IL NUOTATORE DI AUSCHWITZ con Raul Bova

THE SWIMMER OF AUSCHWITZ
Inspired by the true story of Alfred Nakache and the book "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor E. Frankl

with Raoul Bova

Adaptation and direction by Luca De Bei

IN BRIEF

Alfred Nakache was a French Jewish swimmer, holder of a world record. At Auschwitz he was prisoner number 172763. Despite imprisonment and unheard of deprivations, he never stopped training by diving into the freezing water of a water basin. His strength, his unwavering determination, allowed him to survive the horror of the camp. Returning to compete, he set a new record and participated in the Olympics in London. Viktor Frankl, an Austrian psychiatrist, was also interned at Auschwitz, who, immediately after liberation, wrote a book about the experience lived and about those who, just like Nakache, managed to overcome that terrible test. The show aims to bring back these two extraordinary figures who communicate a message of hope to all of us: living is certainly suffering, but seeking meaning in this suffering by looking towards the future with a purpose is the way to face the toughest challenges life presents us. In this way it is possible to finally discover the very meaning of existence.

2024/25 THEATRICAL SEASON
GRANDINETTI MUNICIPAL THEATER OF LAMEZIA TERME
Web: www.amaeventi.org/stlt2425/