Madonna will finance an artistic project with young people, she announced during her 66th birthday celebrations in Pompeii. While touring the archaeological park of Pompeii with director Gabriel Zuchtriegel on Friday, the American pop star met a group of teenagers involved in “Sogno di Volare” (the “Dream of Flying”).
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- To mark her 66th birthday, Madonna will finance the youth art project “Dream of Flying” in Pompeii.
- As part of the project, young artists perform newly adapted comedies by Aristophanes at the Teatro Grande in Pompeii and other Italian theaters.
- Madonna’s contribution will finance the project for one year and amounts to around 250,000 euros (275,000 dollars).
- The director of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, stressed the importance of the project for local youth, especially those from economically disadvantaged cities in the south.
- The show, funded by Madonna’s foundation, will be performed at the Teatro Grande in Pompeii in May 2025.
The Associated Press reported:
Madonna will fund a youth art project to mark her 66th birthday
Newslooks – ROME (AP) —
Madonna will finance an artistic project with young people, she announced during her 66th birthday celebrations in Pompeii. While touring the archaeological park of Pompeii with director Gabriel Zuchtriegel on Friday, the American pop star met a group of teenagers involved in “Sogno di Volare” (the “Dream of Flying”).
The project, now in its fourth year, sees hundreds of young artists perform adapted comedies by Aristophanes, first in Pompeii’s amphitheater, the Teatro Grande, and then on tour to other Italian theaters. Madonna announced that she would finance “Dream of Flying” with around 250,000 euros ($275,000) for a year.
“This project, generously supported by Madonna, is of strategic importance for Pompeii because it is aimed at the people who live in this wonderful and complex area, especially the young people,” said Zuchtriegel, pointing out that many of the children involved live in poor towns in the south, where school dropout and unemployment rates are higher.
Zuchtriegel announced that the show, funded by Madonna’s foundation, will be performed at the Teatro Grande in Pompeii in May 2025.
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