Drama studies

Research topics of faculty members and researchers working in the Drama Studies section: a) history of the actor and performance techniques; b) material culture of theater; c) relationships between visual arts and theater; d) interaction between dramatic writing and scenic writing; e) history of dance and ballet;

f) methodological and epistemological questions; g) theatrical criticism; h) theaters of extra-western tradition; i) performing arts and new technologies; j) new theater and theater of social interaction; k) history and directing institutions; l) performance organization and economics.

Research groups
- Performing robots — Interdisciplinary Research Group
- Teorie e pratiche della danza italiana tra il Novecento e l'oggi

People

Margherita Bergamo

PhD Student

keywords: contemporary dance, digital art, virtual reality, body-based storytelling, embodiment

Matteo Casari

Associate Professor

keywords: Nō Theatre, Asian Theatre, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Cultural marketing, Entertainment Management and Economy,

Elena Cervellati

Associate Professor

keywords: Dance studies, Theatre Studies, Dance Theories, Screendance, Ballet, Dance Analysis

Francesca Di Fazio

Research fellow

keywords: Puppet Theatre, New dramaturgies, Dramaturgical practices, Italian contemporary theater writing, French contemporary

Lorenzo Donati

Adjunct professor

Research fellow

keywords: Reality trend, Argentinian Theatre, Audience and reception studies, Audience studies, Performance and dance studies,

Rita Maria Fabris

Fixed-term Researcher in Tenure Track L. 79/2022

keywords: Dancing body, Choreology, Community Dance

Matteo Paoletti

Associate Professor

keywords: opera staging, economics of the performing arts, theatrical impresario, cultural diplomacy

Daniela Piana

Full Professor

keywords: cultural change, legality as rituals of inclusiveness, rule of law, cities and governance in the digital age,

Caterina Piccione

Fixed-term Researcher in Tenure Track L. 79/2022

keywords: Theatre of the 20th century, Dramaturgy, Stage direction, Actor, Modern dance, Postmodern dance

Enrico Pitozzi

Associate Professor

keywords: Perception, Corporeality, Presence, Virtual, Movement, Environment, Digital aesthetics, Soundscape, Philosophy of

Elena Randi

Full Professor

keywords: Romantic theatre, Actor, Stage direction, Philology of dance, modern dance

Marina Tanaka

PhD Student

keywords: dramaturgy, Japanese philosophy and aesthetic, perception, contemporary theatre, audio-visual technology

Drama studies

Research groups

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