Written and directed by Rocco Chinnici
Winner 9 times as best living nativity scene in Italy and 1 time in Europe
City
San Filippo del Mela, Borgo antico — c.so Garibaldi, Chiesa di Sant’Antonio
Date
Thursday, December 26
Sunday, December 29th
Friday, January 3
A true itinerant journey capable of retracing, through 31 scenic scenes and over 100 extras involved, the most important moments of Jesus, experienced by Mary in a dream.
“The Christian imagination sought to create, with the intimate and gentle “composition” of the Nativity, a counterpoint to the final tragedy of the Passion. Even over the cave of Bethlehem, as over the cross of Jerusalem, darkness reigns, only that over the caves of the birth they are illuminated by the brilliance of the comet and cheered by the greeting of peace of the angels […]”
Rocco Chinnici
Characters of the Living Nativity Scene: Mary's Dream
Stations
1 Narrator – Maria Grazia Celi
2 Abramo e Isacco – Salvatore Cambria e Stefano Sindona
3 Angel – Federica Nolasco
4 Mosè – Gaetano Montecucco
5 Annunciation – Benedetta Colosi
6 Angel – Angelica Raffa
7 Census – Chiara Dragà (*), Sergio Dragà, Marilena Grosso, Giovanni Mancuso (in
alternanza, Salvatore Cirino)
8 Ceramic – Davide Bucca, Paolo Bucca, Elena Salvia (*)
9 I met God – Laura Andaloro
10 Market – Patrizia Chiarenza, Natale Cirino, Valeria Crimi, Antonino Sottile
11 Inn “Il sogno di Maria” – Simona Bertè, Antonino Torre, Giosy Mandolfo
12 Angel – Sophia Crimi
13 Washerwomen – Bianca Cirino, Elia Cirino, Matilde Colosi, Rachele Colosi, Annalisa De Luca, Arianna Mancuso, Anna Pagano, Alessandra Parisi, Silvia Parisi, Laura Ragno
14 Three Wise Men– Domenico Formica, Giovanni Formica, Saverio Scolaro
15 Nativity of the Dream – Giuseppe Milicia, Martina Milicia
16 Shepherds – Pietro Bartuccio, Salvatore Furnari, Giuseppe Santangelo
17 Angel to the shepherds– Sabrina Sindona
18 Erode – Rosario Giammona, Margherita Gitto, Riccardo Gitto (*), Saverio Antonio Mancuso
19 Jesus coming from the temple – Giovanni Cuzzupè (in alternanza, Carmelo De Pasquale), Cinzia Formica, Lorenzo Manna
20 Comari – Carmelina Bertè, Stefania Bartuccio, Giuseppe Cattafi, Noemi Cattafi, Cristina Di Giovanni, Dina Dragà, Angelica Furnari, Caterina Italiano
21 Jesus and the little ones– Roberto Capone, Paolo Cirino, Davide Mandanici, Asia Manna,
Giada Manna, Francesco Milazzo, Domenico Spartà
22 Stoning – Antonia Arria, Andrea Andaloro, Andrea Anania, Tindara Bensaia,
Simona De Gaetano, Emanuele Mollura, Simona Russo, Filippo Scilipoti, Caterina Scopelliti, Letizia Stracuzzi
23 Resurrected girl – Andrea Andaloro (*), Melissa Caragliano (*), Nadia De Marco, Mariangela De Mariano, Vincenza Foti, Maria Claudia Fumia, Santa Germanò, Alice Mancuso, Maria Concetta Sparacino, Francesca Sottile
24 Jesus and the Samaritan woman – Sergio Dragà e Maria Rosa La Porta
25 Maria e Gesù – Melita Messina e Samuele Bonaiuto (in alternanza, Salvatore Cirino)
26 Olive grove– Gabriele Saporita e Giovanni Sindoni
27 Angel – Mia Cirino
28 Judas talking to God – Gaspare Lo Presti (in alternanza, Rocco Chinnici),
Domenico Bonina (voce)
29 Sudario – Lidia Gitto, Giuseppe Maiorana (in alternanza, Enzo Spoto), Biagio Scolaro, Enzo Ragno, Carmelo Venuti
30 Nativity– Giusy Barreca, Francesca Mancuso, Carmelo Raffa
31 Angel – Maria Domenica Terranova
Other characters: Ginevra Maiorana e Giulia Mauro (*)
Guides:
Gaia Basile, Tiziana Bertè, Davide Giorgianni, Giulia Napoli, Salvatore Pizzurro, Ginevra
Raffa, Elena Scibilia, Martina Trifirò, Rachele Viola (*)
Nancy Tindara Cirino, Antonella D’Amico, Carmelo Fiorello, Angela Iarrera, Angela
Pizzurro, Angelisa Risi, Giusi Romano.
(*) Istituto tecnico industriale “E. Majorana” di Milazzo.
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