Carmelo Bene at Beat 72 (1966-1967): The Stumbling as a Method

Abstract

From December 1966 to June 1967 Carmelo Bene performed at Beat 72 in Rome. Nostra Signora dei Turchi, Amleto o le conseguenze della pietà filiale, Salvatore Giuliano, Salomè, represent an important field of investigation from several points of view: as a synthesis of Bene’s artistic career before his temporary detachment from the stage; as a new experiment of permanence in a space to inhabit (and transform), going beyond the single show; as a preamble for the “Nuovo Teatro” conference that will be held in Ivrea shortly thereafter; as an opportunity for a critical debate; as a focus on one of the liveliest Roman “cantina” in its beginnings.