A language to use
Books, films, music and current issues offered a new opportunity every year to encounter English through stories able to spark interest, curiosity and discussion.
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2013–2018 · Verona
English or… Nothing!
English, music and theatre. But above all, students taking centre stage.
A project created in 2013 to bring students closer to using English through two worlds able to engage them directly: music and theatre.
A project to experience
Language beyond exercises, inside stories.
Books, films, songs and themes moved beyond the classroom and, year after year, became a show created together.
From classroom to stage
The work carried out during the year took shape on stage through music, acting, scenery, dance, video and live performance.
Explore the editionsProtagonists in every role
Singers, musicians, actors, dancers, set designers, technicians and security: students and former students took part on stage and behind the scenes.
The story of the project
Together
A show created by many people.
Alongside the students who acted, sang or played music, others worked on scenery, technical support, dance, security and organisation. Former students also returned to collaborate on the project despite university or work commitments.
The live music was performed by Missing Link: Joshua Giardini on guitars and vocals, Shane Giardini on drums, Paolo Giardini on bass, acoustic guitar and vocals, and Silvia Mazzau on keyboards and vocals, joined each year by students.
LanguageTo study and to use
MusicPerformed live
TheatreStories brought to the stage
ParticipationOn stage and behind the scenes
2013–2018
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Six editions, six different ways to tell a story.
From the theme of choices in the first edition to fantasy and Tolkien's world in 2018, every year followed a different path to bring together language, music, theatre and reflection.
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2018
Once Upon a Time… English or Nothing!
Fantasy, imagination and The Lord of the Rings: a journey through greed and power, courage, loyalty, love, sacrifice, fear, madness and friendship.
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2017
Life is a Miracle & You are its Protagonist
Six people and one challenge: to show that life, even in its most difficult and contradictory aspects, is a miracle worth living intensely.
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2016
Talents are Meant to be Shared
Talents as gifts to be developed and shared. Six people, six different examples and a show built around a quiz-game format.
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2015
What Has School Got To Do With My Life?
What does school have to do with life, love, friendship, dreams, expectations and even mistakes? Six authors and six stories in search of an answer.
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2014
You Can Make The Difference
Five young people who brought change into other people’s lives became the starting point for a show presented as a talk show.
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2013
We Are What We Choose To Be
The first edition explored eight choices we are called to make in life: good or evil, facing or escaping, dignity or money, reacting or submitting, and others.
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