EdFringe Talk: Temporarily Yours

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“I have been here for over a week now and I’m still learning to navigate this magic ship.”

WHO: Greta Zamparini

WHAT: “A journey into sexuality and prostitution, encountering dynamics that connect more to our lives than we’d expect. Why does one sell their body nowadays? Is it out of constraint or out of choice? And does society help us to perceive our body as an object or as an integral part of ourselves? From two monologues by Concita De Gregorio (Ed Einaudi), created from the blog of an escort and by direct contact with trafficked women. A show about our bodies, our souls and our relationships. I behave like a whore, I am not a whore.”

WHERE: Underbelly, Bristo Square – Ermintrude (Venue 302) 

WHEN: 13:15 (75 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

This is my very first time at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, not only as a performer, but also as a spectator. My fellow actor friends and I call it “The Monster”. The Edinburgh Fringe festival is a huge, incredible, living creature that has its own rules, its own crazy rhythms, its own creative ways. Either you learn how to ride the beast, or it will ride you! I had never seen so many theatrical and entertainment offers all in one place at once. At every corner there is something great to watch, something new to eat and drink, some incredible performers and artists to meet and to share the experience with. I have been here for over a week now and I’m still learning to navigate this magic ship. I’d like to stay here for at least six months, in order to see all the shows I want to see!

What are the big things you’ve learned since 2022 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?

I have learnt that If I have the guts to jump, the net will appear. Yes, I now have many bruises around my body, but still, I’m happy about it. I have learnt that nothing and no one is forever, and so I should enjoy each moment fully , even the most difficult ones. It is not always easy, so I breathe deeper, I have a good cry or two, call a good friend or three (those are very important to have!) and I go back being grateful for everything that I am still able to experience and learn.

Tell us about your show.

This show is about prostitution. It was created after my experience as a volunteer with the italian Onlus Fondazione Somaschi which helps women trafficked for prostitution in Italy. Some of the women are inspired by that experience. In the show there are also two characters extracted from the book “Malamore”by the journalist Concita De Gregorio (Ed. Einaudi): Cristina the sex worker, and Dalia, both translated by Margaret Rose. In the show I perform six different sex workers. The show has been produced and performed in Italy, in Milan and in Rome. I first asked actress and director Federica Bognetti to embark with me on this journey and after that we contacted Ms De Gregorio. At the beginning of 2023 I contacted producer Ines Wurth in order to bring Temporarily Yours to Edinburgh where I now perform it in english for the first time.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

My audience should see all shows about sex and relationships. There are surely many of those at the Fringe Festival, but I can recommend the ones I have seen up to now:

“Asexuality! The solo musical” by Rebecca Mc Glynn; “Break up addict” by Paige Wilhide; Courtney Pauroso in “Vanessa 5000”; “Ask a stripper.The vip experience” by Stacey Clare and Gypsy Charms; Lisa Verlo in “Hollywoodn’t” and finally “Break up with your boyfriend”.

I also vividly recommend the incredible Joshua Welch in “Wildcat’s last waltz” and the brilliant Monia Baldini in “Be my Guest”

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