A 45-Year Retrospective Celebration

Witness the legendary saga of I Giullari di Piazza as they return to where it all began! Join co-founders Alessandra Belloni and John La Barbera for a spectacular, one-night-only event detailing the company's vibrant 45-year history. This isn't just a retrospective; it's a Commedia dell’Arte story, rich with the passion, rhythm, and daring spirit of Southern Italian folk opera and theater.

For the first time ever, thanks to Professor Stefano Albertini, Director of Casa italiana, this unforgettable evening will reveal the group's evolution starting from a bold dream in the mythical '70s.

We're not just looking back; we're unveiling the future! Hear the details of the ambitious project to transform 45 years of priceless archival material—from vinyl, scores, and posters to folk operas—into a digitized Master Archive!

Free Event - Reservation link coming soon!

HEALING TARANTELLA TRANCE DANCE WORKSHOP

Let's get the poison out of our body with the Tarantella as Musical Exorcism for Halloween!
Experience the healing power of Tarantella rhythms and dance with internationally renowned singer, percussionist, and teacher, Alessandra Belloni (author of "Healing Journeys with the Black Madonna," published by Inner Traditions - Bear & Co).

The workshop features the tarantella dances and frame drum technique used as music and dance therapy for centuries throughout the Mediterranean. unique style of tambourine playing and the ancient healing trance dance of the tarantella, used to cure the mythical bite of the tarantula.

This workshop will give people the means to fortify themselves against daily stresses. Students will become empowered through discovery of the ancient art of frame drumming and a technique of music and dance therapy that will enable them to discover the means to achieve homeostatic balance and inner relief of stress, while restoring spiritual and physical energy.

This concert is a fiery "journey" through the South of Italy featuring ceremonial dances performed as ritual by the women of Southern Italy as processional chants and ritual drumming in honor of the Black Madonna, known as: Tammorriata, from Naples, and other dances such as the tarantella Calabrese, Pugliese and Napoletana.

The music comes from different regions of Italy, mainly Naples, Calabria, Sicily, Puglia and it has been arranged with a very unique world music sound. The performance ends with the authentic Pizzzica Tarantata, the healing dance from Puglia used to cure the mythical bite of the tarantula, a form of depression that afflicted mainly women. At the end of our concert we invite the audience to dance the tarantella or “pizzica” in a celebration of life and good energy unique of the Italians using red ribbons in a circle.

Ensemble Includes: Alessandra Belloni - Artistic Director, lead vocals, percussion ritualdance John La Barbera - Music Director, composer, guitar chitarrabattente, mandolin Sebastian La Barbera - mandolin, guitar Featuring dancer Amara