soranzo 

in-house technical team

Carmen Castellucci, Francesca Di Serio, Gionni Gardini, Dario Neri 

administration

Michela Medri, Elisa Bruno, Simona Barducci 

economic consulting

Massimiliano Coli 

production 

Societas 

in co-production with 

Cité européenne du théâtre Domaine d’O, Montpellier; Romaeuropa Festival; Odéon Théâtre de l’Europe – Paris; Festival d’Automne à Paris; Temporada Alta – Girona/Salt; Teatro di Napoli – Teatro Nazionale; Emilia Romagna Teatro ERT / Teatro Nazionale; Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne; DESINGEL International Arts Centre; FOG Triennale Milano Performing Arts Festival; LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura; Onassis Stegi; Teatro Calderón de Valladolid; Berliner Festspiele; Holland Festival Amsterdam; Teatro Nacional São João – Porto; Teatro della Toscana; National Taichung Theater, Taiwan; Adelaide Festival