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I NTRODUCTI ON T hea r t i s t i cc or eof S t a l k er T ea t r oha v ewor k edt oget hers i nc es et t i ngupt he‘ Pol i t i c a l Col l ec t i v e ’ a t T ur i n Ac a demyofF i neAr t si n1975, t hehey da yofI t a l y’ s pos t 68c ul t ur a l a ndpol i t i c a l upr oa r .

T hi sha sl ef ta n endur i ngma r kont hec ompa ny’ swor kwhi c hi s c ha r a c t er i s edbyas t r ongc ommi t mentt oa r t i s t i c e x per i ment a t i onwi t hi ns oc i a l l ys ens i t i v eorc ha l l engi ngs i t ua t i ons .

Us i ngadi s t i nc t i v es t y l edev el opedf r om s i t es pec i ficev ent s , per f or ma nc ea r ta ndpa r t i c i pa t or yt hea t r e ,S t a l k erT ea t r oha v er ec ent l yper f or medt hr oughoutI t a l y , F r a nc e , Ger ma ny , Pol a nda ndUK. I napr oj ec tofaf ew da y s ,S t a l k erT ea t r oi sa bl et o c r ea t eaper f or ma nc eev entwi t hagr oupof“ not pr of es s i ona l ”peopl ef r om t hehos tc i t y( a ma t eur s , s t udent s ,y oung a r t i s t s ,v ol unt eer s . . . )dev el oped a l ongeduc a t i ona l a ndr es ea r c hl i nes , a ddr es s edt o awi der a ngi nga udi enc e , t ha tc a nbes t a gedei t her i ndoorori nt hes t r eet .

I napr oj e c t of af e wday s , S t al k e rT e at r oi sabl et o c r e at eape r f or manc ee v e nt wi t hagr oupof “ not pr of e s s i onal ”pe opl ef r omt hehos t c i t y( amat e ur s , s t ude nt s , y oungar t i s t s , v ol unt e e r s . . . ) de v e l ope dal onge duc at i onal andr e s e ar c hl i ne s , addr e s s e dt oawi de r angi ng audi e nc e , t hat c anbes t age d e i t he ri ndoorori nt hes t r e e t .

I LT A V O L OD E L L AC O N C E R T ( O ) A Z I O N E “ F e s t i wa lE l d o r a d o ” Ł a ź n i aN o waT h e a t r e( k r a k o w -P o l l a n d ) p h o t o© k r z y s z t o fg l a z i k

THEMI SSI ON T hee duc at i onal goal of S t al k e rT e at r os i t es pe c i fi c pr oj e c t sdoe snot c onc e r n t hec onv e y anc eof s k i l l sr e l at e dt ot e c hni que s , but ac onc r e t ee x pe r i e nc eof ar t .

S t a l k erT ea t r os i t es pec i ficpr oj ec t si nc l udesawor k s hopa ndt hepr oduc t i onofal i v eper f or ma nc et o ber ea l i z edbyS t a l k erT ea t r ot oghet erwi t hagr oup ofnot pr of es s i ona lpeopl e ,i nr el a t i ont ot hea r t wor k sofac ont empor a r ya r tmus eum.

Aswel l a st he" ol da r t "a l l owsust oempa t hi z ewi t h wha tc oul dbel i f ei not hert i mes ," c ont empor a r y a r t "offer sus ef ul t ool sf oras t i mul a t i ngr ea di nga nd t hei nt er pr et a t i onofourt i me .

Af t ert hec onques t soft hehi s t or i c a l a v a nt ga r deof t hefir s tha l f of t hel a s tc ent ur y , whi c ha l l owedust o c ons i dera sa r t i s t i cl a ngua gesa l s of or msofe x pr es s i onofev er y da yl i f e , wec a nus ec r ea t i v el a ngua ges wi t houtnec es s a r i l yk nowi ngt hea c a demi ce x pr es s i v et ec hni ques .

T heeduc a t i ona lgoa lofS t a l k erT ea t r os i t es pec i fic pr oj ec t sdoesnotc onc er nt hec onv ey a nc eofs k i l l s r el a t edt ot ec hni ques , butac onc r et ee x per i enc eof a r t .

T heobj ec t i v ei st hec r ea t i onof" l i ngui s t i cdev i c es "t ha tc a na l l ow t hemeet i ng a nd e x c ha nge bet weent hewor k s hoppa r t i c i pa nt sa ndt hegener a la udi enc e .

