Programma

The course will investigate the plurality of the idea of directing in Italy between the 1930s and the second half of the 20th century, looking in particular at debates on the pre-eminence of dramatic text or performance. The practices and theories of some of the leading directors of the time will be observed. An in-depth analysis will be dedicated to Bertolt Brecht's Threepenny Opera and its Italian reception.

Testi Adottati

Claudio Meldolesi, Fondamenti del teatro italiano. La generazione dei registi, Rome, Bulzoni, 2008 (1984).
Pleas note: Given its limited availability, the text is replaced by:
Claudio Meldolesi, Fra Totò e Gadda : sei invenzioni sprecate dal teatro italiano, Roma, Bulzoni, 1987, soon to be reprinted by Cue Press,.
Raffaella Di Tizio, L’opera dello straccione di Vito Pandolfi e il mito di Brecht nell’Italia fascista, Roma, Aracne, 2018.

Bertolt Brecht, L’opera da tre soldi, Torino, Einaudi, 2002.

Handouts.

Modalità Frequenza

In accordance with the University's guidelines, the course will be conducted online as well as in the traditional mode.

Modalità Valutazione

Colloquium on the materials and texts studied.