Capturing the dual meaning of the Italian word, at once a domestic environment, secluded and solitary, and a special place destined for a physical or chemical process, CAMERA is an intimate glimpse into the alchemical processes, gestures and practices that turn a sensitive vision into a dramaturgy for the stage. Materials, notes, reflections, temporary narratives, compositions that emerge only to be discarded and overturned: three artists are invited to share, one by one, the pulsating substance of their theatrical projects, engaging them in a dialogue with the festival audience, dramaturgs, other artists and cultural operators. It is not a presentation nor an “open rehearsal” or a “study”, but a spurious moment whose sole purpose is to nurture the creative process and reveal its formulations, bringing together observation and action, allowing them to influence each other before being formalised.
At the heart of these spaces, in this edition, alongside Industria Indipendente will be Carolina Bianchi and Eva Geatti.
Industria Indipendente is a performing and visual arts collective based in Rome and founded by Erika Z. Galli and Martina Ruggeri. Their research is rooted in language – an extensive writing inscribed on bodies, environments and surfaces. It transforms into action and performance, dissolving into sound, voice and light, blurring the boundaries between the self and others, here and elsewhere.
Their research generated hybrid formats and spaces such as Merende, a site-specific and immersive queer habitat in residency at Angelo Mai (Rome) since 2018. In 2020, they launched Radio India, a radio project created within the Teatro India residencies.
Their texts have been published, translated and staged in four languages (Czech, French, German and Romanian) and they have presented their theatre works at numerous international festivals and institutions, including, among others, Théâtre Paris-Villette (Paris), Romaeuropa Festival (Rome), Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo (Turin), Istituto Svizzero (Rome), Fondazione Merz (Palermo/Rome), Fog Festival (Milan, Triennale), MACRO (Rome), Short Theatre (Rome), ActOral (Marseille), La Biennale (Venice), Contemporanea (Prato), Matera Capitale Europea della Cultura 2019 (Matera), Santarcangelo Festival (Santarcangelo di Romagna). In 2024, they presented in Turin their first visual arts solo exhibition, BLUE BLUE BLUE LIMBO. The project, created in collaboration with NERO Editions, will also lead to the launch of a perfume, planned for the following year.