creations and co-creations by
Ruggero Franceschini
Manual of Adaptation to the Planet (2021-2023)
participatory theatre
created by Ruggero Franceschini & Zelda Soussan
set design by Aurélien Izard
scientific tutor Roman Teisserenc (INP Toulouse)
with Thylda Bares, Rémi Boissy, Sarah Drapeau, Ruggero Franceschini, Claudia Gambino, Aurélien Izard, Roman Teisserenc, Zelda Soussan
illustration : Ehsan Mehrbakhsh, Camille Potte
costumes and design : Camille Lamy
sound design: Farghest
sound engineer: Eric Jeunesse
administration, organization and distribution: Akompani | Amandine Bretonnière et Martin Planque
in co-production with LUIT, Eunemesi, Metropolis, Copenhagen (DK) Base, Milan (IT Arto, Ramonville (FR), Atelier 210, Bruxelles (BE) Espace Périphérique, Paris (FR) L’Avant-Scène Théâtre, Cognac (FR), MUST, Vimercate (IT, La Bellone, Bruxelles (BE, Le Printemps des rues, Paris (FR), Espace ChapitO / Coopérative De Rue Et De Cirque, Paris (FR), Animakt, Saulx-Les-Chartreux (FR) Les Transes Cévenoles, Sumène (FR) Météo France, La Ville de Paris
Paris (FR), Bordeaux (FR), Toulouse (FR)
participatory theatre
created by Ruggero Franceschini & Zelda Soussan
set design by Aurélien Izard
scientific tutor Roman Teisserenc (INP Toulouse)
with Thylda Bares, Rémi Boissy, Sarah Drapeau, Ruggero Franceschini, Claudia Gambino, Aurélien Izard, Roman Teisserenc, Zelda Soussan
illustration : Ehsan Mehrbakhsh, Camille Potte
costumes and design : Camille Lamy
sound design: Farghest
sound engineer: Eric Jeunesse
administration, organization and distribution: Akompani | Amandine Bretonnière et Martin Planque
in co-production with LUIT, Eunemesi, Metropolis, Copenhagen (DK) Base, Milan (IT Arto, Ramonville (FR), Atelier 210, Bruxelles (BE) Espace Périphérique, Paris (FR) L’Avant-Scène Théâtre, Cognac (FR), MUST, Vimercate (IT, La Bellone, Bruxelles (BE, Le Printemps des rues, Paris (FR), Espace ChapitO / Coopérative De Rue Et De Cirque, Paris (FR), Animakt, Saulx-Les-Chartreux (FR) Les Transes Cévenoles, Sumène (FR) Météo France, La Ville de Paris
Paris (FR), Bordeaux (FR), Toulouse (FR)
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Anthology of Superfluous Activities (2019 - ongoing)
participatory performance
by Ruggero Franceschini, Ray-Pe Yu and Anqi Zhao, and also Claudia Gambino, Francesco Meola, Tianyu Xu
produced by Eunemesi (IT), Switchoffthelight (CHN)
supported by Crossing The Sea (IT), A4 residency art center (CHN) MovinUp! (IT), ESP-I (TW)
participatory performance
by Ruggero Franceschini, Ray-Pe Yu and Anqi Zhao, and also Claudia Gambino, Francesco Meola, Tianyu Xu
produced by Eunemesi (IT), Switchoffthelight (CHN)
supported by Crossing The Sea (IT), A4 residency art center (CHN) MovinUp! (IT), ESP-I (TW)
Appiani / esploriAMO (2023)
site specific promenade performance
created by Ruggero Franceschini, Miriam Russo & Samantha Silvestri, with 11 participants to the workshop esploriAMO
produced by CTT and Teatro Stabile del Veneto (IT)
site specific promenade performance
created by Ruggero Franceschini, Miriam Russo & Samantha Silvestri, with 11 participants to the workshop esploriAMO
produced by CTT and Teatro Stabile del Veneto (IT)
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L.P. Blackstrike (2021)
theatre
text by Megatron 11-b
directed by Ruggero Franceschini
with Emma Abdelkerim, Angelo Callegarin, Ruggero Franceschini
music by Fidanzati della Morte
costume design by Anna Carniel
set design by Kinga Kolaczko
assistant director Moh Boughanmi
programming consultant Matthias Pitscher
