Matteo di Somma - Violetta Ghersina — Elegia di un cinghiale ferito
About the event
Powered by REF is a project by Romaeuropa Festival dedicated to the new generations of the Italian contemporary scene: a space designed to support artists under 30 in the early stages of their research across theatre, performance, and hybrid languages. Each year it selects three emerging projects, offering mentorship, residencies, and concrete opportunities for growth and exchange. In the 2026 edition, the programme renews its commitment to intercepting radical visions, unconventional formats, and new artistic sensibilities. The project is realised in collaboration with Carrozzerie | n.o.t, with residencies co-produced with Twain and Settimo Cielo, and in partnership with ATCL / Spazio Rossellini, Teatro Biblioteca Quarticciolo, 369gradi srl, and Cranpi. The scenic fragments of the selected projects, presented within the Anni Luce section of Romaeuropa Festival at the Mattatoio, represent the first restitution of this process.
The scenic excerpts of the selected projects, presented within the Anni Luce section of Romaeuropa Festival at Mattatoio, represent the first public outcome of this artistic journey.
Elegia di un cinghiale ferito is an intimate and unflinching monologue that reconstructs the relationship between a teenager and an adult man. A first love marked by power, manipulation, and ambiguity. Ten years later, Matteo Di Somma attempts to give shape to pain and to question the boundary between desire and violence, memory and trauma. The narrative unfolds through words, music, and video, in a visionary journey that moves between a forest path, a cinema ticket, a Marlene Kuntz record, and a toilet as a place of waiting. Fragments of life are pieced back together into a ruthless yet poetic elegy, where irony intertwines with drama. A magnifying glass turned toward the past, which, despite the passing of time, continues to pulse.
