Theatre

 

‘I believe that it is not through painting that photography becomes art, but through theatre.’

Roland Barthes, Camera Lucida, 1980, 1980

My deep love for theatre inevitably led me to love its photographic version as well.
I feel so strongly what the performers experience, both in rehearsals and on stage, that during the shoot we breathe in unison.

I am one of them, but I am transparent. Invisible, that is how I want to be when I photograph in a theatre (and perhaps not only in the theatre).

Conversation Pieces

Conversation Pieces is the first of three shows that make up
the trilogy Il pianto delle Muse (The Cry of the Muses). An apocalyptic trilogy for a world-opera
by author and director Marco Filiberti.
This is a long-standing collaboration that went far beyond a simple
photography commission thanks to a shared vision
and the strength of the human relationship.
The trilogy was published in a prestigious box set
by the Titivillus publishing house, edited by Pierfrancesco Giannangeli
in which ample space was given to the iconographic part.
 
These photographs were taken during the final rehearsals and performances.
The photographer therefore adapted to the actual stage conditions.
The lighting is the same as in the show.
The photographer always remained outside the stage area
(as if she were a spectator).

Conversation Pieces II

New theatrical adaptation of Marco Filiberti's text, Conversation Pieces,

inspired by Lord G. Byron's ‘Cain’ and and ‘Manfred’.

Photographs: Maria Elena Fantasia

Around Don Carlos: tests of authenticity

Based on Friedrich Schiller
Directed by Marco Filiberti
This work inspired the book of the same title, published by Titivillus
Afterword: Giulio Baffi
Photographs: Maria Elena Fantasia

The Twilight of Arcadia

The Twilight of Arcadia is the third show in the trilogy entitled
‘Il pianto delle Muse’ (The Cry of the Muses).
An apocalyptic trilogy for a ‘world-opera’ by author and director Marco Filiberti.
This is a long-standing collaboration that has gone far beyond
a simple photography commission thanks to a shared vision
and the strength of the human relationship.
The trilogy was published in a prestigious box set
by the Titivillus publishing house, edited by Pierfrancesco Giannangeli
in which ample space was given to the iconographic part.
 
These photographs were taken during the final rehearsals and performances.
The photographer therefore adapted to the actual stage conditions.
The lighting is the same as in the show.
The photographer always remained outside the stage area
(as if she were a spectator).

The Tempest

by William Shakespeare

Directed by Roberto Ando’

Teatro Biondo, Palermo

My heartfelt thanks to Lia Pasqualino and Roberto Ando’
for allowing me to take these photographs.

Le mille bolle blu (A Thousand Blue Bubbles)

Text by Salvatore Rizzo
Directed and performed by Filippo Luna