17 July, 2015 – A nice “Elephant” from Emilia is flying to Argentina with the theater company “La Baracca – Testoni Ragazzi” from Bologna, which will represent Italy at the first edition of the Festival Internacional Universidad Popular and in the 21st “Encuentro de Teatro Titeres Y Cuentos” scheduled in Buenos Aires July 22-26. The Bolognese company will perform for the public a children’s show titled “L’Elefantino” – or the tiny elephant. The play, suited for children aged 2-6, was written by Bruno Cappagli, author and performer of the show. Founded in 1976, La Baracca has been operating for over 35 years in Children’s Theater. The productions of the company, aimed at children and teens, are focused on actors theater and a original plays. “L’Elefantino” centers around Bubu, a tiny elephant that while carrying out the boring household tasks that his mother assigned him, to distract himself tells himself a story (freely inspired by Rudyard Kipling’s work), full of imagination, surprise, curiosity and music. The appointment with “L’Elefantino” is on Friday, July 24 at 3.30pm and 5pm at the Universidad Popular de Belgrano (Campos Salles 2145). The event is organized by the Universidad Popular de Belgrano “Alfredo Fazio,” in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires, and the Region of Emilia Romagna. Since 1987, the La Baracca – Testoni Ragazzi company “has engaged in a theatrical research dedicated to early childhood: this makes it a rare company, in Italy and abroad. This research led to created “Visions of future, visions of theater …” an international theater and culture festival entirely dedicated to early childhood.
