Claudia Donzelli graduated in Foreign Languages and Literatures at the State University in Milan (Università degli Studi, 2002), with a thesis in History of the English Theatre on director Katie Mitchell, prepared in part at the National Theatre in London.
She studied acting with Tatiana Olear of St. Petersburg’s Malij Drama Teatr, and in workshops by open competition of the Biennale di Venezia with Thomas Ostermeier of Berlin Schaubühne, of the National Academy of Dramatic Art Silvio D’Amico, of the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, and of Mario Martone with whom she worked among others.
She published the following studies about theatre and performance:
- National Theatre - “Il Gabbiano” di Katie Mitchell e Martin Crimp (N.T.-“The Seagull” by K.M. and M.C.), in “Ariel”, 2, Bulzoni ed., 2008, pp. 39-58, winner of the Prize for Poetry and Literature “Nuove Lettere” of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Naples;
- Katie Mitchell: un Teatro con delle Responsabilità (K.M.: a Theatre with Responsibilities), in “Tess”, 4, CUEM bookshops, Università degli Studi, Milan, 2004, pp. 141-170.
In 2014 she started to present some moments of study of a project of hers about “the betrayed generation” and forced cohabitation, then opening the question to living together in its manifold aspects, at: IX European Independent Film Festival (Paris, 2014), Festival Inventaria (Rome, 2014), IT Festival and Open IT residencies programme (Expo in Città, Milan, 2015). In 2015 she was selected for Arts’R’Public, an international project for Arts in Public Spaces co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme, where she is taking her research forward.
Further information and material can be found in the “projects” and “performing” pages. Please note this site has a layout for computers.
showreel: http://youtu.be/7Skbp6auHr8
contacts: info@claudiadonzelli.com
claudia.donzelli@yahoo.com
Italian agent: Bonelli Consulting
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News: June 2017 - shooting a promo for the Motorionline
magazine - Fiat Tipo SW - Milan area
Apr. 2017 - Press conference on the new tour of “Italia, un
sogno” - interventions by V. Grigolo, dir. John Pascoe,
prod. V. Quattrone, Prof. A.Bentoglio - Palazzo Reale, Milan
March 2017 - small appearance in tv series “The
comedians” - dir. by Luca Lucini, with C. Bisio
prod. Sky, Dry Media, Milan
Dec. 2016 - working in Arts’R’Public, Euro-Mediterranean
project for Arts in Public Spaces - co-funded by the
Creative Europe programme - Eurocircle - third phase
Crossroads - Genoa
Nov. 2016 - recital of our collective text “Come le cicogne”
(“Like Storks”) - Bookcity Festival - prod. Outis,
MigrArti - MiBACT - MUDEC, Milan
Oct. 2016 - tour of “Italia. Un sogno” by & with Vittorio
Grigolo - directed by John Pascoe - final dates:
Teatro Goldoni, Livorno - Teatro Grande, Brescia -
Teatro Rendano, Cosenza
Sept. 2016 - tour of “Italia. Un sogno” by & with Vittorio
Grigolo - directed by John Pascoe - forthcoming dates:
Teatro Fraschini, Pavia - Teatro Petruzzelli, Bari -
Teatro Comunale, Bologna - Teatro Comunale Luciano
Pavarotti, Modena
Sept. 2016 - premiere of “Italia. Un sogno” by and with
Vittorio Grigolo - directed by John Pascoe - Teatro
Filarmonico, Verona
Aug. 2016 - rehearsing “Italia. Un sogno” by and with
Vittorio Grigolo - directed by John Pascoe -
prod. CitySound & Events, Milan
Aug. 2016 - in Simon Stephens’s workshop - Biennale
College Teatro - Biennale di Venezia, Venice
June 2016 - my project about living together included
in the publication “Creation and Displacement -
Developing new narratives around migration” by IETM
International network for contemporary performing arts