A human being will be reading the entire history of 20th-century Europe. The background music consists of 100 tracks – one for each year of the 20th century. A software will help translate the text live into binary code, a hypothetically universal language. The audio and its translation are recorded onto a device that will be stored in a time capsule on the performance venue. Were this recording to be found in a post-human future, we believe Europeana – A Brief History of The 20th Century is the most suitable book to describe our species at the dawn of the third millennium.

duration of listening varies, audience can come and go as they please

Credits

concept Sotterraneo
book  “Europeana. Breve storia del XX Secolo” Copyright © 2001 Patrik Ouředník
traduzione Andrea Libero Carbone / Ed. Quodlibet
on stage Fabio Mascagni
lighting design Marco Santambrogio
sound design Luca Scapellato / LSKA
graphic design Brochendors Brothers, Lorenzo Guagni
producer Eleonora Cavallo

production Sotterraneo
with the support of Centrale Fies
contribution Fondazione CR Firenze

Sotterraneo is part of the Fies Factory, associate artist at Piccolo Teatro Milano and is resident at Teatri di Pistoia