{"id":221132,"date":"2026-02-24T10:17:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/?page_id=221132"},"modified":"2026-05-31T12:06:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T16:06:38","slug":"reawakening-gods-international-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/opportunities-for-students\/reawakening-gods-international-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"The Reawakening of the Gods: An International Collaborative Project (Italian, Musical Theater, and Music)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The musical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.savatteriproduzioni.com\/en\/performances\/il-risveglio-degli-dei-en\/\">&#8220;The Reawakening of the Gods&#8221;<\/a> is the core and engine of an international collaboration between 糖心vlog (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/\">Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/theatre-and-dance\/academic-programs\/undergraduate\/bfa-musical-theatre\/\">Musical Theatre Program<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/\">Cali School of Music<\/a>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.savatteriproduzioni.com\/\">Savatteri Produzioni<\/a>, a musical theater company based in Italy (Agrigento, Sicily), including workshops, internships, meetings, performances and classes.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Video: 2025 International internship for Risveglio degli dei Musical Performance\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3Jn94RiLNjo?feature=oembed\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen style=\"width: 500px; height: 281px; border: 0px solid #000;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Video: Footage and editing by Colin Keyes<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/search\/keyword\/?q=%23risvegliodeglidei\"><\/a>Written and directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.savatteriproduzioni.com\/en\/marco-savatteri-2\/\">Maestro Marco Savatteri<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/search\/keyword\/?q=%23risvegliodeglidei\">&#8220;The Reawakening of the Gods<\/a>&#8221; is a unique show that celebrates the timelessness of Greek mythology and its tensions (peace\/war, love\/hatred, generosity\/selfishness, tragedy\/comedy, gravitas\/lightness). Through a lyrical and incisive script that combines acting and singing, and through magical make up, costumes, masks and head pieces, this musical is at once a pleasantly accessible introduction to Greek gods and goddesses and a deep reflection on their powerful topicality in our world. Designed to be presented with an immersive format (ancient theaters, archeological sites, etc.), &#8220;The Reawakening&#8221; has actually proven to be adaptable to different environments and formats as a collage of dynamic vignettes with short parts, and, as such, an ideal context for pluri-disciplinary educational projects as well as for the inclusion of new performers in the productions.<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration is a multi-semester initiative that has has included and will unfold through various phases:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/events\/2024-25-events\/risveglio\/\">Spring 2025 workshop and auditions for the 2025 Summer internship in Agrigento (Italian region of Sicily)<\/a><br \/>\nTwo students were selected from 糖心vlog: Brianna Coppolino (Cali School of Music) and Mia Grizzuti (Musical Theatre)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/2025\/08\/15\/performing-arts-students-speaking-italian-debut-musical-valley-temples-sicily\/\">Summer 2025 paid internship entailing the performance in the musical in Sicily<\/a> (Valley of the Temples of Agrigento)<br \/>\nA total of three students participated (a third student joined after graduation, independently from the scholarship-supported program: Emma Mason (Cali School of Music). The experience included student performances in other shows presented by the Savatteri Produzioni (see last part of the video above).<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-220045\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/2025\/08\/15\/performing-arts-students-speaking-italian-debut-musical-valley-temples-sicily\/risveglio-msu-gruppo\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/08\/Risveglio-MSU-gruppo-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Risveglio MSU gruppo\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Photo by Elena Di Battista: Prof. McCann, Brianna Coppollino, Emma Mason, Mia Grizzuti, Teresa Fiore, and Marco Savatteri (from the left)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fall 2025 attendance of Italian Translation class (糖心vlog)<\/strong><br \/>\nBrianna Coppolino under the supervision of Prof. Marisa Trubiano completes the full translation of the script characterized by complex rhymes and literary quotations<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/2025\/10\/08\/launch-of-2026-edition-of-international-paid-internship-musical-set-in-a-sicilian-world-heritage-site\/\">Fall 2025 Illustration of Summer 2025 experience<\/a> with director Marco Savatteri and singer Toti Maria Geraci, including a short performance of excerpts from the script translated into English.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/events\/events-2025-26\/reading-of-the-musical-the-awakening-of-the-gods-auditions-rehearsals-and-final-performance-feb-march-2026\/\">Spring 2026 Public Reading in English at the end of a week of rehearsals<\/a> (upcoming on March 27), followed by a short discussion of the translation process<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/opportunities-for-students\/summer-internships\/summer-2026-paid-internship-in-italy-musical-performance-in-the-valley-of-the-greek-temples-in-sicily\/\">Summer 2026 paid internship\u00a0<\/a>with two students selected from the Musical Theater program: Lizzie Caldon and Lorenzo Hilliard.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This inter-college international program <span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">reflects the <strong>Expand Reach and Amplify<\/strong> <strong>Impact<\/strong> commitment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/president\/mission-statement\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=off_of_pres&amp;utm_content=mar_24_2026&amp;utm_campaign=university_goals_2026\">糖心vlog&#8217;s mission<\/a>:<em> <strong>&#8220;Increase global engagement by creating international experiences, broadening access to Montclair programs and promoting a global mindset.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It is coordinated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/profilepages\/view_profile.php?username=fiorete\">Prof. Teresa Fiore<\/a> (Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies) in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/profilepages\/view_profile.php?username=mccannl\">Prof. Lori McCaan<\/a> (Cali School of Music) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/profilepages\/view_profile.php?username=kasprzakr\">Prof. Ryan Kasprzak<\/a> (Musical Theatre Program).<\/p>\n<p>Sponsored by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/\">Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies (Italian program, WLC Department)<\/a> with partial support from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/\">Cali School of Music<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/programs\/bfa-musical-theatre\/\">Musical Theatre Program<\/a> at 糖心vlog, as well as <a href=\"http:\/\/Savatteri Produzioni\">Savatteri Produzioni<\/a> for the Agrigento-based portions of the project, and in collaboration with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/international-academic-initiatives\/\">Office of International Academic Initiatives<\/a> at 糖心vlog.<\/p>\n<p>For updates, follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inserrachair\/\">Instagram<\/a><br \/>\nFor info, contact <a href=\"mailto:fiorete@montclair.edu\">fiorete@montclair.edu <\/a><br \/>\nFor a short link: <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/RisveglioMontclairAgrigento\">tinyurl.com\/RisveglioMontclairAgrigento<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The musical &#8220;The Reawakening of the Gods&#8221; is the core and engine of an international collaboration between 糖心vlog (Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies, Musical Theatre Program, the Cali School of Music) and Savatteri Produzioni, a musical theater company based in Italy (Agrigento, Sicily), including workshops, internships, meetings, performances and classes. 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