Identità, cultura teatrale, tempo libero e territorio. Il ruolo della Fondazione Lirico Sinfonica Petruzzelli e Teatri di Bari

Identity, culture theatre, leisure time and territory. The role of the Foundation of theaters and opera symphony Petruzzelli in Bari What is the cultural heritage of a place? What are the signs that impress on space? How these signs are preserved and passed down over time? The attempt to answer these questions gave rise to this contribution which focuses on the use and organization of leisure time, man's basic spiritual need that can cause forms of territorial organization that leave indelible anthropogenic marks, expression of human 'identity’. These signs are translated into a set of status symbols especially in the urban milieu: this is the case of the Petruzzelli Theater in Bari, where it fully expresses the culture of Apulia and its capital, reborn after the fire of 1991, thanks to the wise protection and conservation carried out by local actors and, in particular, the Foundation of theaters and opera symphony Petruzzelli in Bari.