On Saturday, December 20th, the theatrical performance Victory is the Nurse of the Vanquished will take place at the Teatro Comunale Dino Buzzati.
This story begins with a modern-day mother who, while putting her little girl to bed, is caught off guard by a question from the child asking for a story from when she was a girl. The mother then recounts the adventure of her great-grandmother Vittoria, who on September 25, 1943, the day of the bombing in Florence, managed to help a pair of twins. That night, Vittoria is hiding in an improvised shelter in the cellars of Palazzo Pitti, where she resides as the wife of the superintendent of cultural heritage in Florence. The performance profoundly illustrates the harsh reality that when bombs fall from the sky, we are all on the same level, without distinction of gender or social class. This is demonstrated by the fact that Vittoria, belonging to a high class, becomes the nurse of the vanquished under the bombs.
with Cristiana Capotondi; written and directed by Marco Bonini. Production by Stefano Francioni productions
Duration: 70 minutes
