Amadeus announces his name on the Ariston stage and on his Instagram page appears a reference to Giotto and the cycle of frescoes on the story of St. Francis in the Upper Basilica of Assisi: a declaration of intent, a tribute to art and an invitation to radical change.
Wrapped in a black cape, embroidered with gold, Achille Lauro descends the stairs and stands in front of the microphone, staring down as the title and credits of his piece are announced. Then he points to the camera, starts singing and a few seconds later takes off his cape: he remains barefoot wearing a nude look jumpsuit covered with rhinestones. Saint Francis of Assisi, the first poet of Italian literature
“The Canticle of the Creatures” is among the first poems of the vernacular and represents the most famous religious poem ever. From our correspondent Carlo Picca, the comment to the text The message on Instagram
«St. Francis. The famous scene attributed to Giotto in one of the stories of San Francesco in the upper basilica of Assisi. The most revolutionary moment in his history in which the saint stripped himself of his clothes and all material goods to vote his life on religion and solidarity ».
The most “revolutionary” moment: this is the word chosen to tell about his research and his message, because in fact today the only revolutionary gesture in a show of sequins, super cachet for VIPs and crumbs for minor artists could really be a total inversion of customs and way of thinking. Refuse material wealth and devote your life to something higher, to faith and solidarity.
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San Francesco. The famous scene attributed to Giotto in one of the stories of San Francesco in the upper basilica of Assisi. The most revolutionary moment in his history in which the Saint stripped himself of his clothes and all material goods to vote his life on religion and solidarity.
A post shared by ACHILLE LAURO (@achilleidol) on: 4 Feb 2020 at 1:17 am PST Sanremo, Rula Jebreal and the monologue on the femicide that moved the Ariston
When Rula Jebreal started telling the story of her mother, who committed suicide due to the abuses suffered in adolescence, an unreal silence fell on the Ariston theater … I am Hamlet
In the biographical book published a little less than a month ago, Lauro writes: «Disgusting fifties, homophobic males. I’ve been dealing with these vulgar people for years because of my rounds. I grew up with this crap. Even the trap environments arouse a certain discomfort in me: the air dense with fake testosterone, the constructed tribal language, anaffective towards the feminine and in general the image of the woman object with which I grew up ».
“I’m allergic to the male, ignorant ways I grew up in. So wearing women’s clothing, as well as make-up, the confusion of genders and my way of dissenting and reiterating my anarchism, of rejecting the conventions which then generate discrimination and violence “.
I want to be mortally infected by femininity, which for me means delicacy, elegance, candor “: here is a true artist, a man able to take risks and get back into the game, a singer capable of making fun of himself and daring, in order to free us from prevailing machismo and introducing us to a more delicate world, to a more gentle way of life. Getting rid of the masks and going to see the true nature of oneself: this is the message / provocation launched by Achille Lauro during the first evening of the 70th edition of the Sanremo Festival.

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