BIOGRAPHY - EMANUELE NARGI

EMANUELE NARGI

I have worked in the arts and education with a background in theatre all my professional life. I have found myself consistently engaged at the intersection of theatre and participation.

This experience has given me the skills to understand in-depth several aspects of the performer’s techniques, training, the interaction with the audience, and how to build participatory performances. I believe in making work which gives to the audience the possibility to have strong aesthetical experiences.

I have been working as a director, performer, trainer and consultant since 1997. Check out my background and experience below.

CURRENTLY

Since 2024 works for Link

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Director, trainer, consultant, artist

specialised in Physical Theatre,

Immersive Theatre,

Site-Specific performances,

Intercultural Exchange,

Social Theatre

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Co-Director

INCA Teatro

www.incateatro.com

EDUCATION

Physical and Word Theatre at Centro Danza M. Testa

Rome, Italy

BA Performing Arts and the Science of Performance

Universitá La Sapienza of Rome, Italy

MA in Performance Making

Goldsmiths, University of London, UK

TRAINING and WORKSHOPS

I have been trained in theatre through seminars and workshops with:

Julia Varley and Eugenio Barba from the Odin Teatret (Denmark)

Jairo Cuesta of the New World Performance Laboratory (USA)

Jean Laurent Sasportes (Tanztheater Wuppertal, Germany)

Margit Martinu (The Gurdjieff Movements, Italy)

Maud Robart (Haiti / France)

Augusto Omolù (Brazil)

Franco Acquaviva of the “Ponte dei Venti” (IT)

Judith Malina, Gary Bracket (Living Theatre, USA-IT)

Jurai Saleri (light and stage technician, Italy)

Hal Yamanouchi (physical theatre and Butoh, Japan)

Gennadi Bogdanov (Biomechanics, Russia)

Punchdrunk Master Class (UK)

Shivagakomarapaj The Old medicine Hospital (Thailand)

I earned my degree from the University of Rome La Sapienza, where I developed a strong interest in how audiences and performers interacted. This made me realise the importance of setting clear goals in our work.

Because of my passion for this topic, I decided to focus my undergraduate thesis on Grotowski’s techniques. After that, I went on to do a Master’s degree in Performance Making at Goldsmiths, University of London, which deepened my knowledge in this area.

I have worked in projects funded by the British Council, the EU, the Arts Council and national institutions in more than 20 countries.

Furthermore, I have investigated different immersive theatre forms, which has given me the skills necessary to plan a performance for an audience based on intimate interactions. I created productions (mentioned below) – as director, performer, dramaturg.