Milano: “Pojana and his brothers” by Andrea Pennacchi at the Carcano Theater

Milano: “Pojana and his brothers” by Andrea Pennacchi at the Carcano Theater.

Il Carcano Theater of Milano host from the 10 12 March 2023 lo spettacolo “Pojana and her brothers” by and with Andrew Pennacchi, accompanied by the music of Giorgio Gobbo and Gianluca Segato.
A show discovering the ineffable Poyana, the comic mask invented by the famous Paduan artist.

DIRECTOR'S NOTES edited by Andrea Pennacchi

The character of Pojana, known to viewers of "Propaganda Live", was born from Andrea Pennacchi's need to tell the nation the stories of the north-east that, outside the borders of the newly formed Padania, no one knew. Moving from more or less Goldonian masks, paradigms of an entire society, here he is, Franco Ford known as Pojana, with all his brothers, telling stories with a bit of truth and a bit of falsehood...
Pojana's older brothers: Edo the security, Tonon the rat killer, Alvise the black and others, saw the light the day after April 2014st XNUMX. While Franco Ford known as “Pojana” was already born. He was the rich owner of an adaptation of “The Merry Wives of Windsor” set in Veneto, with all its fixations: the weapons, the taxes and the blacks, the blacks, the black.
Later, the Propaganda Live gang wanted him on their stage and he revealed himself fully for what he is: a small demon, not without wisdom, who uses the truth for his own ends and finds funny things that aren't I am, and that is within each of us. The character was born from the need to tell the nation the stories of the north-east that no one knew outside the borders of the newly formed Padania. It is significant and terrible that the Venetians have become the bad guys today: tax evaders, racists, obtuse. Suddenly. From good provincials, hard workers, a bit of a nunner, who out of poverty migrated to Rome to work as servants or carabinieri (cliché of many black and white films), to greedy masters, so, suddenly, with ignorance to do as a common denominator to stereotypes.
An enigma, which is resolved in a story: passing from more or less Goldonian masks to a mirror of an entire society. A promotion practically.
And here he is, Franco Ford known as Pojana, with all his brothers telling stories with a bit of truth and a bit of falsehood mixed in, to look at themselves in the mirror.

Andrea Pennacchi is a theater artist whose journey began with the Teatro Popolare di Ricerca of Padua in 1993. He composed several works, including “Heroes”, which was a finalist in the Off Prize of the Teatro Stabile del Veneto, and the war trilogy “Trenches: spring awakening"And “My Father: Notes on the Civil War”. He also directed “Villain People”, which was selected for the Tramedautore festival and for the Fersen Prize for directing in 2014. Pennacchi collaborated with Arteven to bring a series of lesson-shows to high schools in the Veneto region and is the artistic director of Terrevolute and of the Odeo Days event. He has acted in productions directed by Damiano Michieletto, Bepi Emiliani, Emanuele Maria Basso and Natalino Balasso at the Teatro Stabile del Veneto. Furthermore, she has worked in the cinema with Andrea Segre, Carlo Mazzacurati and Silvio Soldini and on television in “The ladies' paradise”, “Grand Hotel”, “Non Uccidere 2”, “Don Matteo” and “A step away from Heaven”. He is also a regular guest on the program "Live propaganda” on LA7 in the character of Pojana. You have published two books, “Pojana and her brothers” and “The war of the Bepi”, both with People. He is also one of the protagonists of Andrea Segre's film “Welcome Venice”, which was enthusiastically received by critics and ushered in the Venetian nights to the off space created by Authors' Days at the Venice Film Biennale 2021.