16 JUNE 2018

CARMEN CONSOLI & FRIENDS: THANKS

Today, after a few weeks, I can read more clearly the feeling of gratitude that runs through my heart.
It is gratitude for the very existence of Namastè and for her modern heroine, Laura Boria, who with great tenacity, altruism and strength managed to keep alive in all these years a reality outside the box like that of Namastè: a place where diversity is indeed wealth, a home where the family is the affection that can give us who is close to us regardless of blood ties, is an innovative model of education and rehabilitation, which knows how to enhance the qualities of each one without mortifying anyone.
I am grateful to the great heart of my friends Elisa, Samuele, Marina, Max, Daniele, Mario, Finaz and Erriquez who were able to grasp the profound meaning of this project thanks to their rare sensitivity and with great generosity they lent their precious and refined art , their different energies, their smiles, the intensity of their spirit so that this little miracle came true. Many thanks to all of them!

Thanks to the choir of the Librino boys and those of the Bellini choir.
Thanks to Emma Dante and her talented actors Manuela Boncaldo and Salvatore Cannova.
Thanks to Francesco Barbaro, the most courageous, generous and far-sighted manager in the world.

Thanks to my closest collaborators Simona Bonaccorso, Marcella Chiummo, Marianna Petruzzi, Tommaso Galati, Mauro Di Gioia and Luigi Barbaro.

Thanks to my personal assistant, Elena Guerriero, for the impeccable organization and for having accompanied me on Blunotte with her magnificent piano.
Thanks to the mothers and fathers of Namastè (Giuliana, woman Alfio, Mariarosa, Enza and Melina) for the 'amorous' food brought to the tests.
Thanks to the guys at the Nuovo Teatro Stabile of Mascalucia for welcoming us, allowing us to try for free and thanks to Giorgia, Giacomo and Claudia for lending us their voices during the rehearsals.
Thanks Cristine and Mario.
Thanks to Giuseppe and Salvo from Cucina dei Colori for having contributed also for free.
Many thanks also to Susanna Ausoni for styling, Salvo Filetti, Graziella Politi and all the staff of Compagnia della Bellezza and Lidia Amore for make-up: their contribution was also free.
Thanks to OtrLive and Punto e a capo, in particular thanks to Patrizia Alessandria, Pino Barbaro and Nuccio La Ferlita and Alessandra Nalon.

Finally, thanks to the precious band that accompanied us all on stage:
Massimo Roccaforte
Denis Marino
Antonio Marra
Alessandro Monteduro
Marco Siniscalco
Roberto Procaccini
Claudia Della Gatta
Concetta Sapienza
Max Dedo
Adriano Murania
Emilia Belfiore
And also all the technical staff:
Enrico Romanelli
Fabio Lecce
Stefano Mariani
Camilla Ferrari
Alessio Folk
Stefano Cicotelli
Perez
Giacomo Citro
The municipality of Catania

Finally, thanks to the wonderful, respectful and composed audience that allowed the success of all this.
A house in Namastè is now a reality.