Franciscus: The Madman Who Spoke to the Birds

Simone Cristicchi is on stage with his show dedicated to Saint Francis of Assisi. Between reflections, questions and previously unheard songs written by Cristicchi himself and by singer-songwriter Amara, the artist tells us about the “Saint of everyone,” seeking to understand the relevance of his message today. A man in crisis, consumed by doubts, a layperson who learned by doing, perfected himself by meeting others, and whose example managed to attract a community, but not without arousing suspicion among some of the people. One in particular, Cencio, a wandering ragpicker, inventor of a language all his own, a critical observer of Francis’s journey, portrayed by Cristicchi himself. At the center of this show is the thin line between madness and sanctity, a key theme of Francis’s personal and spiritual life. But also poverty, the search for perfect joy, universal spirituality, the necessary utopia of a new humanity able to live in harmony with creation. Themes that in the din of the society we live in become even more urgent and vivid. Dates: - Tuesday 02 February at 20:30 - Wednesday 03 February at 19:00 - Thursday 04 February at 19:00 - Friday 05 February at 20:30 - Saturday 06 February at 20:30 - Sunday 07 February at 16:30