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Born 15th November 1958 in Turin, Italy. Download CV Curriculum Vitae

Theatre

1972 - 1974: Trained in drama and stagecraft at Teatro dell’Angolo in Turin, Italy
1974 - 1976: Official stage debut at the age of 16 and actor in various productions for the theatre

1976 - 1995: Co-founder and member of theatre co-operative Teatro dell’Angolo.

Author, director, designer and actor in around 40 productions, featuring:

1983 Pigiami (actor and debut as scriptwriter and director)
1985 Robinson & Crusoe (author, director, set designer, composer and actor)
1987 Americhe (author, director, set designer, composer and actor)
1988 Terra Promessa (author, director, set designer and actor) Co-production with Théâtre Les Deux Mondes, Montréal, Canada
1990 Ristorante (author, director, set designer and actor)
1991 Victor il selvatico (author, director, set designer, composer and actor)
1991 Ectoplasma (author, director, set designer, composer and actor)


1980 – 1995: Leading parts in performances for other theatres in this period:

1980 Orfeo e Euridice by Gluck & Calzabigi, Royal Theatre, Turin
1981 Fra Diavolo by Auber, Scribe, Delavigne, Royal Theatre, Turin
1993 Les joueurs, Théatre Firmin Gémier, Antony, Paris
1994 Personnes deplacees, Théatre Firmin Gémier, Antony, Paris


1995 -> Co-founder and artistic director of Meridiano Theatre, Denmark.

Scriptwriter, director, set designer in the following performances:

1996 EARTH – The man from Tollund
1999 AIR and Water – Foetus
1999 Wild Wings (also as actor)
2000 FIRE – The Land of Dreams
2000 Earth, Air, Water, Fire
2001 Our Wonderful World
2002 Chaplin (also as actor in the leading role)
2003 Promised Land (also as actor)
2003 Comoedia Humana
2005 The great Houdini (also as actor in the leading role)
2006 Genesis
2007 Transit
2009 Robinson & Crusoe
2009 Anima


1995 -> Jobs as director and scriptwriter for other theatres in this period

1995 Derapages - Kygel Theatre, Paris
1997 Petrus & Fiona - Teatergruppen Batida, Copenhagen.
   The night was silent  -  University of Copenhagen / Golden Days in Copenhagen (at Folketeatret)
1998 A Braham Transfert  -  Kygel Theatre, Paris
2000 Amor and Psyche  -  Odense Theatre and Baggård Teatret (at Sukkerkogeriet)
2001 Ouverture  -  Teatergruppen Batida, Copenhagen.
2003 Little Py  -  Teater My, Århus
2004 Grande Finale - Teatergruppen Batida, Copenhagen.


Venues of my performances in the following countries:
Italy, France, Spain, Greece, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, England, Scotland, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, Serbia, Russia, Israel, Turkey, USA, Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Cameroon, Japan, Vietnam, China, Korea and Australia.

Awards

  • 'Best director award' in the festival ’New Generation’, Turin, Italy april 2008
  • 'The Excellent Production', Shanghai International Children Theatre Festival, juli 2007
  • Awarded the Italian Cross of the Order of Chivalry: 'Ordine della Stella della Solidarietà Italiana', Copenhagen, June 2007
  • Premio Maria Signorelli 2006-2007 XX° Stagione Teatrale del Teatro Verde, Italien
  • Premio Stregagatto, Italy, 2004
  • Villanueva Awards Critic – Best performance 2003, Cuba, January 2004
  • Grand Prix of the Jury: Best performance, GIFFONI festival, July 2003
  • Award for best Italian production, ETI Rome, May 1991
  • AGIS award for the best Italian production with the most performances abroad, May 1991
  • Critics award, Montreal, May 1989
  • Two awards in the "Festival des Ameriques" for best sound and best visual concept, May 1989
  • Schauspiele ’88, Award for best set design, Munich, May 1988
  • Award for best foreign performance, Montreal, May 1987
  • The city of Turin Award, Theatre Play, Turin, May 1987
  • The "Golden Ticket" AGIS/BNL in Taormina, August 1986



Music
Composer of the music to many of the above-named productions.
Composer of background music and songs in documentary programmes.



Film - tv
Leading parts:
Lettera a Dante di Nanny  -  1984  -  RAI, dir. Bruno Gambarotta
Ritorno D’Autunno,  -  1988  -  RAI, dir. Umberto Piersanti
Paesaggio con Argonauti   -  1989  -  dir. Emilio Locurcio
Un cane da palcoscenico  -  1989  -  dir. Franco Guaschino
Partnes   -  1990  -  dir. Giovanni Minerba & Ottavio Mai
A day’s Grace  -  2005  -  dir. Sidney Lexy Plaut


Director for:
10:36  -  2006 -   Production 'Effetto Pensiero', Milano

Author and set designer:
For a clean world   -   2006  -  Dir. Sidnet Lexy Plaut



Dubbing
Professional dubbing of various TV series and cartoons