Musica Maestro
1:00 pm
2:30 pm
4:00 pm
Sep 1
Douglas Street
WALKABOUT SHOW
Musica Maestro is an interactive street performance that transforms everyday spaces into spontaneous musical landscapes. With her magnetic charisma and a touch of whimsy, Elisa, the "Musica Maestro," invites passersby to join her in creating a symphony of sound. Armed with a speaker, sheet music, and a collection of simple instruments, she'll lead participants in singing, playing, and exploring the musicality
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
EliSa Gallo Rosso
Elisa is a Cork-based interdisciplinary artist of Italian origin with an extensive art & performance background, committed to creating evocative and imaginative theatre outdoors and in unusual settings. Active member of ISACS, her practice embraces set design, puppetry, art participation, parades making and clowning. Living and working in different countries gave her diverse cultural experiences and methodologies of work; Puppets of all sizes are integral to Elisa's creative process that explores ways to engage with the public; crossing from architecture studies to clown training speaks to her multilayered approach of working. Appointed Art Director of Cork Puppetry Company in 2020, she has designed and directed the parades for St Patrick festival in Cork and Dublin in 21, then 22, 23 and 2024 solely in Cork. In 2022 she received the Project Award by the Arts Council that saw her new show '51 Removals' premiering in various festivals around Ireland since.
CREDITS:
Performer: Elisa Gallo Rosso
Producer: Alex Maronna
Cork Puppetry Company and Promenade.