Artefacts

Cesare

Artefact Type:

theatrical piece

Description:
1939 spectacular historical drama centered on the figure of Cesar, quintessential Roman hero, embodying the ideals of the Fascist man and specifically Mussolini.

First Performance Date:
1939-04-24
Author:
> Giovacchino Forzano
Additional Author:
> Benito Mussolini
Actor:
> Elena Zareschi
Actor:
> Arnaldo Foà
First Performance Theatre:
> Arena di Verona
Theatre Location:
> Verona
Genre:
> Historical Drama

Tags: State art Totalitarian art Nationalism Anti-liberalism New Man Assent Consensus Collectivity Sacralization Totalitarian realism Mass culture Hegemony Totalitarian consent Historicity Public spectacle