The Carceri Nuove (New Prisons) in Turin were occupied by the Germans after 8 September 1943, along with other focal points in the city. The ‘German wing’, acted as housing for political prisoners, partisans, Jews, and often civilians arrested in reprisal. From here they were left to face two destinies: execution or deportation. In the block where Le Nuove Prison stands, until 1943 there was a small hotel: the Albergo Speranza, destroyed during the bombing.

Imagine a traveller walking through the fog one winter night holding a note with the address of the ‘Hope’ Hotel…Who gave it to him? What will he find?

Gathering the stories of that time, the producers of this performance ask themselves what remains when even the Speranza is bombed, and they went in search of the ‘bright spot’ moments, experiences, and encounters that shine and allow us to shine even when everything around is dark.