Dario Tomasello is Full Professor of History of Performance and Theatre at the University of Messina where he founded the International Center for Performing Arts (UNIVERSITEATRALI) and he is the President of DAMS. He directed a Master in Euro-Mediterranean Theatre at the University of Messina (2007-2009). His current interests concern the field of Performance Studies, Actor's dramaturgy His Italian translation and curatorship of Richard Schechner’s Performance Studies. An Introduction was published by CUE Press in 2018.
This article is devoted to the provocative proposal of a plausible relationship between Grotowski... more This article is devoted to the provocative proposal of a plausible relationship between Grotowski's last season (above all his idea of the Performer) and a certain tradition of the Italian actor's theatre. We understand this relationship and this provocation essentially in terms of micro-theatricality and intra-theatricality. By intra-theatricality we mean that method of composition which is inscribed in the tranches de vie of layered, multi-generational actors, in their ability to reuse existential sequences and to reproduce on stage the complex relational routine that the company represents as a community. Apart from the fact that the distance between the twentieth-century Performer and the traditional Italian actor has often been emphasized, there is something in the traditional profile of the Italian actor that, in
This paper aims to investigate the performative nature of oral poetry. In particular, we intend t... more This paper aims to investigate the performative nature of oral poetry. In particular, we intend to focus on peculiar Sicilian phenomenon called Cunto which throughout a knowing mixing of rhyme and breath provides the storytelling with a tremendous and unique impact.
Il proposito ambizioso del volume curato da Roberta Carpani e Giulia Innocenti Malini, per il num... more Il proposito ambizioso del volume curato da Roberta Carpani e Giulia Innocenti Malini, per il numero monografico di «Comunicazioni sociali», si indirizza verso il profilo di un’«inclusione» che, come recita il titolo, pone metodologicamente le basi per un intervento non solo nel merito della questione cruciale delle migrazioni attuali, ma anche nel vivo di un metodo che cancelli la distanza “disciplinare” tra viewing and acting vista come contrapposizione equivoca. Cio e senz’altro giusto no...
We met Mimmo Cuticchio in Palermo, via Bara all'Olivella, in a bright Sicilian morning, heral... more We met Mimmo Cuticchio in Palermo, via Bara all'Olivella, in a bright Sicilian morning, herald of spring and we carried on a conversation, begun, in 2015, during Universiteatrali decade's celebration. There is really no reason to add much more to this introduction, because everybody knows the crucial role played by Cuticchio in the contemporary Italian theatre and, most of all, how he has succeeded in reviving tradition of "cunto". His wise contribution focuses on a paradox, concerning the ineffable nature of this tradition. Actually, this is the mastery's key we are looking for and it is no coincidence that we found it in Cuticchio's work.
Cinema. Journal of Philosophy and The Moving Image, 2017
Islamic Tradition is known for its aniconic heritage that is the result of a religious perspec- t... more Islamic Tradition is known for its aniconic heritage that is the result of a religious perspec- tive which excludes the use of images in places of worship. Anyway, the discussion about the prohibition of images in Islam must be presented in such a way as to point out the multi-faceted complexity of the issue. This prohibition has its source in some ahadith of Prophet Muhammad, but it is complicated, not contradicted, by a constant recourse to the unexpected value of the images. In this regard, a special attention has been devoted to the implication of imagery as a privileged instrument of the heart’s vision and the seat of the intellect, which mirrors the Divine Presence. The way the heart’s vision is displayed deals with the ritual practice of God’s remembrance. That is why, traditional Sufi Masters like Shaykh Abu-l-Hasan ‘Ali Ash-Shadhili (d. 1258) and Shaykh Darqawi (d. 1823) attach considerable importance to the repetition of the Name of God, as a tool of salvation and a great life-altering experience. The aim of this paper is to survey how synesthetic crafts- manship of the dhikr (ritual invocation) has been passed on until the present day and how this technique has favored a crucial role of the images in the Islamic Tradition.
Il progetto mira ad incrociare esperienze, poetiche e ricognizioni geo-critiche intorno a un Sud ... more Il progetto mira ad incrociare esperienze, poetiche e ricognizioni geo-critiche intorno a un Sud tanto carnalmente concreto quanto fecondamente immaginifico. Il Barocco è una condizione della mente e del cuore, più che una stagione della nostra storia culturale e, a diverse latitudini, il Sud, nel quale intendiamo inquadrare il nostro lavoro (grazie anche al gemellaggio tra due centri eminenti come Nardò e Noto) ne è la dimostrazione più evidente. Il convegno itinerante che presentiamo prevede l’intervento di studiosi salentini e siciliani, pronti a incrociare riflessioni e quesiti da un Sud a un altro Sud. La ricchezza del dibattito sui grandi autori di questi territori del nostro Meridione fornirà lo spunto per l’imminente gemellaggio del comune salentino e di quello siciliano.
