Piccolo Teatro, ''The Cherry Orchard''

Milan

The veil suspended on the stage is what Luciano Damiani called

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... starting from the installation of the Piccolo Teatro, ''The Tempest'' of 1977, would have been called HSE - Tempesta silk.

The stage with variable inclination anticipates what Luciano Damiani would have called the

... and it is covered by a backdrop made of white ASC - Sceno muslin.

The stage, as in many of Luciano Damiani's sets ...

... came out of the proscenium invading the hall and the muslin that covered it overflowed like a waterfall that descended into the stalls.The HSE - Tempesta silk Ceiling ...

... was illuminated with variations in light intensity ...

... and it could take on different colours.It was also mobile, it could tilt, go up or down…

Famous staging by Piccolo Teatro di Milano in which Luciano Damiani experimented the veil suspended on the stage which he called the "upper fantastic".
The veil was made of a fabric produced by Peroni that Damiani preferred and that, starting from 1977, after the installation by Piccolo Teatro, ''The Tempest'', would have been forever called HSE - Tempesta silk.

Drama in four acts

Text

Anton Chekhov] (1860-1904)

First night

Moscow Art Theatre, 17/1/1904

Scenography,
costume design

Luciano Damiani

Construction responsible

Aurelio Caracci

Music

Fiorenzo Carpi

Stage direction