“Remembering Stanislavsky”: A Tribute To The Great Russian Master At The University Of Macerata
August 7 marks the 80th anniversary of the death of Konstantin Stanislavsky (1938–2018). As a...
Read MoreMaria Pia Pagani is Professor of Theatre and Performing Arts at University of Naples “Federico II” (Italy). Degree cum laude in Foreign Languages and Literature, PhD in Modern Philology at University of Pavia (Italy). She is a member of Pen Club, and the Italian translator of the doctor-writer and playwright Mikhail Berman-Tsikinovsky.
Posted by Maria Pia Pagani | 7th Aug 2018 | Directing, Italy, News, Russian Theatre Abroad
August 7 marks the 80th anniversary of the death of Konstantin Stanislavsky (1938–2018). As a...
Read MorePosted by Maria Pia Pagani | 6th Apr 2018 | Festivals, Italy, News, Playwriting
Since 2007, the year of the 300th anniversary of the birth of Carlo Goldoni (1707–1793), Ghislieri...
Read MorePosted by Maria Pia Pagani | 9th Mar 2018 | Immersive Theatre, Italy, News
Over the course of time, the great aesthetic impact of the Sistine Chapel has been testified to...
Read MorePosted by Maria Pia Pagani | 23rd Dec 2017 | Festivals, Italy, Review, Romania, Theatre and Opera
Year after year, the Galati Theatre Festival commands a prestigious position for opera theatre in...
Read MorePosted by Maria Pia Pagani | 15th Sep 2017 | Italy, Theatre and Politics
Francesco De Sanctis (1817–83) is one of the most important Italian literary critics and scholars,...
Read MorePosted by Maria Pia Pagani | 15th Jul 2017 | Italy
Each theatre has its own history, made by performances and audiences. It reveals the work of the...
Read MorePosted by Maria Pia Pagani | 15th Jun 2017 | Adaptation, Italy
Twenty years ago, on 13 December 1996, Euripides’ Medea debuted in Bergamo (Teatro Donizetti): for...
Read MorePosted by Maria Pia Pagani | 3rd Jun 2017 | Italy, Playwriting
Can a staging improve the knowledge of the life of a celebrity, revealing the most intimate...
Read MorePosted by Maria Pia Pagani | 17th May 2017 | Italy, Theatre and Dance
Today, can the myth of a prima donna live in a prima ballerina? The choreographer and director...
Read MorePosted by Maria Pia Pagani | 6th Apr 2017 | Italy
Carlo Goldoni (1707–93), the greatest Italian playwright of the eighteenth century, discovered his...
Read MorePosted by Maria Pia Pagani | 18th Mar 2017 | Italy
Each year the town of Ivrea, in Piedmont, hosts a traditional celebration of Carnival with many...
Read MorePosted by Maria Pia Pagani | 5th Mar 2017 | Italy
The Tuscan town of Viareggio, one of the most renowned tourist destinations in Italy, has a lively...
Read MorePosted by Maria Pia Pagani | 26th Feb 2017 | Italy
The town of Venice hosts one of the oldest traditions for the celebration of Carnival in Italy....
Read MorePosted by Maria Pia Pagani | 27th Jan 2017 | Review, Russia
Born in Kharkov on 12 November 1937, Mikhail Berman-Tsikinovsky is a Russian-speaking émigré who...
Read MorePosted by Maria Pia Pagani | 24th Jan 2017 | Design, Essay, Italy
Ten years ago, on 26 January 2007, Emanuele Luzzati died, in Genua. He was one of Italian...
Read MorePosted by Maria Pia Pagani | 18th Jan 2017 | Essay, Italy, Puppetry, Theatre and Dance
Virgilio Sieni is one of the most important Italian dancers and choreographers, and Mimmo...
Read MorePosted by Maria Pia Pagani | 23rd Dec 2016 | Italy, News, Theatre and Opera
December 7 is the patronal feast in Milan (St. Ambrose’s Day) and, by tradition, the day on which...
Read MorePosted by Maria Pia Pagani | 5th Dec 2016 | Italy, News
Thirty years ago, on 24th April 1986, Gerardo Guerrieri died in Rome. He was one of the most...
Read MorePosted by Maria Pia Pagani | 19th Oct 2016 | Italy, News
On 13th October 2016, Dario Fo died in Milan at age 90. He was one of the most influential artists...
Read MorePosted by Maria Pia Pagani | 18th Oct 2016 | Acting, Italy, News
In November 2011, in Venice, the Giorgio Cini Foundation officially opened a new permanent space...
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