Artefacts

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Artefact Type:

theatrical piece

Description:
1928 mythic drama by Brancati which stages an idea of Fascism as a creative and transformative force, with the highest mountain in the world transforming into a bust of Mussolini.

First Performance Date:
1930-06-05
Author:
> Vitaliano Brancati
Director:
> Stefano Pirandello (known as 'Stefano Landi')
Actor:
> Compagnia Teatro dei Giovani
Actor:
> Carlo Tamberlani
First Performance Theatre:
> Salone Margherita
Theatre Location:
> Rome
Genre:
> Mythic Drama

Tags: Corporate city (città corporativa) Totalitarian art Nationalism Anti-liberalism New Man Assent Consensus Public or civic sphere Collectivity Crisis of the West or Western Civilization Sacralization Totalitarian realism Totalitarian consent Historicity