Musical-Theatre Clown Songbook • Duo Show
If city mice could speak, what would they say about our city? And if they could sing, with what songs would they tell its story?
“If city mice could speak, what would they say about our (and their) city? And if they could sing, with what songs would they tell its story?” From this provocative question springs Toponomastica: an imaginative theatrical conference of two city mice—played by Marta Pistocchi and Alessandro Sicardi—who analyze with sharp irony the rules, lifestyles, vices, and virtues of urban humans.
Born from 12 original songs written and composed by Marta Pistocchi (released on the album Toponomastica for Topo Records / Adesiva Discografica), the show blends the classic Milanese teatro-canzone tradition of Enzo Jannacci, Dario Fo, and Giorgio Gaber with clowning, swing, Balkan rhythms, tango, and urban poetry.
The perspective of the two city mice is a lateral gaze from the ground up—the viewpoint of the overlooked and marginalized, discovering in urban streets, trolleybus line 90/91, centenarian trees, and murals a laboratory of shared humanity.
Corriere della Sera (11 October 2020) described the show as bringing to light “a hidden, popular, resilient metropolis”; La Stampa (17 September 2021) called the duo “part stand-up comedians, part street artists, part clowns and always musicians”.
Video
Plays from YouTubePhotos
Book this show
Write with dates, city and venue: Marta answers personally.
+39 328 737 2332 (Monica Giacchetto)
+39 328 802 6921 (Marta Pistocchi)
More shows
Music, dance and entertainment, with a touch of seduction and a generous dose of madness.
Discover the show
I've been in a steady relationship with a piece of wood for over 30 years.
Discover the show
Luminous warrior of light, where classical virtuosity meets electronic innovation.
Discover the show
A cascade of flowers and radiant stage presence, celebrating Nature through the sweetness of the violin.
Discover the show