This article is devoted to the provocative proposal of a plausible relationship between Grotowski... more This article is devoted to the provocative proposal of a plausible relationship between Grotowski's last season (above all his idea of the Performer) and a certain tradition of the Italian actor's theatre. We understand this relationship and this provocation essentially in terms of micro-theatricality and intra-theatricality. By intra-theatricality we mean that method of composition which is inscribed in the tranches de vie of layered, multi-generational actors, in their ability to reuse existential sequences and to reproduce on stage the complex relational routine that the company represents as a community. Apart from the fact that the distance between the twentieth-century Performer and the traditional Italian actor has often been emphasized, there is something in the traditional profile of the Italian actor that, in
This paper aims to investigate the performative nature of oral poetry. In particular, we intend t... more This paper aims to investigate the performative nature of oral poetry. In particular, we intend to focus on peculiar Sicilian phenomenon called Cunto which throughout a knowing mixing of rhyme and breath provides the storytelling with a tremendous and unique impact.
Il proposito ambizioso del volume curato da Roberta Carpani e Giulia Innocenti Malini, per il num... more Il proposito ambizioso del volume curato da Roberta Carpani e Giulia Innocenti Malini, per il numero monografico di «Comunicazioni sociali», si indirizza verso il profilo di un’«inclusione» che, come recita il titolo, pone metodologicamente le basi per un intervento non solo nel merito della questione cruciale delle migrazioni attuali, ma anche nel vivo di un metodo che cancelli la distanza “disciplinare” tra viewing and acting vista come contrapposizione equivoca. Cio e senz’altro giusto no...
We met Mimmo Cuticchio in Palermo, via Bara all'Olivella, in a bright Sicilian morning, heral... more We met Mimmo Cuticchio in Palermo, via Bara all'Olivella, in a bright Sicilian morning, herald of spring and we carried on a conversation, begun, in 2015, during Universiteatrali decade's celebration. There is really no reason to add much more to this introduction, because everybody knows the crucial role played by Cuticchio in the contemporary Italian theatre and, most of all, how he has succeeded in reviving tradition of "cunto". His wise contribution focuses on a paradox, concerning the ineffable nature of this tradition. Actually, this is the mastery's key we are looking for and it is no coincidence that we found it in Cuticchio's work.
Cinema. Journal of Philosophy and The Moving Image, 2017
Islamic Tradition is known for its aniconic heritage that is the result of a religious perspec- t... more Islamic Tradition is known for its aniconic heritage that is the result of a religious perspec- tive which excludes the use of images in places of worship. Anyway, the discussion about the prohibition of images in Islam must be presented in such a way as to point out the multi-faceted complexity of the issue. This prohibition has its source in some ahadith of Prophet Muhammad, but it is complicated, not contradicted, by a constant recourse to the unexpected value of the images. In this regard, a special attention has been devoted to the implication of imagery as a privileged instrument of the heart’s vision and the seat of the intellect, which mirrors the Divine Presence. The way the heart’s vision is displayed deals with the ritual practice of God’s remembrance. That is why, traditional Sufi Masters like Shaykh Abu-l-Hasan ‘Ali Ash-Shadhili (d. 1258) and Shaykh Darqawi (d. 1823) attach considerable importance to the repetition of the Name of God, as a tool of salvation and a great life-altering experience. The aim of this paper is to survey how synesthetic crafts- manship of the dhikr (ritual invocation) has been passed on until the present day and how this technique has favored a crucial role of the images in the Islamic Tradition.
Il progetto mira ad incrociare esperienze, poetiche e ricognizioni geo-critiche intorno a un Sud ... more Il progetto mira ad incrociare esperienze, poetiche e ricognizioni geo-critiche intorno a un Sud tanto carnalmente concreto quanto fecondamente immaginifico. Il Barocco è una condizione della mente e del cuore, più che una stagione della nostra storia culturale e, a diverse latitudini, il Sud, nel quale intendiamo inquadrare il nostro lavoro (grazie anche al gemellaggio tra due centri eminenti come Nardò e Noto) ne è la dimostrazione più evidente. Il convegno itinerante che presentiamo prevede l’intervento di studiosi salentini e siciliani, pronti a incrociare riflessioni e quesiti da un Sud a un altro Sud. La ricchezza del dibattito sui grandi autori di questi territori del nostro Meridione fornirà lo spunto per l’imminente gemellaggio del comune salentino e di quello siciliano.
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