A historical and literary tale about those who chose the mountains to be free

After the great 2024 evening with “In capo al mondo. In viaggio con Walter Bonatti”, Teatro Invito returns to Valdidentro with a new lecture-performance dedicated to the mountains, history, and the desire for freedom.

With “I ribelli della montagna”, Ruggero Meles, journalist and historian of mountaineering, and Luca Radaelli, actor and director, lead the audience on an intense and gripping journey through figures who, in different eras, found in the mountains a refuge, an escape route, a space for resistance, and redemption.

🏔️ The mountains as a place of freedom

For as long as anyone can remember, the mountains have been seen as an elsewhere: wild, difficult, far from the control of established powers.

They are a place where one seeks shelter, but also one where a different life can be imagined. A physical and symbolic place, capable of attracting those who do not identify with the imposed order and feel the need to choose their own path.

📖 Rebels, fugitives, visionaries

The story moves across very different eras and characters.

On Mount Ida in Crete, Zeus finds refuge while fleeing Cronos; on Vesuvius, Spartacus hides, the rebel slave who defies the power of Rome; Fra Dolcino moves from mountain to mountain preaching a religion closer to nature; on Mount Amiata, the anarchist David Lazzaretti founds his community; finally, during the Resistance, the mountains themselves become the setting for the struggle against Nazifascism.

Stories far apart in time and place, united by a common thread: the mountains as a space of opposition, choice, dignity, and freedom.

🎭 A lecture-performance between history and theatre

“I ribelli della montagna” is not a simple lecture and not just a theatrical performance.

It is a story that weaves together historical outreach, literary narration, and stage presence, alternating words, evocations, and images to restore to the audience the fascination of a mountain experienced not only as a landscape, but as a place of the soul.

The voice of the historian and that of the actor meet to build an engaging journey, capable of speaking to mountain enthusiasts, lovers of history, and anyone who feels the call of freer, less-traveled paths.

🔥 The call of the rebel paths

The mountains are not just a natural refuge.

In the story told by Meles and Radaelli, they become almost a living force, capable of connecting with the most irrepressible part of the human being: the part that does not give in, that seeks justice, that dreams of a different world.

Among narrow paths, rugged landscapes, and distant peaks, we discover that freedom is never an abstract concept, but something that is won step by step.

ℹ️ Details and bookings

Reservation is required.

The ticket price is € 5,00.

You can reserve your seat online or at the Valdidentro Tourist Office.