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Series of Shows inspired by the traditional Tales of the World

18 October 2021

The Chinese Art Museum and eUROPA tEATRI for the project "Reading Creates Independence" will give life to a series of shows inspired by the traditional fairytales collected by Xaverian Missionaries all over the world.


Directed by Ilaria Gerbella in collaboration with Lucia Manghi , Marco Musso will accompany young students and their families on a traveling journey across continents.

Every Sunday eUROPA tEATRI will stage, in the museum's exhibition hall, a show dedicated to unpublished fables from around the world. Every Sunday, fairy tales from a different continent.

Registration is required for this shows, by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Shows at the cost of admission to the Museum: Standard Ticket: € 3, Reduced (under 18): € 1.50

In compliance with the Covid and health regulations, we remind that in order to access the Museum it will be necessary to show the Green Pass at the Reception and wear the mask for the entire event.
Made with the contribution by the Cariparma Foundation .

These are the shows:


In the Moonlight Fairytales from Africa
In the Moonlight
Fairytales from Africa
24
oct.
Sunday
at
4:30 pm
6:30 pm

In the Moonlight
Fairytales from Africa

On stage a narrator with the bizarre name of Athanasius, who is a Missionary. His long journeys have led him to discover different and culturally rich worlds. Thus he becomes passionate, collecting myths, fairy tales, legends. Today he is here to tell us tales of the great African continent.

Place: Museum of Chinese Art and Ethnography
Ticket standard: €3, Under 18: €1,50


Blue immensity Fairytales from Oceania
Blue immensity
Fairytales from Oceania
7
nov.
Sunday
at
4:30 pm
6:30 pm

Blue immensity
Fairytales from Oceania

This time our story hunter will find himself gazing into the blue immensities of the Pacific Ocean. Here he will meet characters who will transport him with their stories in ancient times when the sun and the moon were the protagonists of fairy tales.

Place: Museum of Chinese Art and Ethnography
Ticket standard: €3, Under 18: €1,50


The Long Journey Tales from Latin America
The Long Journey
Tales from Latin America
28
nov.
Sunday
at
4:30 pm
6:30 pm

The Long Journey
Tales from Latin America

Latin America is the continent where myths, legends and fairy tales are handed down from generation to generation. Here our protagonist will venture into the forest and meet fantastic and surprising figures such as the Feathered Serpent, a rare bird with a wonderful tail of green feathers.

Place: Museum of Chinese Art and Ethnography
Ticket standard: €3, Under 18: €1,50


Where the Sun is Born Fairytales from Asia
Where the Sun is Born
Fairytales from Asia
12
dic.
Sunday
at
4:30 pm
6:30 pm

Where the Sun is Born
Fairytales from Asia

The continent that gave rise to the Xaverian missions, as well as our museum, will be the protagonist with myths and legends about great dragons, as well as with the story, believed to be original, of the famous Cinderella.

Place: Museum of Chinese Art and Ethnography
Ticket standard: €3, Under 18: €1,50


Opening hours at the Museum of Chinese Art and Ethnography:
From Tuesday to Saturday: from 9 to 13 and from 15 to 19
Sunday: from 11 to 13 and from 15 to 19

Ticket: € 3 (standard), € 1,50 (under 18)
For guided tours and workshops, please write to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.