Campo di maggio
- Artefact Type:
-
theatrical piece
- Description:
- This historical drama, written by Forzano in collaboration with Mussolini himself, opens the ‘heroic’ trilogy, and is an example of propaganda theatre. It takes as its subject the notorious ‘hundred days’ which led to Napoleon’s final defeat.
- First Performance Date:
- 1930-12-20
- Author:
- > Giovacchino Forzano
- Additional Author:
- > Benito Mussolini
- Actor:
- > Compagnia Za-bum
- Actor:
- > Memo Benassi
- Actor:
- > Enzo Biliotti
- First Performance Theatre:
- > Teatro Argentina
- Theatre Location:
- > Rome
- Genre:
- > Historical Drama
State art Totalitarian art Nationalism Anti-liberalism New Man Assent Consensus Collectivity Sacralization Totalitarian realism Mass culture Hegemony Totalitarian consent Historicity Public spectacle