SCENOGRAFIA E TECNOLOGIE PER LA PRODUZIONE TEATRALE

The course aims to provide the knowledge for a complete reading (in technological terms too) of a scenography, which allows the student to place it as a product in the artistic panorama and to develop critical skills by grasping their role and dramaturgical value in the theatre show.

• lectures,
• lectures with experts,
• theatrical shows and critic discussions,
• Mid-Term tests

The discipline investigates the contemporary addresses of the stage, articulated according to two

aspects:

• the first one is about the radical changes of the theatrical performance and the scenic space in the twentieth century; Thematic story is addressed through a historical excursus of the deep modifications that involve theatrical writing, the scenic space, the places designated to the show through emblematic case studies;
• the second aspect is about of theatrical production technologies, which is an interpretation of the term technology: secondly, the processes of modifying material and immaterial elements in scenic spaces will be discussed, with technological transfer from artistic and other productive fields.

For the first aspect the changes in the text, body and space uses will be showed, starting from some pioneers -authors, scenographers and architects- faced through the historical period which culminates in the elaboration of the Ivrea Manifesto on the New Theater. A particular look will be dedicated to productions born from ‘scenic scripts’ without a reference text upstream of the project, in which the scenography has an active dramaturgical role in the structure of the show, as an element of representation of places to "space-story".

For the peculiar aspects of theatrical productions: artistic, technical, regulatory and organizational

aspects, trying to respect the sustainability strategies for theatrical bodies, with attention to the aspects related to the regeneration of social and territorial contexts.

Sketches and executive projects of scenography will also be examined (material provided by the teacher).

The student will be able to deepen some aspects treated in collaboration with theatrical bodies, during interesting laboratories.

A. Evolution of the link between theatre and space - scenic space (2 CFU)

Testi:

1. F. Cruciani, Lo spazio del teatro, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 1992. pp. 3 -176

2. F. Perrelli, Storia della scenografia, Carocci, Roma 2002, cap. 1 (pp. 11-28), cap. 6 e cap. 7 (pp. 125-191).

3. V. Fiore, F. Serrazanetti, Scenografia 3.0, dossier in Hystrio n. 4/2017 pp. 26-43 (interviste a Margherita Palli, Paolo Fantin, Katrin Brack).

B. Designing the scene: techno-dramaturgical evolutions (3 CFU)

Testi:

4. V. Fiore, V. Martelliano, Le città del teatro greco, LetteraVentidue, Siracusa, 2018 pp. 79-143

5. V. Fiore, Alla maniera Greca. Progettare la scena della tragedia fra innovazione e consenso, in «Stratagemmi. Prospettive Teatrali», nn.38-39, 2019, pp.159-172.

6. R. Alonge, F. Perrelli, Storia del Teatro e dello spettacolo, UTET 2015, pp. 388-395 (Orlando Furioso, Ronconi); 400-406 (Antigone, Living Theatre); 413-419 (Il principe costante, Grotowski).

7. V. Fiore, Scenografie portatili, LetteraVentidue, Siracusa, 2015, pp. 57-77).

8. V. Fiore, Tecnologie pneumatiche: per una leggerezza nel linguaggio teatrale, in V. Latina, M. Navarra: “Air Fundamental. Collision between Inflatable and Architecture”, LetteraVentidue, Siracusa, 2018, pp.69-79

Approfondimenti monografici: casi studio (1 a scelta):

a. Aulenti/Ronconi/Palli:

a1. «Lotus International», n. 17/1977 (estratti. Aulenti/Ronconi: il Laboratorio di Prato pp.4-29; Utopia a Venezia pp.78-83).

a2. M.G. Gregori, Ronconi al Piccolo, pp. 32-34; 38-43; 56-58; 124-126; 136-138. (Palli/Ronconi)

b. Damiani/ Strehler:

b1. M. Bucciantini, Un Galileo a Milano, Einaudi, Torino, 2017, pp. 98-105 (Vita di Galileo, Damiani/ Strehler).

b2. L. Damiani, Il teatro dell’impossibile; M. G. Gregori, Astrazioni geometriche. Omaggio a Luciano Damiani, in D. Abbado, A. Calbi, S. Milesi (a cura di) “Architettura e teatro. Spazio, progetto e arti sceniche” Il Saggiatore, Milano, 2007, pp. 33-43; 181-192.

c. Innovazioni e sperimentazioni tecnologiche:

c1. E. de Angeli (a cura di), Josef Svoboda. I segreti dello spazio teatrale, ubulibri, Milano 1990, pp.169-186.

c2. V. Fiore, Luce artificiale e paesaggio urbano. Raccontare il territorio con nuove tecnologie, LetteraVentidue, Siracusa, 2012. pp, 13-20 e 93-107.

C. Development process (1 CFU)

Testi:

9. F. Bono, Dossier Ivrea 1967: il programma e la cronaca, in «ATeatro. Webzine di cultura teatrale», 27/04/2007, on line: http://www.ateatro.it/webzine/2007/04/27/dossier-ivrea-1967-il-programma-e-la-cronaca

10. F. Sciarelli, La gestione dell'impresa teatrale. La produzione artistica e l'economia aziendale, Giannini, Napoli, 2005. pp. 2-25

11. F. D'Ippolito, Teoria e tecnica per l'organizzazione teatrale, Editoria &Spettacolo, Roma 2006. pp. 9-33; 67-89.

N.B. The selection of short texts extracted from books will be provided as lecture notes by the teacher.

Please remember that in compliance with art 171 L22.04.1941, n. 633 and its amendments, it is illegal to copy entire books or journals, only 15% of their content can be copied.

For further information on sanctions and regulations concerning photocopying please refer to the regulations on copyright (Linee Guida sulla Gestione dei Diritti d’Autore) provided by AIDRO - Associazione Italiana per i Diritti di Riproduzione delle opere dell’ingegno (the Italian Association on Copyright).

All the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.