"I was forced to realize that in Naples people wander the streets in theatre costumes and that I am on stage too, a player among the others, perhaps more incongruous than the others." This ambiguous relationship between spectator and player is the basis of this very personal exploration of Naples, a theatre city where an age-old historical reality is eluded by the power of a constant performance that re-presents the time of dramaturgy: immotile, recursive, but charged with meaning.

The challenge we took on with "Beyond-Borders" was to put to use the opportunities the Internet offers to confront ourselves with experiences similar to ours taking place far away. To capture, anywhere in the world, the dimension of art as an instrument of resilience. In a world where ideologies in crisis have been replaced by equally bloody religious fundamentalisms, "Beyond-Borders" has led us to exploring issues such as hospitality, sustainabletourism, emigration and immigration. The common denominator of what we've offered is art as a medium capable of tackling social and environmental...