MEETING WITH THE COMPANY
16 December, 6 pm | Ridotto of the Teatro
A masterpiece of twentieth-century literature, Zeno’s Conscience celebrates, in 2023, the 100th anniversary of its publication. The monumental figure of Italo Svevo and his extraordinary psychoanalytic novel represent a moment of deep, universal meaning. Zeno’s Conscience, on the other hand, has also its own lively theatricality, for the experimentation of an innovative writing and for its being dominated by the engaging, complex and very current figure of Zeno Cosini. The novel actually arises from the notes of the protagonist who undergoes the treatment of the psychoanalyst Doctor S trying, in that way, to solve his pain of life, his neurosis and inability to feel “in tune” with the world and with reality. His perception of being inept and sick, and his obstinate – but never completely convinced – attempts to change and heal, lead Zeno to cross existence surprisingly intertwining bourgeois everyday life with surreal episodes rich in humor and truth