Madonna will fund an artistic project involving youths, she announced during her 66th birthday celebrations in Pompeii. While touring the Pompeii archeological park Friday with its director, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the American pop star met a group of teenagers involved in “Sogno di Volare,” or “Dream of Flying.”
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- Madonna will fund the “Dream of Flying” youth art project in Pompeii to celebrate her 66th birthday.
- The project involves young artists performing re-adapted comedies by Aristophanes at Pompeii’s Teatro Grande and other Italian theaters.
- Madonna’s contribution will fund the project for one year, amounting to approximately 250,000 euros ($275,000).
- Pompeii’s archeological park director, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, emphasized the project’s importance for local youth, particularly those from economically disadvantaged southern towns.
- The show financed by Madonna’s foundation will be staged at Pompeii’s Teatro Grande in May 2025.
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Madonna will fund a youth art project to celebrate her 66th birthday
Newslooks- ROME (AP) —
Madonna will fund an artistic project involving youths, she announced during her 66th birthday celebrations in Pompeii. While touring the Pompeii archeological park Friday with its director, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the American pop star met a group of teenagers involved in “Sogno di Volare,” or “Dream of Flying.”
As part of the project now in its fourth year, hundreds of young artists perform re-adapted comedies by Aristophanes, starting from Pompeii’s amphitheater, Teatro Grande, and then touring other Italian theaters. Madonna announced she would fund “Dream of Flying” for one year — about 250,000 euros ($275,000).
“This project generously supported by Madonna is strategic for Pompeii, because it is directed to the people who live in this marvelous and complex territory, in particular youths,” said Zuchtriegel. He noted that many of the kids involved live in poor southern towns where rates of school dropout and unemployment are higher.
Zuchtriegel announced that the show financed by Madonna’s foundation will be on stage at Pompeii’s Teatro Grande in May 2025.
