‘O Homem, a Besta e a Virtude’ on stage
A tour of the Olhar Imaginàrio theatrical company sponsored by Pirelli began at Gravatai, Brazil, on 26 -27 May, when its members performed Pirandello’s ‘The Man, the Beast and the Virtue’ (O Homem, a Besta e a Virtude in Portuguese) before an audience of 1,200 people. The play is being staged by the company in a number of the country’s schools during the tour.
As a result of the collaboration of Pirelli, the play will be performed in the cities of Feira de Santana, Campinas and Santo André in which the company has factories, and where it is not often that young people are able to attend cultural initiatives of this kind.
Due to the commitment of Pirelli, students and teachers will be able to see the performances free of cost, together with the local communities who, by paying a symbolic price, can also enjoy the show.
In the play, one of the most representative of the Pirandello theatrical productions, the man is Professor Paolino, the beast is the violent and irascible Captain Perella and virtue is the remissive Mrs. Perella, the neglected wife of the captain and the professor’s lover. The Pirandello work, written in 1919 and performed for the first time in Milan that same year, is a satire about that society which, in appearance, accepts the common names but in secret violates them.
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