ABOUT THE SHOWThe show of the “RIONI DI CORI” Italian State Renaissance Flag Throwers has been perfected over the years and aims to fascinate and entertain our audiences all around the world who are not familiar with Flag-Throwing.Elegantly and gracefully the Flag-Throwers throw and move the flags spectacularly so that the choreography of the performance is original.The greater chorographical qualities elaborated from the group are stressed in the elegance and in the grace of the movements, the dynamism and the spectacularity of the flag throw, and in the acrobatic figuration patterns.One of the best exhibition performed by the group “RIONI DI CORI” Italian State Renaissance Flag Throwers is the Skirmish with flags, which embodies the eternal struggle between Heaven and Hell.The drums and trumpets accompany the Flag-Throwers and the movements of the flags.FLAG THROWERS “RIONI DI CORI”Cori is a town located 50 km south of Rome, on the Lepine Mountains, and is one of the oldest cities in Italy: according to the legend it was founded 1000 years before Rome.The city of Cori is known worldwide for ” L’Antica Arte del maneggiar l’insegna”, that is the art of using the flag in battle. The flag-waver preceded the troops in battle and communicated with the soldiers through precise movements of the flag, on which were drawn the heraldic symbols of municipalities, duchies and principalities.During the Renaissance, the Masters of Arms taught the rules for moving the Insegna, the flag, how to bring it, launch it and how to keep it while drawing the sword with the other hand, but also how to offend with the flag since it was itself a weapon. Three young skilled flag-wavers, carrying flags decorated with the colourful blazons of the cities of Rome and Cori, would be summoned by the local government to participate in the Ludi (competition) in the Rione Testaccio (old quarter) of Rome. This custom has been kept alive across the centuries, so the figure of flag-waver changed his initial military connotation to become a skilled flag thrower, performing for civic events, joyful and playful, like historical processions and ancient chivalry.In 1966, Professor Giovanni Pistilli founded the group of flag-waving Rioni di Cori, who performed for the first time at the Historic Carousel of the town: the group has perfected the art of the flag, combining the art of acrobatics and flag with Renaissance music of drums and trumpets. Among tosses, choreography and turning of flags, characteristic of the group is the Skirmish Flags, la Schermaglia, which sees two competitors face each other in difficult stunts that symbolize the eternal struggle between Good and Evil.Among other achievements in the world, we should remember their performance at the opening of the Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988, the Worldfest at Epcot Center in Orlando in 1992, at the Concert for Life and Peace in Jerusalem in 2003, at the Shanghai International Folk Art Festival in October 2004, the great participation in the Cathay Pacific Chinese New Year Parade in Hong Kong in 2006 and in many other important international events.Further information on the“RIONI DI CORI” Flag Throwers at: http://www.sbandieratoridicori.it/