The Bitter Belief of Cotrone the Magician

a production Andrea Cusumano-CeSDAS





‘A post-surreal fairytale with puppetry, projections and magic’
The Standard, Vienna

‘A constant conflict between life and form, where life and creation fuse’
Orestiadi, Gibellina, Sicily
‘A visionary reinvention of Pirandello’
RAI3, Italy




A Stunning visionary reinvention of Pirandello fusing puppetry, projections, performance, and live music, set in the most amazing location in Edinburgh. Cruise to Cotrone’s Mystery Island in the Firth of the Forth and be mesmerized by the post-surrealistic theatre fairytale…


The piece generated extensive media attention both in Italy and Austria, where it received recognition on
national television channels “RAI3”, and “ORF” (Austria). The production also received reviews in
major national publications including “Der Standard”, “Kleine Zeitung” and “Repubblica”.

A nomadic site-specific performance, written and directed by UK based multimedia artist Andrea Cusumano
and devised by emerging international artists, which draws inspiration from Luigi Pirendellos’s The Giants
of The Mountains, and was developed through onsite research at Palazzo di Lorenzo, Gibiellina, Sicily. The
dramaturgical structure and aesthetic properties of the performances are constructed organically through
inhabiting the site, and are informed by made and found objects. The creative process extends beyond the
original site, continuing to evolve throughout the duration of the project; reaching, influencing and being
influenced by multiple spaces, narratives and audiences.

CeSDAS (Centre for the experimentation of Space Dramaturgy) and it’s collaborators develop performance
based works that focus on the progressive development of a performance lexicon that fosters the practice
of cross-cultural works, and an aesthetic practice that draws inspiration from multiple disciplines and
redefines the use of new and existing medias within theatre practice.

For more information contact:

Sweet Box Office
W www.sweet-uk.net
Hotline 0870 241 0136
E robert@sweet-uk.net

Andrea Cusumano-CeSDAS
5A Station Parade, Station Road
Sidcup DA15 7DB, UK
M 0044(0)7952 728574
E andreacusumano@hotmail.com