Gli Occhi di Dante

Genre: Commedia

Format: one shot

Location: Cattedrale di San Venanzio, Fabriano (AN)

Gli Occhi di Dante

22/08/2021 - 22/08/2021

Genre: Commedia

Format: one shot

Location: Cattedrale di San Venanzio, Fabriano (AN)

Abstract

Our convention “FabCon” always ends with a larp, usually a horror/thriller, but this year we tried something different and more challenging: a comedy. To celebrate both our love for “Boris”, the Italian cult TV series from the 2000s, and the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death, we created “Gli Occhi di Dante” (Dante’s Eyes), a fictional TV series supposedly about the life of the great Italian poet. The hapless screenwriters had to interact with actors having nervous breakdowns, useless directors, product placement, political correctness gone mad and a staff with no intention to do a good job, mired between personal issues and workplace politicking. The result was quite good: we managed to create a credible set with field expedients, and it looked like a production with a very low budget. Players had fun and appreciated the black humour.