video by Francesco Gagliazzo
produced by Inteatro Residenze, Eunemesi, supported by Kaliscopio (IT)
theatre
text by Megatron 11-b
directed by Ruggero Franceschini
with Emma Abdelkerim, Angelo Callegarin, Ruggero Franceschini
music by Fidanzati della Morte
costume design by Anna Carniel
set design by Kinga Kolaczko
assistant director Moh Boughanmi
programming consultant Matthias Pitscher
video by Francesco Gagliazzo
produced by Inteatro Residenze, Eunemesi, supported by Kaliscopio (IT)
Walkabout (2022-2023)
site specific promenade performance
text and voice by Sonia Antinori
directed by Ruggero Franceschini
with Ruggero Franceschini / Bianca Ottaviani / Claudia Gambino / Roberta Garlatti / Lucia Baldini
music by Arlo Bigazzi
photography by Lucia Baldini
communication by Mariella Iannuzzi
administration by Chiara Benicchi
produced by MALTE, with support by Ministero della Cultura, regione Marche (IT)
Milano, Roma, Ancona, Recanati, Pordenone, Chiusi, Massa (IT)
site specific promenade performance
text and voice by Sonia Antinori
directed by Ruggero Franceschini
with Ruggero Franceschini / Bianca Ottaviani / Claudia Gambino / Roberta Garlatti / Lucia Baldini
music by Arlo Bigazzi
photography by Lucia Baldini
communication by Mariella Iannuzzi
administration by Chiara Benicchi
produced by MALTE, with support by Ministero della Cultura, regione Marche (IT)
Milano, Roma, Ancona, Recanati, Pordenone, Chiusi, Massa (IT)
Biblioteca Umana dello Spettatore (2023)
theatre
created by Ruggero Franceschini, Francesca Merli, Laura Serena and Riccardo Tabilio
directed by Francesca Merli
dramaturgy by Riccardo Tabilio
assistant director Laura Serena
audio director Ruggero Franceschini
with Ruggero Franceschini and Laura Serena, and audience members Carlo Belgir, Monica Villa, Gennaro Sanarica , Sandra Scurani , Claudio Giombi
sound design and music by Federica Furlani
set design by Cler Bonomelli,
costumes by Ilaria Ariemme
light design by Francesca Merli
videos and technical direction by Carlo Compare
poster by Ehsan Mehrbakhsh
produced by Teatro Franco Parenti, Fondazione Ravasi Garzanti (IT)
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theatre
created by Ruggero Franceschini, Francesca Merli, Laura Serena and Riccardo Tabilio
directed by Francesca Merli
dramaturgy by Riccardo Tabilio
assistant director Laura Serena
audio director Ruggero Franceschini
with Ruggero Franceschini and Laura Serena, and audience members Carlo Belgir, Monica Villa, Gennaro Sanarica , Sandra Scurani , Claudio Giombi
sound design and music by Federica Furlani
set design by Cler Bonomelli,
costumes by Ilaria Ariemme
light design by Francesca Merli
videos and technical direction by Carlo Compare
poster by Ehsan Mehrbakhsh
produced by Teatro Franco Parenti, Fondazione Ravasi Garzanti (IT)
Telenovela (2022)
theatre
directed by Ruggero Franceschini, Francesca Merli, Davide Strava
text by Riccardo Favaro
costumes by Francesca De Santis
light design by Pollo Rodighiero
sound design by Giacomo Benvenuto, Marco Papparotto (I Fidanzati Della Morte)
with Angelo Callegarin, Alex Cendron, Irene Curto, Ruggero Franceschini, Giacomo Martini, Miriam Russo, Laura Serena, Samantha Silvestri
assistent director Enrico Frisoni
assistent costume designer Alice Manente
producer Marta Vianello
poster Ehsan Mehrbakhsh
produced by Teatro Stabile del Veneto, CTT, Kaliscopio Treviso (IT)
theatre
directed by Ruggero Franceschini, Francesca Merli, Davide Strava
text by Riccardo Favaro
costumes by Francesca De Santis
light design by Pollo Rodighiero
