Roma Heroes Rewritten - Programma

6 November

• h. 19:00

“Ko Sem Me?” Who am I?

“Ko sem me” (in Romani language, “Who am I”) is a performance born from a workshop journey on identity through theatrical games, writing, dance, music, and improvisation.
A study that moves through Shakespeare, our personal stories, the languages that inhabit us, the struggles and dreams of those who never stop asking themselves, “To be, or not to be?”

Artistic direction: Sebastiano Spinella
With: Ajunita Antonescu, Dragisa Kostic, Erik Nikolic, Gemila Durmis, Giuseppe Jovanovic, Sasha Serio
Live music: Mattia Alberghetti, Francesca D’Alessandro, Andrea Serino
Creation assistant: Giulia Massimini

7  November

• h. 20:00

“Waiting for Bo” by Rampa Prenestina (60 minutes)

A performance inspired by Beckett that tells, with irony and poetry, the eternal waiting of two young Roma seeking work and a place in the world. Failures, misunderstandings, and prejudices increasingly distance them from their dreams, which, however, remain alive along with their desire to re-exist despite everything.
A powerful theatrical experience that is both shocking and profoundly human, speaking of vulnerability, hope, and survival, with surreal tones, clownish atmospheres, and live music.

Dramaturgy: Sebastiano Spinella, L. Ruocco, I. Talarico, C. Sorrentino
Artistic direction: Sebastiano Spinella
With: Roberto Djordjevic, Erik Nikolic, Sebastiano Spinella
Live music: Tiziano Di Marzio, Sebastiano Spinella
Live voice: Gemila Durmis
Technical assistance & light designer: Yonas Aregay Kidane
Creation assistant: Giulia Massimini

8 November

• h. 20:00

CANNIBALS by Independent Theater Hungary (Hungary) (60 minutes)

The butcher disappeared. 131 Roma were convicted. No body. 41 Roma were publicly executed. Still no body, no evidence. Only confessions extracted under torture.
In 1782, in Hont County, a butcher went missing. Although his body was never found, the incident led to the arrest of hundreds of Roma people. Based on confessions obtained through brutal torture, 131 individuals were convicted; 41 were hanged, beheaded, or tortured on the wheel in front of the public. The survivors were sentenced to forced labor, while their children were taken from their families and placed in orphanages or with peasants.

Cannibals is a powerful and necessary tribute to this forgotten page of history.

Text by: Barnabás Boda-Novy & Emília Boda-Novy, Life and Everyone Else
Performers: Dávid Csányi, Nóra Nemcsók
Assistant director: András Tamás Szegedi
Dramaturgy: Tímea Éva Bogya
Music: Dávid Varga
Song lyrics: Kristóf Horváth
Director: Emília Boda-Novy
Production: Rodrigó Balogh
Photography: Tina Ilhász

Musical Event
At the National Museum of Musical Instruments
Piazza Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, 9/A – Rome

20  November

On the occasion of
“HOMING – Making the World a Home”

Ethnographic cinema perspectives and soundscapes 2025
at the National Museum of Musical Instruments
Piazza Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, 9/A – Rome

Musical performance by Sebastiano Spinella with the Musicians of Teatro Rom
Presentation of the Roma Theatre project in Rome
Curated by Rampa Prenestina
Starting at 6:00 PM

23  November

• Starting at 4:00 PM

“Sorsi di Stand up Rom – Serata di poesia, musica e risate in libertà” Aperitivo e esibizioni Stand Up – Open Mic
Crediti: Al Microfono: Nedzad Husovic, Gemila Durmis, Mattia Alberghetti, Erik Nikolic Musica dal vivo (programma in via di definizione) a cura di Rampa Prenestina e New Romalen.

25  November

• h. 21:00

Santa Libbirata – La Carretteria, Via Galeazzo Alessi 96, Rome
“Get Up, Stand Up” by the Giuvlipen Company (Romania)

Get Up, Roma Stand-Up! is a bold and cheeky revolution in the stand-up comedy scene, a space too often dominated by racism, sexism, and homophobia. This innovative show offers something radically different: humor that is deeply personal, politically charged, and unapologetically Romani. Romani culture has always found strength in joy and storytelling. Here, comedy becomes a tool of resistance and a platform for self-expression, cultural pride, and political commentary. Get Up, Roma Stand-Up! invites you to laugh, heal, and reinvent the very idea of comedy.

On the mic:
Zita Moldovan, Anastasia Dade, Razvan Rotaru, Mihaela Dragan