A" l i ngui s t i cdev i c e"f orusi sar ul eof t hega me , whi c hc a nmot i v a t eac onc r et ea c t i oni n s pa c e .

SI TESPECI FI CPROJECTS I NVI SI BLECI TI ES( f r om I t a l oCa l v i no’ snov el ) “ T heHer a l d” | Gl a s gow, 1.

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03( N. Cooper ) [ . . . ]I naar e a, whe r eac i r c l eofc hai r ss ur r oundsane mpt y s pac e , s ome t hi ngmagi c al happe ns .

Wi t houtawor dof i ns t r uc t i on,ac t or sf r om T ur i n ’ sS t al k e rT e at r ohav et heaudi e nc ee y ee ac hot he rup, s c r ambl i ngaboutt hefl oor , and e v e nt ual l yc ol l abor at i ngi nbui l di ngs ome t hi ngbe aut i f ul l y i nt angi bl e , but , gi v e nt hel ook sofs ur pr i s et he nj oyont he f ac e sof al l age sast he ywi l l i ngl yc av or tt hr oughwor l dsof t he i rown de s i gn,wor t h muc h mor et han br i c k sand mor t ar .

Bus i l ypl ay e doutt oGi l e sL amb ’ se uphor i cs c or e , di r e c t or Gabr i e l eBoc c ac i nihav eac hi e v e dwhatami l l i ont own pl anne r shav ewal l e di nandmadei mpos s i bl e , l i be r at i ng he ar t sandmi ndsbygi v i ngt he ms pac e .

I nanai de al wor l d, i t woul dal way sbet hus .

ENCOUNTERS “ L i ber t à ” | Pi a c enz a , 8.

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03( O. Ma r c hes i ) [ . . . ] Ac ompas s i onat eands oc i al l ypr e c i ouss how, ae s t he t i c al l ye nc hant i ng.P e r f or me r s ,wi t ht heai dofv e r yf e w obj e c t s , ac tandi nt e r ac twi t ht heaudi e nc et hr oughge s t ur e sandgame st hatc r e at ev ar i ouspi c t ur e sunf ol di ngi na c onc i s ebutal way sl y r i c al ,c r e at i v eandune x pe c t e dway .

Wor dl e s ss k e t c he s ,s t age dhai k upoe ms ,whe r ee v e r y day s i gnsar ec har ge dwi t ht hr i l l i ngs us pe ns e . [ . . . ]

CONCERTACTI ON “ E c odi Bi el l a ” | Bi el l a , 29.

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06( R. I a nnì ) [ . . . ]T he" t abl eofc onc e r t ac t i on "waspl ac e dons t ageasa t hr e eme t r e sbyf our i mpr e s s i v et ot e m[ . . . ] not r e pr e s e nt i ng apol i t i c al c onc e pt , buts t i l l abl et os t i mul at et hene c e s s ar y ac t i on,t ot r ans f or mc ont r as t i nge l e me nt si nanhar moni ousc onc e r t .

Ar ar ev e r bal i z at i onpr ov i de st hef r ame wor k f or t hi ss i l e nt pe r f or manc e , dr awnwi t ht het y pi c al Gabr i e l e Boc c ac i ni ar t di r e c t i onl i ne ar s i mpl i c i t y , about t hi r t yi ndi v i dual sc hor al ac t i on; t hegr oupi sc ompos e dbyS t al k e rpe r f or me r sandBi e l l aHi ghS c hool s t ude nt s[ . . . ]T hes pac ei s c r os s e dbyr owsofbodi e sac t i ng,l e dbyS i moneBos c o, P i e r oCr e s t odi na, Dome ni c oCal i r i andP aol oP or t as ound.

S t al k e r c r e at e sapl ay f ul c ont e x t , bas e donc ol or andmov e me ntge ome t r i e s[ . . . ]Audi e nc ei sl ar ge , i t sappl aus ei sde s e r v e d.

1AND3 “ Cha l onda nsl aRue ” | Cha l on, 18.

