Teatro Arbostella

Arbostella The theater was founded in 2006, in Viale Giuseppe Verdi No. 2 in one of the Arbostella park space granted by the City of Salerno.

The old and dilapidated prefabricated structure of the former elementary school, made postterremoto era, is transformed, thanks to the efforts and the commendable work of Gino Esposito (artistic director) and its actors in a real theater with a capacity of 100 seats seating, complete with stalls and armchairs, a large stage, dressing rooms, toilets, box office, entrance hall, boardroom, rehearsal room, storage rooms and scenes preparation labs.

And since then, the Teatro Arbostella is organized every year a theatrical season as much as 10 shows on the Neapolitan comic genre preference and reassessing the great artistic treasures of the Neapolitan comedy Petito Scarpetta, Di Maio to Viviani to large Peppino and Eduardo de Filippo.

Taking turns on stage in addition to the company founded by Gino Esposito, also prestigious groups of the regional theater scene, and not only as the Cavea company of Ciro Bat, The Unknowns Marino Gennarelli, TeatroPerNoi Ernesto Mignano, Rino Mania Grillo Theatre and many other companies mostly Neapolitan.

The billboard, is chosen every year by the Artistic Director of the Theatre Arbostella precisely the expert Gino Esposito and founder of the space and the company of which he directed.

The great public and critical success is evidenced by the large number of subscribers that each year more and more increases at Viale Verdi up to make the theater too "small", with the very public attendance.

In 2008, thanks to the intervention of the City of Salerno, which invested significant financial resources, the entire structure is made safe and cleared of asbestos parts.

The redevelopment of the theater Arbostella becomes cause for pride on the part of the Mayor Vincenzo De Luca that by participating in the new opening ceremony christened the Theatre as an important meeting point for young people largely through the efforts of so many operators of theater and culture Salerno, and also for its strategic location that the structure covers, given the proximity to the subway station, as well as the Novotel and the municipal gardens of Arbostella Park.

Since summer 2009 the management of the theater is managed by the new Association "Laboratory Theatre Arbostella" with the Presidency entrusted to the Immaculate Caracciuolo, and vice-president Arturo Esposito.

The new Association, in addition to aim to improve the already impressive performance from previous management, aims to achieve greater growth both in the same structure that the population of the eastern area of ​​Salerno, thus bringing it closer to unknown reality and trying to lift the spirits of a culture and interests more.

And for this purpose that at the Theatre Arbostella, as is already the case for years, it held a theatrical workshop aimed at children and young people, introducing them well in a world totally different from what we usually live, enabling them to manage their feelings.

The laboratory has opened the door for a while 'of time even to adults, creating their interests surely more appropriate to deal with their insecurities, with courses in diction, mime and acting.

Moreover, the Association, always a time to share, is responsible to present on certain dates comedies offered free of charge to elderly people, as well as beneficial representations such as the Epiphany or the Carnival Theatre at Theatre or shows to 'open space in front of always free of charge .

Also at most of them are hosted in aid background of painting photography exhibitions as well as essays or dance recital performances for children.