The Good Italian Girl Presents - Italian Love is a Battlefield
Based on her bestselling book "The Good Italian Girl" Claudia Callisto presents a culturally orientated comedy performance infused with 80s music on the battles ethnic females faced with their immigrant parents to simply leave their homes to spread their wings and dance to 80s music with their friends. Despite these battles, theses experiences made our generation the strong, resilient and the family focused women we are today. Now mothers ourselves we are negotiating similar but different battles with our own children & discovering that they do not realise how lucky they actually have it compared to our generation. Lets embrace the positive cultural experiences we've had instilled into us, and pass on those traditions to our children, providing a sense of belonging and freedom from guilt
Presented by: Claudia Callisto
Born in Adelaide, Australia, to Italian immigrant parents, Claudia Callisto is an Amazon Bestselling Author of the Book "The Good Italian Girl" and Fringe Artist. As early as age 17, Claudia felt the pressure from the unwritten cultural expectations of what it meant to be a 'good Italian girl;' stay close to home, get married, have a big family, look after every one and be the glue that holds everything together. Her journey demonstrates that you don't need to throw away the cultural traditions; you just need to create enough space to live life on your own terms. Claudia is now performing on stage sharing her cultural stories, experiences and comedy on the battles ethnic females faced with their immigrant parents to simply leave their homes to spread their wings.
Reviews & Fringefeed Reacts
Funny, entertaining and thought provoking .. thanks for a fun night Claudia - Carmel T, Face book post
Claudia is a Giussa with a big personality, big hair and even bigger dreams! Claudia is a storyteller with humour and infectious charm. - Anastasia Lambis, Hi Fi Way
Fun, fabulous 80s music meets a funny and inspiring tale of growing up as an Italian Australian. - Samantha Bond, Glam Adelaide
Congratulations on your fringe show. It was so engaging and relatable. Thank you for reminding us how awesome we were in the 80s - Rocio C, Face book post
A Great Show! you were brilliant in capturing the essence of our yester year and helping up reminisce our childhood. Barrel of laughs. - Dianne D, Face book post