by Gianfranco Capitta
(Translation)
Antonio Marras is a world know fashion designer, considered by many the most refined and intellectual designers in the fashion arena.
Extremely competent and full of imagination, he has now decided to put himself “on the stage”. This is probably how he has conceived his show, produced by Valeria Orani with her company 369 gradi, which has been staged in Cagliari at Teatro Massimo and in Alghero.
The title of the show “Mio Cuore io sto soffrendo, cosa posso fare per te?” comes from an oldie by Italian singer Rita Pavone (a famous cover of Heart by Timi Yuro).
The performance was written and directed by Marras with the same combination of courage and awareness that gave the clothes he designs and creates international fame.
The courage to show one’s own history, visions, fears, frustrations, mistakes but also hopes, attempts, discoveries, enthusiasm. A sort of analytical confession where each spectator can recognize or remember their own experiences find their own ghosts.
A path that can be upsetting but that can be overcome thanks to its aesthetic and artistic dimension.
This is what Marras' success shows. A Success marked by many recognitions in the artistic, scientific and professional field. A success he shields from, humbly like in the fifteen scenes that make up his piece.
Images that take inspiration from European literature and popular tradition, from Marras’ native Sardinia folklore which he brings out with suggestions embracing cinema, painting, and the influence of artists such Maria Lai, one of Marras' mentors.
In contrast with the richness of his fashion creations the scenes of My Heart are naked and get populated as the show develops only by “living objects”. The costumes are bare, twenty performers (ten men and ten women) wear only underwear. It's their bodies that tell the story of a collective childhood. Bodies that under Marco Angelilli’s mastery move in a minimal manner filled with significance.
The special presence of Vincenzo Puxeddu creates one of the show’s most dramatic and disturbing moments of the whole vision.
The cast also includes other important actors such as Ferdinando Bruni, Marco Vergani, and Federica Fracassi …
