20 February 2020
"Innocents, our heart refuses silence" was a success, the acting study freely based on "The State of Siege" by A. Camus, which was staged on Thursday evening at the "R. Gentile" Theater in Cittanova. The protagonists are the students of MasterClass III of the Calabria Acting School, led by their teacher, Renata Falcone, in collaboration with the Director Walter Cordopatri and with the teachers and students of MasterClass I, MasterClass II, Medium and Junior.
A challenge, a change of direction, which the SRC wanted to undertake, in the name of
of the essential, so that the actor and his interpretation are at the center. A new path to follow in order to show the public the art of acting, which cannot be improvised, which is the fruit of passion, yes, but also of sacrifice, commitment, daily study. Research, experimentation, the actor's ability to find new worlds and new spaces within himself, and not outside, are fundamental. No scenography, therefore, no frills, just six cubes which were sometimes a pulpit, sometimes a support, sometimes a shelter, and the ability to create action and interaction, relationship and synergy from that little.
A silence in the room that felt religious, an astonished audience, taken aback by the strength and crudeness of the text, overwhelmed by the energy that the kids were able to draw and transfer into interpreting it.
A precise directorial choice is to focus this acting study only on the first and second acts of the opera, while still presenting a complete work in itself. The second act of The State of Siege is the one that opens up the most questions, which pushes the spectator to ask questions about himself, the world around him, the society in which he lives, the various forms of oppression and resistance to oppression. Pushing for reflection, this was precisely the objective: "because what we want to do is leave the public with questions, rather than giving pre-packaged, often unsolicited answers". And the SRC students did it masterfully, with the interpretative power and artistic level of true professionals.