Renato Zero and that desire to have faith, to seek faith, to find faith, in every corner, everywhere, today as never, today more than ever. Looking for faith and trying to extract it from within us, a bit like the midwife of Socratic memory who, continually, obstinately and tirelessly, tried to bring out the truth from every human being. The two-year Covid pandemic - 19 has cornered an enormous amount of humanity, the war that broke out just outside our home walls, has almost definitively spread it out.
And in the face of the harrowing images from Ukraine, a very faint ray of sunshine can come to us from the music. Never as in this moment would we have needed a record that talked about lost faith, in God and in men. Yeah, men. Those strange animals that despite continuing to consider themselves intelligent, never learn from their mistakes. And they repeat them continuously, stubbornly. Until the end, theirs and ours.
His return
Renato Zero is back and does it in his own way. A new work, Act of faith, consisting of a book and a double CD with 19 unpublished tracks where faith is at the center of everything, in all its infinite nuances. In the Marco Aurelio room in Piazza del Campidoglio, Rome, he presented his new artistic project. Once again the great humanity, sensitivity and spirituality of the Roman artist came forcefully out.
From the times of Friend quality The sky many years have passed, but his desire to fly high has never failed. She defined hers Act of faith a sacred work, because it touches the sacredness of faith, of that faith that we have guilty put aside because of our indifference.
God's obstinacy
“God is more and more God”, Explained the singer. "More and more stubborn to believe in us. To forgive us. We are his creatures even when we rape, kill, steal, deal, lie". If God does all this for us, Renato Zero explained, it is only because he wants to free us from evil. Perhaps he definitely wants to free us from our pride that makes us believe we can do everything without needing his help. Act of faith it is a complex and structured work, different from the usual also, and above all, for its contents.
The co - stars of an Act of Faith
In fact, in the work of the Roman singer-songwriter the thoughts and reflections of those who are defined as co-protagonists appear Apostles of Communication, who have the faces and voices of great personalities such as Alessandro Baricco, Luca Bottura, Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, Sergio Castellitto, Aldo Cazzullo, Lella Costa, Domenico De Masi, Oscar Farinetti, Antonio Gnoli, Don Antonio Mazzi, Clemente J. Mimun, Giovanni Soldini , Marco Travaglio, historian sorcino, Mario Tronti and the former mayor of Rome, Walter Veltroni. Then there are the narrative voices of Oscar Farinetti, Pino Insegno, Giuliana Lojodice, Marco Travaglio, Luca Ward and Renato Zero himself.
The gift to his "sorcini"
Renato Zero then launched the appointment with his historic audience, made up of sorcini who gather at least three generations. These are the dates: 23, 24, 25 e September 30th, on his 72nd birthday. In those evenings, however, Renato Zero will celebrate, with the show ZEROSETTANTA, those 70 years that the pandemic did not allow him to celebrate "as" he would have wanted and, above all, in the company of "who" he would have wanted.
The theater that will host his four shows is one of the most bewitching and rich in history places in the whole world, a symbol of "his" Rome, il Circus Maximus"The Circus Maximus rewards my Roman spirit, I become a gladiator to win the applause once again". Not one applause, but thousands of sincere applauses to celebrate a great artist, a great man. And perhaps God alone knows how much we need it, today as never, today more than ever.
Article by Stefano Vori
