Tales in Music Sand Thieves tells the story, still little known in Italy, of the women of Cape Verde forced to “steal” sand from the beaches of the archipelago to resell it to local construction companies. A way, often the only possible, to survive the poverty to which many of them are condemned.

The work revolves around the “live” images created by Gabriella Compagnone, one of the most famous and appreciated Italian sand artists, and uses a text written for the occasion by the playwright Guido Barbieri. The musical part is entrusted to the quintet of the Calamani Philharmonic Orchestra conducted for the occasion by the violinist and composer Marcello Fera who has transcribed for string orchestra some of the most beautiful Cape Verdean mornas. Calamani Orchestra String Quintet Gabriella Compagnone, sand artist Marcello Fera, director MORE INFO