(23 March 2017) “I a recruiter of geniuses and human wonders. I do not giver birth. I make them give birth. Men need a Sphynx in order to give birth to beauty. To become and artists. I make them give birth. I made all of them give birth! They say that my talent is knowing how to sniff talent. Where everyone sees a dwarf, I see a Toulouse-Lautrec”. Lucrezia Lante della Rovere debuts in the Festival of Spoleto in 2015 with “I am Misia. The Queen Bee of Geniuses”, loosely inspired by the memoires of Misia Sert. The show received wide acclaim and continues its tour in Italian theatres. “I am Misia” will also tour to Spain at the Teatre Akademia of Barcelona from April 7th – 9th. After the success of Malamore, winner of a Flaiano Award, Lucrezia Lante della Rovere continues to interpret extraordinary profiles of women who have strongly influenced the culture of the 20th century. Through Francesco Zecca’s sensitive and careful direction and an unpublished text by the poet Vittorio Cielo, she uncovers the fascinating figure that is Misia Sert – an extraordinary patron to whom we owe, among others, the discovery of Coco Chanel. Her Parisian salon was frequented by the likes of Picasso and Paul Morand, she posed for Renoir and Toulouse-Lautrec. Jean Cocteau’s princess in his novel “Thomas L’Imposteur” was inspired by Misia. She was described by Proust as a “monument to history placed in the axis of French taste like the Luxor obelisk of the Champs Elysées”. For the occasion of the Theatre production in Barcelona, Della Rovere was also invited to Casa Italiana di Barcellona on April 6th at 20:00 for “An aperitif with Lucrezia Lante della Rovere”. (PO/red)
Theatre: Lucrezia Lante della Rovere in “Io am Misia”
