Acting Workshop
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CIVICA SCUOLA DI TEATRO PAOLO GRASSI
Playing is a natural activity: we do it massively when we are children and then we tend to forget it a little, too busy with our busy lives!
In English, French and German the act of making theatre and music is to play, jouer, spielen. The connection between life and Theatre is out there for everybody to discover and explore.
In Theatre we with play with our bodies, our voices our imagination, bringing together a new, fresh energy: the energy of creativity. Step by step we can discover the power of making Theatre together and the multiple skills playing involves.
This year's edition:
The audience decides – a stand-up comedy experience
This project brings together a large group of actors to create a unique theater experience. It starts with exploring modern themes to develop characters and scripts that reflect the students' community. The performance will begin with a boring scripted scene, soon to be interrupted by another student whom will change the direction of the show. The audience will become involved letting them choose themes for the actors to perform (everything will be carefully planned in advance, but they won’t know).
Through fun theater games and improvisation, students will learn to bring their characters to life using body and voice. Weekly rehearsals and independent practice will prepare them for the final performance, giving them a real theater company experience.
The main goal of the workshop is to stage a part of a real show, shortly working on a text. It will be worked on different texts proposed by the students or selected from a list suggested by the teachers. There will be also the possibility to write a short monologue or dialogue.
Our partner
Civica Scuola di Teatro Paolo Grassi
The Paolo Grassi School of Theater is a longstanding and visionary study center. It is the only school in Italy to offer training for every profession in the field of theater and live performance.
Second semester workshop a.y. 2024-2025
Calendar
- 10-17-24 February
- 3-24-31 March
- 7-14 April
- 6-13 May
- 14 May final recital
The course will be held in-person in the Campus Life Area in Via Bocconi 12 from 6:15 to 8:15pm.
Requirements
The course is for anyone who wants to challenge themselves with theatre. The only requirement is a good level of English.
The course is open to anyone from the Bocconi Community (priority will be given to students).
Participation fee: 50 euro
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Manuel Renga
Manuel Renga is professor of theatrical direction at the Paolo Grassi school and director himself.
He graduates at Civica Scuola di Teatro Paolo Grassi in Milan in 2013. In the same year he participates at the contest "New focus on German drama" and is selected as director of "The Dog, the Night and the Knife", by M. Von Mayenburg (Piccolo Teatro Milano, ERT Emilia Romagna Teatro).
2014/16 Assistant director for "Storia di Q" by Dario Fo and Franca Rame staged at the Piccolo Teatro in Milano.
2016/2020 Director of more than 20 plays: "Per una donna" by Letizia Russo, "Activated carbon” by Nick Ronjun Yun, “Nuovo Eden” International Figure Theater Festival Arrivano dal mare in Rimini, “Romeo e Giulietta” by W. Shakespeare, “Borders are open!” (author and director) Festival Verdi Parma 2020.
He often works on plays for young audience: "Federico e l’allodola" and "Come Giacomino salvò il pianoforte del Maestro Puccini" new operas for kids, Festival Pucciniano in Torre del Lago.
2019 Director of "Elisir d'amore" As.Li.Co (Como) co-production Théâtre des Champs Elysées of Paris, Opéra de Rouen, Royal Muscat Opera (Oman). Assistent director for Grahm Vick’s Don Giovanni produced by Opera di Roma.
2019-2020 Director of “Rigoletto” As.Li.Co (Como), co-production Bregenzer Teater Festspiele.
2021 Director of “Traviata” (Teatro Regio di Parma), “Don Pasquale” CSA Musci Festival Pescara.
2022 Director of “Rigoletto” (Theatre de Rouen, Theatre des Champs Elysees Paris), “Alì and the legend of the desert music” (Royal Opera House Muscat Oman), “Rigoletto” (Teatro Regio di Parma), “Chiara e Serafina” (Teatro Sociale Bergamo)
2023 Director of “Falstaff” (Teatro Regio di Parma), “Hamlet” (Teatro Sociale Busto Arsizio), “Lucia di Lammermoor” (Teatro Sociale Bergamo)
Artistic director of CHRONOS3 Theatrical company.
Director, set and costume designer for Palketto Stage Milano International theater productions.