On 14 February, our architect Jon Greenfield, music director Ondřej Macek and CEO Paul Atkin will be at the Teatro dei Rinnovati as guests of the Università di Siena talking about ancient theatres and their role in Italy today.

We are happy to participate in this prestigious study day: “Performing arts buildings and the test of sustainability: challenges, perspectives, methods”.

 

 

A big thank you to Giulia Giovani and Marida Rizzuti at the Department of Science, History and Cultural Heritage at the Università di Siena and to the Teatro dei Rinnovati, Siena, for hosting this very important event. To quote their announcement:

"On Wednesday 14 February, the first study day organised by the "Communication of Cultural Heritage" Arena, dedicated to spaces for the performing arts, will take place at the Teatro dei Rinnovati. Scholars and agents of the theatre system will address the complex issue of the sustainability of theatre buildings from multiple perspectives (economic, touristic, architectural)."

 

 

Study day

10.00 - 13.00 Moderator: Giulia Giovani

 

Institutional greetings

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Elena Tamburini (Università di Bologna)

On the three San Cassian theatres (1580-1637) and on the "Venetian-style" theatres: notes for a reconnaissance

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Paul Atkin (Teatro San Cassiano)

Reconstructing the Teatro San Cassiano of 1637 in 2024: challenges, perspectives, methods

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Jon Greenfield (Greenfield Architecture)

Re-imagining Ancient Playing Spaces for a Modern Audience: from the Globe Theatre to the Teatro San Cassiano

 

15.00 - 17.00 Moderator: Marida Rizzuti

 

Ondřej Macek (Castle theatre, Český Krumlov)

The staging of Baroque operas in an original 18th century theatre. Approaches, methods, challenges

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Sebastiano Roberto (Università di Siena)

The cultural and identity value of historical theatres in the debate on reconstructions and restorations

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Stefania Onesti (Università di Siena)

The gesture and the trace. Reconstructing dance performance, between questions of method and criticality

 

While inviting you to participate, we are happy to inform you that the video of the study day will be available—a few days after the event—on the YouTube channel of the Dipartimento di scienze storiche e dei beni culturali:

https://www.youtube.com/@Unisi-DSSBC