Alessandro Bergonzoni – Arrivano i Dunque

Arrivano i Dunque (Avannotti, sole Blu e la storia della giovane Saracinesca)

After the long and intense theatrical journey of Trascendi e Sali, Alessandro Bergonzoni returns to the stage at the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone with a new show whose very title is both programmatic and destabilising: Arrivano i Dunque (Avannotti, sole Blu e la storia della giovane Saracinesca).
A title that does not explain, but calls out. It does not clarify, but summons. Because with Bergonzoni, nothing is ever final: everything is in a constant shift of meaning.

The performance presents itself as “an auction of thoughts”, a place where ideas are put up for sale and the audience becomes a (counter-)bidder of meanings. Here, the direction of things can change: it may turn into the flight of a bird, the line of a poet, or the voice of a collective conscience. Theatre is not merely a stage, but a multifunctional space, a linguistic and civic laboratory in which the artist continues a line of research that for years has intertwined art, society and individual responsibility.

Bergonzoni moves through misunderstanding as if it were a necessary passage, practising what he himself defines as “congiungivite”: a creative inflammation that brings together what seems irreconcilable. Thus art and fate, Flemish painters and arsonists, van Gogh and Bangkok coexist in a verbal short circuit that is not mere wordplay, but a true exercise in vision. Every word becomes a bridge, every paradox a possibility of meaning.

If there is one defining element that strongly emerges in this new production, alongside Bergonzoni’s unmistakable comic writing, it is “Crealtà”. A neologism that is also an ethical stance: reality, as it is, is no longer enough. It must be recreated, rethought, reshaped every single day. Crealtà is a moral tension, a longing for a future that is more welcoming, more peaceful, and open to new perceptions, where words do not merely describe the world, but attempt to change it.

And so Arrivano i Dunque — because the times are ripe, perhaps even overfull. Because everything asks, everything questions. And as Bergonzoni himself wonders: “Is there little time left? Is it all pointless?” Maybe yes, maybe no. But thought is in motion — and stopping it would be the real waste.

Bio

Born in Bologna in 1958, Alessandro Bergonzoni is one of the most original artists, actors and authors on the Italian cultural scene. He has created fifteen theatrical productions and published six books, as well as appearing in films such as Pinocchio by Roberto Benigni and Quijote by Mimmo Paladino. Since 2005, alongside his theatrical work, he has pursued a path in the visual arts, exhibiting in galleries and museums and creating performative installations. He has received numerous awards, including the Premio Montale Fuori di Casa for his multifaceted artistic activity.