But could I have imagined the Colleferro theatre being sold out for a ballet?

If a few years ago someone had told me that the Colleferro theatre would also be filled for a classical dance show, I wouldn’t have believed it!

It had been many years since I had seen a dance show and the evening at the Vittorio Veneto in Colleferro took me completely by surprise. Not only for the skill of the dancers but for the full hall and the audience that applauded in open air.

The show ‘La gazza ladra’ by the Astra Roma Ballet was included in the season ticket so the subscribers of the season ticket were ‘forced’ to watch it. But the energy of the audience clearly demonstrated their attentive participation and their refined taste.

The 7 dancers of this dance company founded in 1985 and directed by Diana Ferrara, moved with absolute grace and a rare mastery of the scenes while the backdrop with the videography by Marco Schiavoni, who also created the music adapting the classical texts to dance, embellished the show.

In fact, the show takes its name from the work of Gioacchino Rossini and thanks to the choreography of Paolo Arcangeli we entered the history of the capture of the famous magpie and the final revenge of love. The protagonist Ninetta was very good along with all the other young people who danced scenes of a certain complexity giving emotions to us spectators.

At the end of the show Diana Ferrara and the dancers stopped for a short interview and thanked the mayor Pierluigi Sanna and the city for the welcome. It is not the first company to be surprised by the professionalism and warmth of the young people who help the spectators and take care of all the needs of the companies.

Filippo Cardillo and his staff are the calling card of a city that has now become a true cultural capital. The full theater (with an average age that is increasingly lowering) and the warmth of the audience make the performances even more exciting and the energy of the room is palpable.

I wonder: when will the gallery also be born at the theater of Colleferro?