The Theatre of Franco Scaldati. The Laughter of the Angels

The Institute of Theatre and Opera, in collaboration with the Doctoral School in History of the Arts at Ca’ Foscari University in Venice, is promoting a study day dedicated to the Sicilian playwright, director and actor Franco Scaldati. The meeting, which will bring together leading scholars of contemporary theatre, will constitute an opportunity to present the public with the first two volumes of the new critical edition of Franco Scaldati’s works, edited by Valentina Valentini and Viviana Raciti and published by Marsilio.

This series of publications is based on texts conserved in the playwright’s rich archive, donated by the artist’s children to the Institute for Theatre and Melodrama in 2020 and on which the documents kept within it have been reorganised and digitised.

On the occasion of this meeting, excerpts from Scaldati’s texts will be read by Melino Imparato, a historical member of the Compagnia Franco Scaldati.