Silent Days, Sleepless Nights

Photo by Andrea Franzetta By Carmen Pellegrinelli Translated from Italian by Carmen Pellegrinelli Introductory Note This text—originally written by me in Italian—was created during a theatre workshop organised by doctors and nurses from the emergency department of Bergamo’s largest hospital, Papa Giovanni XXIII, to process the traumatic memories of confronting the COVID crisis in March…

The Serpent Lady

By Carlo Gozzi
Translated by Daniel Smith and Valentina Denzel

The Serpent Lady tells the story of Cherestani, the Fairy Queen, and her mortal husband Farruscad. They must overcome numerous magical obstacles in order to be together.