“Solo” a show definitely living up to expectations!
Moments of pure magic, during quick change
(PRESTIGIAZIONE.IT – 06/02/2018 – FABIO CUCCÈ)
We venture on a journey inside Arturo’s house, represented on the stage by a model, in which the artist accompanies us with a micro-camera; we pass from the bedroom to the kitchen, from the attic to the bathroom, always looking for objects that come to life to evoke memories past.
Moments of pure magic, during quick change acts with which Arturo Brachetti has been able to create new stories and new subjects, ones very funny and challenging in their execution, (not that the other numbers are any less) such as the Neapolitan wedding, in which the artist impersonates by himself all the characters in the same scene, a true tribute to the great Fregoli!
The show is divided into paintings: we start from children fairy tales to dive into TV series from the ’80s, then a representation of the four seasons, and then a beautiful metaphor on how our life can be compared to a lunch with all its dishes, to get to a living jukebox with a playlist extracted from the mobile phone taken from a spectator’s bag; this show is a crescendo of emotions, with some moments of interaction with the public.
The idea of doubling his shadow with an actor/dancer with whom Arturo interacts, is lovely, the lively shadow being is very reminiscent of Peter Pan.
Particularly poetic is a moment when the stage is invaded by his drawings through sand painting, a veritable open eyes fairy tale.
There is no shortage of the artist’s classics: his masterful shadow puppetry is always much appreciated by adults and children, and the chapeaugraphie, the art of giving life to characters (25 in this case) simply using a felt cloth pierced an audience he kept constantly entranced.
The show, which lasts 90 minutes, runs fast through a series of emotions, up to the number where, in a sort of battle between good and evil, a hail of lasers beam forth and Arturo literally flies through it.
The atmosphere created by the perfect interplay of lights, music and video-mapping is always very apt and takes the viewer on a mesmerizing journey.
The grand finale is noteworthy and, at the time of the applause, he presented all his assistants having them join him on stage: believe me, they are really so many…
A show that I highly recommend and would gladly see again! Thanks, Arturo!
