Contemporary Italian Theatre

The course aims to provide an in-depth understanding and a historical-critical methodology regarding the main phenomena of 20th-century Italian theatre, placing them in dialogue with the European and international context. The second and third parts of the course offer analytical pathways dedicated to the director's theatre in Italy, with particular reference to the productions of the "Teatro Stabile," studied from the perspective of the relationship between text and staging, through historical and contemporary examples from the Milanese stage. The main objective is to equip students with specific skills for the critical analysis of theatre performances.

By the end of the course, students will acquire methodological and critical skills to analyse the process of theatrical creation, along with in-depth knowledge of the historical and cultural context in which the text and performance are situated. In particular, students will develop the ability to critically analyse examples of Italian director's theatre.