It will be inaugurated on the afternoon of Sunday 18 April on new “zen” garden in Piazza Piola, which on 25 September 2020 was named after the actress, director and playwright Teresa Pomodoro, who disappeared in 2008. The garden redevelopment project lasted fifty days: i twenty-one cherry trees, which in these days can be admired in full bloom, and the sculptures by the Japanese artist Kengiro Azuma will now become the main attraction of the green space, wanted and offered to the city by No’hma Theater of via Orcagna.
The inauguration of the transformed urban space – returned to Milan free, without borders – will begin with the sound of a gong that will start a performance that can be followed in live streaming and “onlife” on the digital channels of the theater and will involve artists and dancers , as well as a DJ set for different moments of music.
Kengiro Azuma in his Milanese studio
The redevelopment of the Teresa Pomodoro Garden is an expression of strong link of Spazio Teatro No’hma with the urban territory, but it is also a shared project: a fundraising campaign has in fact been activated to involve citizens and create a space for everyone, for everyone.
Teresa Pomodoro’s No’hma theater
No’hma has been a fundamental part of the Milanese cultural scene since 1994. “No’hma is a free theater, without limits or preclusions, because independent “: this can be read in the presentation on the institution’s website.” Open to issues often excluded from traditional culture, breaks down walls, mixes languages and cultural codes to identify new ways of communication, creation and artistic elaboration.
A space where man can represent himself, reflect on his condition and promote (imagine) change. A fixed point in the cultural landscape, but in constant motion. A revolutionary and unique idea of Theater for all, where it is not required to pay the ticket, but a genuine interest in human dignity and relationships between people is necessary. ”