sound design by Giacomo Benvenuto, Marco Papparotto (I Fidanzati Della Morte)
with Angelo Callegarin, Alex Cendron, Irene Curto, Ruggero Franceschini, Giacomo Martini, Miriam Russo, Laura Serena, Samantha Silvestri
assistent director Enrico Frisoni
assistent costume designer Alice Manente
producer Marta Vianello
poster Ehsan Mehrbakhsh
produced by Teatro Stabile del Veneto, CTT, Kaliscopio Treviso (IT)
Calle Dell’Oro / esploriAMO (2021)
site specific promenade performance
created by Ruggero Franceschini & Miriam Russo, with 12 participants to the workshop esploriAMO
produced by CTT and Kaliscopio Treviso (IT)
site specific promenade performance
created by Ruggero Franceschini & Miriam Russo, with 12 participants to the workshop esploriAMO
produced by CTT and Kaliscopio Treviso (IT)
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The Monuments of Paese (2019)
site specific promenade performance
created by Ruggero Franceschini
text and performance by Matteo Benussi, Vijay Benvenuto, Ruggero Franceschini, Teresa Masini, Ronald Pelin, Valya Voinova
produced by Eunemesi (IT)
supported by Hamlet Burger (IT)
site specific promenade performance
created by Ruggero Franceschini
text and performance by Matteo Benussi, Vijay Benvenuto, Ruggero Franceschini, Teresa Masini, Ronald Pelin, Valya Voinova
produced by Eunemesi (IT)
supported by Hamlet Burger (IT)
Clarissa (2019)
site specific promenade performance
created and performed by Ruggero Franceschini, Ray-Pei Yu and Anqi Zhao
supported by CSM London (UK)
site specific promenade performance
created and performed by Ruggero Franceschini, Ray-Pei Yu and Anqi Zhao
supported by CSM London (UK)
Athina to 3 (2018)
site specific performance
by Rebecca Cartwright, Ruggero Franceschini, Despoina Giapoudzi, Steph Hadfield, Aaron Markwell, Ray-Pei Yu and Anqi Zhao
produced by CSM London
supported by Erasmus+ and OSE (GR)
Peloponnesou Station, Athens 2018 _______________________________________________
Melencolia
I (2014)
theatre
created and performed by Francesca Del Fa, Domenico Florio, Ruggero Franceschini, Hannah Gelesz, Giulia Vecchio, Marouane Zotti
produced by Eunemesi
finalist at Premio Lidia Petroni (IT)
theatre
created and performed by Francesca Del Fa, Domenico Florio, Ruggero Franceschini, Hannah Gelesz, Giulia Vecchio, Marouane Zotti
produced by Eunemesi
finalist at Premio Lidia Petroni (IT)
Senhal (2012)
theatre
direction and dramaturgy by Ruggero Franceschini
excerpts from Andrea Zanzotto
with Marta Cortellazzo Wiel, Ruggero Franceschini
sound live by Marco Rizzardi
set design by Marta Vianello
supported by TRA Treviso, IT Festival Milano (IT)
theatre
direction and dramaturgy by Ruggero Franceschini
excerpts from Andrea Zanzotto
with Marta Cortellazzo Wiel, Ruggero Franceschini
sound live by Marco Rizzardi
set design by Marta Vianello
supported by TRA Treviso, IT Festival Milano (IT)
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RESEARCH:
les inoccupant.e.s (2021)
research
by Alberto Franceschini, Ingrid Cogne, Ruggero Franceschini
produced by the City of Vienna (AT)
supported by ARTika (IT)
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research
by Alberto Franceschini, Ingrid Cogne, Ruggero Franceschini
produced by the City of Vienna (AT)
supported by ARTika (IT)
BYGGELEGEPLADS (2020)
live video site-specific performance
with Mapping the City residency participants, as part of Walking Copenhagen, a 100 days project for 100 artists during the Covid-19 pandemic
produced by Metropolis Copenhagen (DK)
live video site-specific performance
