Cretto di Burri

Local nameGrande Cretto
LocationGibellina, Italy

The Cretto di Burri or Cretto di Gibellina, also known as "Il Grande Cretto", is a landscape artwork undertaken by Alberto Burri in 1984 and left unfinished in 1989, based on the old city of Gibellina in North West Sicilly. The original city of Gibellina was completely destroyed in the 1968 Belice earthquake. Gibellina has since been rebuilt, about 20 km from the city's original location. In 2015, to mark what would have been Burri's one hundredth birthday, the work was finally completed. In 2023 the Cretto hosted the closure of the 42nd edition of the "Orestiadi" festival, with the music of Italian songwriter Mario Venuti. The Orestiadi of 2023 saw a record in spectators.

The Cretto is also the subject of the theatrical show "I-TIGI a Gibellina" and its video transposition "I-TIGI Canto per Ustica" by the Italian stage actor, theater director, dramaturge and author Marco Paolini.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretto_di_Burri

Address 91024, Italy

Coordinates 37°47'16.324" N 12°58'17.338" E

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