Rome, Asinitas Onlus. School Italiano for Immigrants. Morning 20­01­2016

Rome, Matemu. Center for recreation and Italian school for second generation immigrants.

Afternoon 20­01­2016

Buongiorno Roma! The first show in the morning 10.15u. Still tired from our Napoli trip, but they welcomed us in the Asinitas Onlus school really friendly. The immigrants come to school here 3 days a week to learn Italian. We played the show during their break, and it was really the mostt hankful public we had until now. And there were also some woman and children.

After the show we were invited to join the class with them. The class was based on the show we did before. And everyone could ask questions in Italian to us. They were interested in our private and life and what we do. They really enjoyed the show and were really thankful.

There was a woman who said that in this half hour or more that we were playing she didn’t had to think about all here problems..

This was for us the best present to hear as feedback.

In the afternoon we played for The Center for recreation and Italian school for second generation immigrants in Matemu in the center of Rome. It was a small space to play. We couldn’t fit the ball in. The audience were mainly teenagers. But also some asilseekers from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Koerdiastan and Africa. The show is getting better every time we play it, and we enjoy it more and more.

21/01/2016

Ponte di Nona, Punto Luce from Save the children.

Again an afterschool center for kids living in peripheric neighbourhood of Rome. The square where we performed was the yard between popular houses of Ponte di Nona, a neighbourhood where to be unemployed or dealing with drugs is the normality.

We were performing outside, because the center didn’t have a room big enough to host us and the audience, so it was cold and the acrobatics and handstand were not at their best. The kids were anyway laughing and into the show, they commented loud and often, but it was exactly what we expected from them.

The audience grew bigger during the show, also teenagers were attracted and kept themselves a bit on the sides, but as soon as they get to know we were playing as volunteers and not payed they were more silent and respectful.

It looks like you need to become responsible soon in an environment like that.

I was impressed by a little boy maybe 12 years old that was taking care of his little sister for the whole time we were there.

After the show we stayed and spoke with the kids, and we realized that they cannot speak Italian properly.