‘Candide,’ Villa La Pietra’s Grand Finale of ‘The Season’

A scene from ‘Candide’

The grand finale of NYU Florence annual artistic festival, The Season, will be “Candide,” will be staged in English on July 1 at Villa La Pietra’s Limonaia at 6:30 pm.  La Pietra is accessible via public transportation by taking bus 25 to via Bolognese.

A contemporary theatrical adaptation of Voltaire’s Candide, which links the antagonist’s journey to modern times. Featuring whimsical characters, poetic story-telling, voyages depicted through physical and martial art movements, singing and live music, Ima Collab’s rendition of Candide aims to be an imaginative and thought-provoking examination of the human condition.

Adapted and created by Ima Collab with award-winning director Chan Chu-hei from Hong Kong, Candide premiered in Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023, and has won the Best Director Runner Up 2023 in Asian Arts Award and First Special Mention of the Jury of Spectators in the International Prize II Teatro Nudo 2024.