HUMAN ENTERPRISE: The Actor Factory
The theatre training project organised by the Associazione Pier Lombardo in collaboration with the Pirelli Foundation gets into full swing
The theatre training project L’UMANA IMPRESA. La fabbrica degli attori (“HUMAN ENTERPRISE: The Actor Factory”), organised by the Associazione Pier Lombardo in collaboration with the Pirelli Foundation, was launched in December 2022. The investigation, in theatrical form, will take its cue from a reflection on some concepts that are shared by both corporate culture and artistic activity: vision, identity, transformation, and research, as well as the human ability to create artefacts and stories, and material and immaterial products, while also touching on the question of the relationship between man and machine.
Based on their memories and experiences at the Pirelli Historical Archive, six young twenty-somethings – chosen from among the new graduates from the drama academies of Milan – will have the task of telling the story of how companies that have their roots in a vision, and in an idea of a society that we dream about, can become the driving forces of change. With the communicative power and immediacy of theatre and with the use of dialogues, monologues, choral scenes and videos, the young actors will talk about science, research, production techniques, and creative relationships between people. And they will touch on topics such as sustainability, the economy, the fight against inequality, and protection of the environment. At the same time, they will improve their skills as creators of stories – immaterial products that have always been used to give meaning to everything around us, to life experiences, and to what still awaits us in the future.
The project consists of three stages: the first, which ended in December, was devoted to planning and to the selection of the actors. The second stage is focusing on training and research, with four weeks of intensive work at the Teatro Franco Parenti under the guidance of the director Stefano de Luca. This will examine the techniques of scenic art and create investigative drama situations based on the value of work and on that of industrial, commercial and artistic enterprises. Visits to the Historical Archive, which is now preserved at the Pirelli Foundation, and the visit to the Pirelli Research and Development laboratories will be invaluable, giving a far better understanding of certain issues and aspects of corporate culture.
The third and final stage of the project will be the show itself. There will be two events: on Tuesday 28 March 2023, there will be an interactive show for students from upper secondary schools and universities who will be involved and encouraged by the company to express themselves on the themes in hand, bringing in new ideas and insights. The second event, which is open to the general public, will be held in the evening of Monday 3 April 2023. It will be an opportunity to share the social value of the theatre.
Show:
L’UMANA IMPRESA
LA FABBRICA DEGLI ATTORI
Directed by Stefano de Luca
With
Tobia Dal Corso Polzot, Elia Galeotti, Lorenzo Giovannetti,
Claudia Grassi, Edoardo Rivoira, and Emilia Tiburzi
Information and reservations
For those wishing to take part in the show on 3 April, all the latest information will soon be available on the Teatro Franco Parenti website www.teatrofrancoparenti.it
We look forward to seeing you!
(Photo: Ilaria Maggioni and Andrea Salafia)
The theatre training project organised by the Associazione Pier Lombardo in collaboration with the Pirelli Foundation gets into full swing
The theatre training project L’UMANA IMPRESA. La fabbrica degli attori (“HUMAN ENTERPRISE: The Actor Factory”), organised by the Associazione Pier Lombardo in collaboration with the Pirelli Foundation, was launched in December 2022. The investigation, in theatrical form, will take its cue from a reflection on some concepts that are shared by both corporate culture and artistic activity: vision, identity, transformation, and research, as well as the human ability to create artefacts and stories, and material and immaterial products, while also touching on the question of the relationship between man and machine.
Based on their memories and experiences at the Pirelli Historical Archive, six young twenty-somethings – chosen from among the new graduates from the drama academies of Milan – will have the task of telling the story of how companies that have their roots in a vision, and in an idea of a society that we dream about, can become the driving forces of change. With the communicative power and immediacy of theatre and with the use of dialogues, monologues, choral scenes and videos, the young actors will talk about science, research, production techniques, and creative relationships between people. And they will touch on topics such as sustainability, the economy, the fight against inequality, and protection of the environment. At the same time, they will improve their skills as creators of stories – immaterial products that have always been used to give meaning to everything around us, to life experiences, and to what still awaits us in the future.
The project consists of three stages: the first, which ended in December, was devoted to planning and to the selection of the actors. The second stage is focusing on training and research, with four weeks of intensive work at the Teatro Franco Parenti under the guidance of the director Stefano de Luca. This will examine the techniques of scenic art and create investigative drama situations based on the value of work and on that of industrial, commercial and artistic enterprises. Visits to the Historical Archive, which is now preserved at the Pirelli Foundation, and the visit to the Pirelli Research and Development laboratories will be invaluable, giving a far better understanding of certain issues and aspects of corporate culture.
The third and final stage of the project will be the show itself. There will be two events: on Tuesday 28 March 2023, there will be an interactive show for students from upper secondary schools and universities who will be involved and encouraged by the company to express themselves on the themes in hand, bringing in new ideas and insights. The second event, which is open to the general public, will be held in the evening of Monday 3 April 2023. It will be an opportunity to share the social value of the theatre.
Show:
L’UMANA IMPRESA
LA FABBRICA DEGLI ATTORI
Directed by Stefano de Luca
With
Tobia Dal Corso Polzot, Elia Galeotti, Lorenzo Giovannetti,
Claudia Grassi, Edoardo Rivoira, and Emilia Tiburzi
Information and reservations
For those wishing to take part in the show on 3 April, all the latest information will soon be available on the Teatro Franco Parenti website www.teatrofrancoparenti.it
We look forward to seeing you!
(Photo: Ilaria Maggioni and Andrea Salafia)
