Playing Memories, two weeks for a dream, on RaiPlay from May 20 four new episodes

After the success reported, new episodes of Playing Memories are back, the Rai Digital and Transmedia Content program available from May 20 on RaiPlay.

An innovative experience with young talents mostly from Italy’s top institutes of higher artistic-musical education together with other international talents. Hosted in four Italian artistic residencies, the four teams of artists, have two weeks to conceive, set up and stage an unpublished performance guided by the vision of a creative leader.

Each team is composed of about fifteen artists from different disciplines-music, dance, photography, set design, painting, drawing, visual art, acting, and directing-called to confront the repertoire of Italian music, including traditional and contemporary, published and unreleased pieces. The performances are presented twice: once in the city hosting the artistic residency and once later abroad. Guests in the new episodes include Mirkoeilcane, Michele Bravi, Dardust and Roy Paci.

“Playing Memories,” is conceived by Stefano Mastruzzi, Roberto Giglio and Paolo Logli, produced by Saint Louis College of Music for Rai Contenuti Digitali e Transmediali and funded by PNRR. Creative producer Teresa De Santis, executive producer Nicolò Bernini, directed by Claudio Ammendola.

The program will continue from May 27 on RaiPlay with the last four episodes.

I NUOVI EPISODI PLAYING MEMORIES – Dal 20 maggio

Episodes 9 and 10

WILL BE / Guest: Mirkoeilcane

Silvio, leader and creator of the new art residency, brings to life “Will Be,” a project dedicated to the future and dreams. The protagonist is Will, a young foreigner who-inspired by the great songwriters of the past-chases the desire to establish himself in the world of music through his songs.

Silvio Padovani (leader)

Aka Bohris, Silvio Padovani (class of 1998), born in Tarquinia, is a singer-songwriter with a degree in Songwriting from “Saint Louis College of Music” in Rome. His music combines pop sensibility with electronic sounds, with lyrics that explore everyday life and nostalgia. On the strength of a diverse lineup and intense production activity, he has released several singles including “Doses of Nostalgia,” “Pieces of Glass” and “Panic,” consolidating his experience on the live circuit.

Episodes 11 and 12

PINOCCHIO, from the roots to the sky / Guest: Michele Bravi

Emanuele, leader of this residency, offers an original take on Pinocchio, where the great composers of the past come alive in his new arrangements. Giving body to the puppet is Adele: an unprecedented female take on a timeless myth.

Emanuele Balsamo (leader)

Emanuele Balsamo (born 2000), is a musician and multifaceted performer from Salento who weaves academic rigor and research theater. After graduating with honors and honorable mention in piano at the Conservatory of Lecce, he continued his sound investigation in Milan with a specialization in Electronic Music at the “G. Verdi” Conservatory. Between keyboards, voice and multidisciplinary visions, his art becomes a ritual to investigate the ancestral bond between man and nature, turning performance into a “magic act” that defies the mystery of time.

THE NEW EPISODES PLAYING MEMORIES – Starting May 27.

Episodes 13 and 14

FEELING TABS / Guest: Roy Paci

Mattia, leader of the new residency, brings to life “Sentiti Tabacchine”: a project dedicated to the tragic fire that occurred in 1960, in a tobacco factory in Puglia, as a result of which six female workers died. Folk dance, music and visual art restore dignity to these women.

Mattia Carlucci (leader)

Mattia Carlucci, born in San Vito dei Normanni (class of 1997), is a dancer and master’s degree in Italian Studies who fuses word research with the rigor of sacred gesture. A specialist in representational cultures at the University of Bologna and former first prize winner at the Ethnos Festival, he dances for the Rome Auditorium Company directed by Ambrogio Sparagna. A trainer and conductor of choreographic workshops, his art investigates Mediterranean rituals to transform movement into a poetic language that goes beyond the verb.

Episodes 15 and 16

FREE TOSCA / Guest: Dardust

Valeria and Jacopo, leaders and creators of “Tosca Libera,” present a performance inspired by Puccini. In a new dramaturgy and new arrangements, in the fusion of opera, pop, dance and visual art, the most famous arias come to life, in an ode to Art and Beauty.

Valeria Fasiello (leader)

Valeria Fasiello (born 1993), a pianist from Salento, interweaves a high-profile solo career with a flair for cultural planning. A graduate with honors and special mention from Lecce and a specialist from Monopoli, she holds a master’s degree from the Accademia del Teatro alla Scala in Milan. Winner of more than 20 international competitions, she has graced prestigious stages such as the Philharmonie in Paris and the Jakarta Auditorium. Artistic director of Salento Classica and vice-president of Piano City Lecce, she blends concert activity with the role of teacher and piano accompanist to dance.

Jacopo Allegritti (leader)

Avezzano-born Jacopo Allegritti (class of 2006) is a talented trombonist who combines the rigor of classical training with a natural flair for musical drama. First trombone in the orchestra of the Conservatorio “A. Casella” in L’Aquila and the Abruzzo Youth Orchestra, he ranges with ease between symphonic repertoire, jazz and productions for RAI 1. Between studying the instrument and delving into theater, his art bridges different genres to restore opera and great music to their cultural and moral centrality.

Playing Memories, Raiplay docu-series

Playing Memories is a Rai Contenuti Digitali e Transmediali program, director Marcello Ciannamea, conceived by Stefano Mastruzzi, directed by Claudio Ammendola, authorsRobertoGiglio and Paolo Logli, produced by Saint Louis College of Music, funded by PNNR.

The docu-series was produced in partnership with the Alfredo Casella Conservatory in L’Aquila, the Fondazione Accademia Teatro alla Scala, RUFA (Rome University of Fine Arts) and ISIA (Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche a Roma).