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Attraversamenti 2025: In Rome, along the Appia Antica until july 6, eleven events merging performing arts and knowledge

The public inauguration takes place this evening at 7:00 PM, with the Director of the Appia Antica Archaeological Park, Simone Quilici, and Artistic Director Aurelio Gatti. Following the enthusiastic response from the public during its debut edition in 2024, “ATTRAVERSAMENTI – The Appian Way between Stone and Vision” returns to open the summer cultural calendar in Rome. This project explores the connection between landscape, art, archaeology, and humanity through performing arts. Promoted by the Appia Antica Archaeological Park in collaboration with Teatri di Pietra, the series will run from May 31 to July 6, featuring eleven events encompassing theatre, music, dance, theology, medical science, art, and economics. These will be held at the Church of San Nicola, once the Castrum Caetani, just steps from the famed Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella. This second edition aligns with the Jubilee Year and the recent inclusion of the Appian Way in the UNESCO World Heritage List, celebrating the “Regina Viarum”. The public inauguration is set for 7:00 PM on Saturday, May 31, with key figures Simone Quilici, Director of the Archaeological Park, and Aurelio Gatti, Artistic Director of the festival. Both have been instrumental in enhancing the site and curating the rich cultural program. Events are included in the standard park entry ticket, designed either as preludes or finales to site visits, with talks at 6:30 PM and performances at 9:00 PM. During the opening event, the stage—set in the apse of the ancient Castrum Caetani, now the Church of San Nicola—will welcome several speakers and artists from the festival lineup. They will share previews of the themes addressed in their talks, performances, and shows. Expected guests include: Valerio Giacone (visual arts) Paolo Trianni (philosophy and theology) Fabio Lorenzi (music) Actress Angiola Baggi, presenting a special preview of the play “Hecuba”, premiering nationally on July 6, directed by Silvio Giordani Lucia Cinquegrana, performing scenes from “The Angel Factory” accompanied by Marco Schiavoni’s music Camillo Ciorciaro, reciting the myths at the core of the narrative Professor Alessandra Porfidia will explain the genesis of an installation created by students from the Rome Academy of Fine Arts. Closing the evening is blind actress Luisa Stagni with her piece “To Listen to That Song Which Sleeps Within Us”. “ATTRAVERSAMENTI embodies the same integration of landscape, nature, and cultural heritage that lies at the core of the Appia Antica Archaeological Park,” explains Simone Quilici, architect and Park Director.“The program presents live performances and multidisciplinary artistic paths designed in harmony with their natural and historical surroundings, without altering them—encouraging the audience to be enveloped by the interplay between aesthetic experience and the deeper, layered meanings of these sites. We are thrilled to open the Park to such experiences that make it vibrant and accessible to all.” “We confirmed the title of the series,” the organizers continue, “not only in reference to the original function of the Regina Viarum as a means of physical connection but because the very act of crossing enhances our reality, becoming experience and knowledge. The program envisions the archaeological park not merely as a magnificent stage to perceive the connection between past and present, but also as a space to reconnect with nature. In the spirit of the 2025 Jubilee, it invites us to become pilgrims, to open ourselves to knowledge through new narratives in performing arts.” Special contributions have been curated by naturopath Maria Clara Amato, featuring: Father Guidalberto Bormolini Economist Gabriele Guzzi Actor and choreographer Hal Yamanouchi, reflecting on spirituality and the uniqueness of life with gratitude and humanity 📍 Location:Appia Antica Archaeological Park – Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella – Church of San NicolaVia Appia Antica 161, 00185 Rome 📞 Info & Schedule: +39 351 9072781 🎟️ Tickets available on: museiitaliani.it €15.00 for performances €8.00 for talks and performances  

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