Regarding our work in the performing art sector, at Ayzoh!, we have made a clear choice: to stand alongside independent theater companies that tell meaningful stories—stories of resistance, human dignity, and the never-ending search for freedom. With our photography, we aim to offer these productions the highest possible visual standard, helping them reach broader audiences and leave a lasting trace.
Directed by Isadora Angelini and produced by Teatro Patalò, La Notte sulle Spalle (The Night on Our Shoulders) is one of those rare works where art meets civic responsibility.
Premiered to a sold-out audience on April 25, 2025 — Italy’s Liberation Day — at Teatro Il Lavatoio in Santarcangelo, the play is already recognized as one of the most significant contemporary productions on resistance and civil memory. Among more than 300 submissions, it was selected for the prestigious Resistenza Teatro Festival at the Cervi Museum, performing on July 17, 2025.
Inspired by La notte delle bandierine rosse by Gianni Fucci and Serino Baldazzi, and enriched with fragments from Romain Gary, La Notte sulle Spalle weaves fiction and historical memory into a powerful theatrical reflection. It does not offer answers, nor does it moralize.
Instead, it asks urgent questions about freedom, oppression, and the consequences of our personal and collective choices. The result is a raw and sincere experience that demands the audience’s full attention and critical engagement.
On stage, Isadora Angelini, Gianluca Balducci, Luca Serrani, and Simone Silvestri embody the voices of the past with remarkable intensity, transforming the words of a radio drama into evocative physical actions. Each gesture, movement, and silence becomes part of a living memory.
Behind the scenes, the technical direction by Simone Griffi enhances the immersive atmosphere, with scenes shifting fluidly between eras, escapes, disguises, and suspended moments of tension. Time itself becomes a dramatic element — folding, stretching, and collapsing — through a masterful use of stagecraft and physical theater.
This is not nostalgia. La Notte sulle Spalle speaks directly to the present, to young generations, to those who refuse to forget. It brings historical memory to life through contemporary language, inviting each of us to reflect on the civic values we carry forward.
Why You Should Watch This Play
Original and contemporary writing, turning collective memory into a living, thought-provoking performance.
Extraordinary ensemble acting, where physical expression makes visible what history books often leave unsaid.
A narrative space where theater meets radio drama and visual metaphors, creating a multi-layered emotional journey.
Deep cultural and civic relevance, part of a broader educational project to preserve memory and strengthen democratic values.
La Notte sulle Spalle is a civil experience. It is an invitation to feel, to question, and to take a stand. Few productions manage to combine poetic language, historical truth, and social commitment so effectively. This one does—and it deserves to be seen, supported, and shared.
