Performances
WWF and EXTINCTION REBELLION are also joining the artist movement Climate Change Theatre Action (CCTA)
Italian Actor and director Giovanni Enrico Morassutti, known for his work in Method Acting and as the founder of the art residency Art Aia – Creatives In Residence dedicated to spreading sustainability in the arts, is collaborating with the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) and other partners to organize an interdisciplinary event named Cambiamenti di Rotta which will take place on September 24, 2023, at the WWF Dune Alberoni Oasis on the Venice Lido. It will feature various activities, including sustainable maritime mobility transport on electric boats, art exhibitions, music performances, and interventions combining digital art and science. Also scheduled on the electric boat is a group performance from the play beginnings written by playwright Andrea Ling. The performance will be directed and performed by actress Sabina Tutone of Shylock Centro Universitario Teatrale di Venezia.
The centerpiece of the event will be a theatrical performance of the play mirror mirror, written by Camila Le-Bert. In the Venetian event, the nonviolent environmental movement Extinction Rebellion (XR) will be involved in the performance highlighting the role of art in promoting change and hope. It is a call to unite and collectively work towards a sustainable and just future promoting climate justice to prevent mass extinction. The event in Venice will feature numerous artists and activists, many of whom have chosen to share their art for free as a demonstration of a new paradigm that puts the common good above money. Among the artists involved in the show are Donatella Cipolato, Marco Stizza, Giovanni Boldrin, and young activist Lavinia Busetto, a member of Extinction Rebellion.
The presence of activists and artists from different disciplines underscores the importance of joining forces to fight climate change. Many other art forms are involved, such as the work of Massimo Clemente who draws inspiration by interacting instinctively with sand, and the Emotion for Change collective, which brings together a group of musicians, artists, and scientists who share a desire to communicate their enchantment and love for the symphonic beauty of nature, including violinist Sara Michieletto and saxophonist Giorgio Schiavon, Shylock Centro Universitario Teatrale di Venezia directed by Bianca Nardon founder of the well-known international competition Climate ChanCe who also actively contributed to the realization of the event by fostering a series of synergies between Morassutti and the Venetian entities involved in the project, the Centro Veneziano di Ricerca e Innovazione with the third stage of the AquaGranda project and Venice Climate Change Pavilion, which created a digital AR sculpture inspired by the play by Chilean playwright Camila Le-Bert.
The artist’s commitment to sustainability and climate action has attracted the support of various organizations, including insurance companies like Bortoli Assicurazioni and Generali Assicurazioni Agenzia di San Marco. Technical sponsors like iGreen Gadgets will provide portable ashtrays and AQA with its innovative electric boats for the event. The MoCa Cultural Association, organizer of the Arte Laguna Prize, and the European Cultural Center are also lending their support to the production and promotion of CCTA.
Photo by Luca Immesi
