When words become poetry and poetry is music…

Mimmo Mangione

Source: SBS Italian

A night of monologues, poems and readings in Italian.


Monologues, poems and readings in Italian include Io non sapevo di essere meridionale by Pino Aprile; Mi dichiaro colpevole by Araceli Mariel Arreche; Novecento by Alessandro Baricco; Il canto del cigno by Anton Cechov; Secondo me la donna by Giorgio Gaber; Ho sceso, dandoti il braccio by Eugenio Montale; Bart Vanzetti by Giuliano Montaldo; Epilogo from Affabulazione by Pier Paolo Pasolini; Verrà la morte e avrà i tuoi occhi by Cesare Pavese; Difendo gli stranieri from Sir Thomas More by William Shakespeare and many more.

Since 1968, Mimmo Mangione has lived in the creative atmosphere of the stage, where he has been involved in over one hundred productions as a set and costume designer, stage manager, actor, director and playwright. He could not exist without the theatre; it is an all-consuming passion which spurs him to accomplish amazing feats against all odds. Mimmo can be described as mad, enterprising, dynamic, passionate and forever aiming at excellence and perfection.

Adi Sappir, a Melbourne based cellist and vocalist, delivers a musical fusion of East meets West. An Israeli-Australian, Adi composes lyrical stories reflecting her cultural background and personal experience. She has released three solo albums featuring her unique compositions that are rich and intimate in tone.

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