Todi hosts an annual event which mostly consists of theatre productions. Due to language difficulties, we have written it off as something in which we could participate. This year, however, was different: I am now on the board of one of the supporting organizations, and the president was kind enough to comp Michael and me tickets for four separate events.
Even just getting into the theatre is always a thrill to me because it is so lovely. This time, though, we had an even bigger thrill: we both discovered that actually we understood a lot more than expected during the two plays! Most of the things we missed were simply because of mic issues or intense emotion being conveyed which rendered the voices/words difficult to understand -- which would have been the case had the production been in English. The other productions were a modern dance production of Pinocchio, which was so surreal we are scratching our heads days later, and a piano concert by a young, legally blind musician. The latter was quite unexpected: she was a lot soft-jazzier than expected (think Nina Simone, although I don't really know what to call that genre) and was very well received. It was a great concert.
It was a delight to have our dinner, then leave the house five minutes before the theatre doors opened and arrive in plenty of time. There were a lot of locals, but also a good proportion of visitors, providing a mix of faces. Most of all, it has been really lovely to participate more fully in community life. We'll definitely be back next year!
Love,
Alexandra
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