with Mapping the City residency participants, as part of Walking Copenhagen, a 100 days project for 100 artists during the Covid-19 pandemic
produced by Metropolis Copenhagen (DK)
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Padua silk road (2018)
research
by Ruggero Franceschini, Claudia Gambino, Francesco Meola, Tianyu Xu, Ray-Pe Yu and Anqi Zhao
produced by Eunemesi (IT), Switchoffthelight (CHN)
research
by Ruggero Franceschini, Claudia Gambino, Francesco Meola, Tianyu Xu, Ray-Pe Yu and Anqi Zhao
produced by Eunemesi (IT), Switchoffthelight (CHN)
Iron Curtain (2018)
360 short movie
directed by Ruggero Franceschini
DOP Antonio Giacomin
with Corrado Franceschini, Daniele Molino, Marco Papparotto, Francesco Zamprogno
supported by FluidoTV (IT)
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360 short movie
directed by Ruggero Franceschini
DOP Antonio Giacomin
with Corrado Franceschini, Daniele Molino, Marco Papparotto, Francesco Zamprogno
supported by FluidoTV (IT)
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Crowd Control (2018)
research
by Ruggero Franceschini and Alberto Franceschini
supported by ARTIKA eventi (IT)
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Little
Piece of Rail (2018)
research
by Ruggero Franceschini, Ray-Pei Yu and Anqi Zhao
supported by Erasmus+ (EU), Neverland (GR), and CSM London (UK)
research
by Ruggero Franceschini, Ray-Pei Yu and Anqi Zhao
supported by Erasmus+ (EU), Neverland (GR), and CSM London (UK)
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The
Experience (2017)
research
by Ruggero Franceschini, Steph Hadfield, Simu Wang, Ray-Pei Yu and Anqi Zhao
supported by CSM London (UK)
research
by Ruggero Franceschini, Steph Hadfield, Simu Wang, Ray-Pei Yu and Anqi Zhao
supported by CSM London (UK)
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F.A.R.M. (2017)
research
by Ruggero Franceschini, Claudia Gambino, Livio Remuzzi and Giulia Vecchio
produced by Eunemesi, supported by Binario1 Treviso (IT)
research
by Ruggero Franceschini, Claudia Gambino, Livio Remuzzi and Giulia Vecchio
produced by Eunemesi, supported by Binario1 Treviso (IT)
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Nostoi (2017)
research
by Ruggero Franceschini and Renae Shadler, with the participants to a theatre workshop for asylum seekers
supported by Binario1 Treviso, IntegrART (IT)
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research
by Ruggero Franceschini and Renae Shadler, with the participants to a theatre workshop for asylum seekers
supported by Binario1 Treviso, IntegrART (IT)
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Hey, you there! (2016)
research
by Alberto Franceschini and Ruggero Franceschini
produced by CSC Bassano del Grappa (IT)
selected at Stockholm Dance Film Festival 2017
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research
by Alberto Franceschini and Ruggero Franceschini
produced by CSC Bassano del Grappa (IT)
selected at Stockholm Dance Film Festival 2017
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Panopticon (2016)
research
by Ruggero Franceschini
supported by Trieste Contemporanea (IT)
finalist at Squeeze it 2016
research
by Ruggero Franceschini
supported by Trieste Contemporanea (IT)
finalist at Squeeze it 2016
Log boy (2016)
research
by Ruggero Franceschini
video by Gil Giuliani
research
by Ruggero Franceschini
video by Gil Giuliani
Baltic
sea marriage (2014)
research
by Ruggero Franceschini
supported by Erasmus+ (PL)
research
by Ruggero Franceschini
supported by Erasmus+ (PL)