Not just The Jackal: Aurora Leone goes back to her origins, to theater monologues written and performed in a one-woman show and it also does it in the last sold out stage of the tours Half true, which closes its doors on Saturday 17 December in Milan, after the successes in Rome and Naples. At 23, he already has a very successful career, which includes Beijing Express And Italia’s got talentmany digital projects and the hilarious forays with the comedy collective from Campania into institutions such as the Ariston (with Operation San Remo) and the European Football Championships. From Try Sa Sa (Amazon Prime Video) to podcast Biscotti’s – Stories of the Internet on Spotify, showcases irresistible comedic talent with versatility.
On the phone, before rehearsals for the show, he is a flood and shares dreams, goals and passions for 2023, which already promises to be full of surprises and full of expectations.
But you never take a vacation?
«This time yes, I’m stopping for Christmas. I don’t want to leave, but for once to stay… and enjoy the sweet doing nothing at home».
How is his family?
«Very, very “attached”, numerous, in short, southern: he follows me on all the dates and perhaps this is the secret of the sold out».
Is it true that your grandmother also conquered Stefano De Martino?
“Very true. As soon as the lights came on in the hall after the Naples show, grandmother Aurora rushed at him, alone. I haven’t seen her walk so well in years, she just rushed to hug her. You told Stefano that you consider him a nephew.’
What did they say at home about such a nomadic career?
“At first there was skepticism because this road doesn’t lead to a fixed destination, it follows the unknown. But I’ve always believed in it so much and when I was 17 I rented the Caserta theater by myself to put on a show with a monologue written by me. Everyone came and felt involved».
Is she a daughter of art?
«Dad is an architect and works in a jewelery company but he has always written plays and he’s the only one I let read the monologues I prepare».
What does mom say?
“She sighs and reminds me that I’m four exams away from graduation, she would like me to finish university. I understand it, I haven’t stopped believing in it either and I hope you can come back and give some next year».
What effect did performing in your land, in Naples, have on you?
«The dressing room of the San Nazzaro Theater is covered with photos of Eduardo De Filippo and Luigi Pirandello. Seeing them soothed my senses and reminded me of what was to come in this historic temple that still has its curtain strings. As much as I tensed my abs before going on stage, I think I concentrated an entire year of gym into ten minutes».
The title of the show is a tribute to Half black from Pine Daniel. Who introduced her to her songs?
«Dad made me listen to it since I was seven years old, together with Guccini and De Andrè, during trips by car or on the way to school. It was our ritual, an attentive listening in which you learn all the words».
What role does music play in your days today?
«It remains a constant, always in the background: when I walk, when I get ready, when I’m on the train. Mine is a transversal playlist that includes classic Italian songwriting and new talents like Blanco».
Are you also in the balance between different generations in life?
«Yes, on the one hand university classmates and on the other older colleagues, married and with children, i.e. those who already regret their various choices. I am in the middle, like Balto who is neither dog nor wolf: he knows what he is not and so do I ».
It is customary to say of a woman that she is either beautiful or nice. How hard is it to be a comedian today?
«As a top model I defend the category of beautiful. Seriously, fortunately there are many women who know how to be both and demonstrate how absurd it is as a premise ».
Are you following them at the World Cup?
«Of course and I was pleased to see Morocco in the semifinal, it had never happened to an African team. But now I support Argentina, as a Napoli fan I can’t do otherwise ».
Do you ever dream of a foray overseas, by Jimmy Fallon, like Sabrina Impacciatore or the Maneskins?
“Perhaps! In the meantime, I am happy that our talents are recognized internationally».
If you could choose what would you choose?
«I would like to tell Quentin Tarantino that I would very well simulate the dead man in any of his projects, I offer myself voluntarily. Or would it be enough for me to be in a scene from Fleabageven without speaking, one in which Phoebe Waller-Bridge passes and greets me.
An Italian idol you met and was a fan of?
«I still remember the first concert of my life, I was seven years old and I saw Negramaro on my father’s shoulders in Gallipoli. Watching Giuliano Sangiorgi from afar and then getting to know him and appreciating his spirit and sensitivity was incredible. I was also very excited when Samuele Bersani said that he was rooting for me and Fru a Beijing Express. I always try not to reveal all the inner turmoil I feel in those moments but then I hold on for five minutes and confess it to him».
Given his love of music, think of the stage of the San Remo Festival it doesn’t seem like a gamble.
“That would be a good omen. I’d do anything to be there, even play the violin in the orchestra».
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