“Felici di volare”

Theater, debut. In Italian.

Produced by Teatro Paravento Written and directed by Miguel Ángel Cienfuegos Starring Luisa Ferroni and Debora Palmieri Costumes by Deborah Erin Parini Set design by Ada Simona and Sergio Simona Soundtrack by Fabio Mago Martino

The story of two aviation pioneers from the early 1900s: Amelia Earhart, an American born in 1897, the first woman to make a solo transatlantic flight in 1932; and Raymonde de Laroche, the pseudonym of Élise Deroche, born in Paris in 1882, the first woman in the world to obtain a pilot’s license on March 8, 1910.

Both women, in addition to their passion for flying, engaged in a range of other activities that made them famous. Their fascinating stories, though set in the distant past, remain surprisingly relevant today and serve as both a symbol and an example of how concrete, courageous, and positive action can lead human beings to realize their ideals.