All Is Fake (2002) Online

All Is Fake (2002) Online

Former artistic director of the Teatro San Carlo, former director of the Conservatoire San Pietro a Majella, ethnomusicologist, mythologist, playwright, composer, director and reinventor of music theatre... Roberto De Simone, born in Naples in 1933, is an encyclopaedic personality, a phenomenon, of which the public is often aware of only a partial aspect. Roberto De Simone refers as much to the classical and folk culture of Naples and Campania as to his eclecticism as a contemporary artist. 1976, in the wake of his world-famous group 'Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare', "La gatta Cenerentola" is his first great stage work. It achieved immense success, and shortly thereafter gained a legendary reputation. Since then Roberto De Simone has pursued his creative career through the genres. This film is a ritual journey into the spiritual topography of Roberto De Simone, featuring the theatre and music ensemble Media Aetas. Various layers are intertwined, ranging from the music theatre to ...