Monday, December 5, 2011
In the Name of the People
The oldest theatre in Rome, Italy has been under occupation for the last five months. The Teatro Valle has been occupied in the name of the people-- some have called it a cultural revolution. Talk began to circulate about the possibility of the theater becoming privatized or being turned into a restaurant. The people of the city stepped in and began the occupation demanding for the theater to belong to the city or to the people. The fight of the people is not just about the theater but about the downfall of funding for the arts in the area. You can learn more from the article-- it's a fight for the arts in the midst of all the occupations occurring worldwide.
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"The theatre belongs to the city, the country and the world," said the city's spokesman, Dino Gasperini.
ReplyDeleteThat's just political flack. Who/what do you think makes up all those things? I hate it when people try to explain away things using metaphors and ideas instead of concrete facts and reason...ugh.
But anyway, they're damn good to occupy the theatre! At least from what I read, it seems like art has been taking a backseat in Italy for a while, which is sad considering all the renaissance that has spawned from the area. I do hope they don't turn it into a restaurant...