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08( A. Pr ous t ) S epos e r , r e gar de r , é c out e r , r e s pi r e r …S el ai s s e r por t e r par l et r è sbe aus pe c t ac l equepr opos eunede sc ompagni e si t al i e nne si ns t al l é e sdansl ac ourdel amai s on de sas s oc i at i ons… Voi l àuni ns t antmagi que , t ar dl e s oi rqui v autl ape i ned’ ê t r es i gnal é! [ . . . ]Uns pe c t ac l e quipr e ndt outs ont e mpspours ’ i ns t al l e r ,pours e dé r oul e r , oùc haquemouv e me nt e s t nour r i , habi t é .

Un s pe c t ac l equi s emé r i t e, qui n ’ e s tpasf ai tpourv ouss i v ouspr é f é r e zz appe r debout sdemus i quee nbout sde t hé ât r e , mai squi v ouspor t e r as i v ouspr e ne zl et e mps … Dev i v r et out s i mpl e me nt !

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ODYSSEY © Ade l eBe nni e1 6Oc t obe r2 0 0 2 .-P ubl i s he d on E di nbur ghGui de . c om " I ts t ar t swi t ht hei ndi v i dual j our ne ygui de dbyoneof t hepe r f or me r st or c hl i ght i nge ac h pe r s on t hr ough dar kc or r i dor s , s t oppi ngt or e admor s e l soft e x t .

F r om t he r eonaswef ol l owt her out eofOdy s s e us ' j our ne y wehe l pt or ow, 6atat i meonoar spaddl i ngourway t hr ought hes pac e , wes e eour s e l v e si nt hemi r r or sr e v e al e di nt hede noue me ntoft heCi r c es c e ne , wonde r at t hewe i r dne s sof t hei s l andof t hel ot use at e r sandfi nal l ypar t ak eoft het oas tatOdy s s e us 'c e l e br at or y f e as t .

T hr oughal l wear egui de dbyt hepe r f or me r s , a mi xofl oc alpar t i c i pant sandme mbe r sofS t al k e r T e at r of r omI t al y .

T hr oughal l t hes c e ne st hes t or yi snar r at e dbyL oui s e Al l anandhe r I t al i anc ount e r par t Adr i anaRi nal di .

P ar t s i r e nandpar tP e ne l ope , t he i rpowe r f ul andpoi gnant v oi c e sl ur eusi nt ot hes t or ywi t hal y r i c al be aut yt hat gi v e ss t r uc t ur e , me ani ngandc ol ourt ot hee v e nt . "

PROJECTPHASES 1s tphas e Or ga ni z a t i ona ndpl a nni ngmeet i ngs .

Communi c a t i onoft hei ni t i a t i v e .

2ndphas e Oneweekwor k s hop; 1520pa r t i c i pa nt si nv ol v ed; 4/ 5da y s , 3/ 4hea c h. dphas e 3r Publ i cper f or ma nc er ea l i s edbyS t a l k erT ea t r oper f or mer st oget herwi t ht hewor k s hoppa r t i c i pa nt s .

CONTEMPORARY SOCI AL THEATRE I nc ont empor a r yt hea t er ,wec a ndi s t i ngui s hs ome e x per i enc est ha tha v et hec ha r a c t er i s t i c sof" a r tt hea t er "a nde x per i enc est ha tha v ei ns t ea dt hepr i or i t i es oft he" s oc i a l t hea t er " .

Definet hes edi ffer ents pec i fic i t i es , a mongt hema ny ot her sont hec ont empor a r yt hea t er ,i twoul dbe l onga ndc ompl e x .

Her ewewoul dl i k et oa ffir mt ha t t hes et woa s pec t s( t hea r t i s t i cv a l uea nds oc i a l v a l ue) a r enotnec es s a r i l yc ont r a di c t or y ,butr a t heras y nt hes i si spos s i bl ewher ea na s pec tc a nbeenha nc ed byt heot her .

Wi t hours i t es pec i ficpr oj ec t swei ma gi neda" c ont empor a r ya nds oc i a l t hea t er "t ha tc a ns i mul t a neous l ydev el opbot ha es t het i cqua l i t i esa ndpopul a rpa r t i c i pa t i onwi t hi ns oc i a l s ha r i ng, whi c hi ses s ent i a l t o f ul l r ea l i z a t i onof t het hea t eri ni t sc ont empor a r y , bec a us eunl i k eot hermedi a( l i t er a r y ,a r t i s t i c ,ormus i c a l ) ,t het hea t erc a nnote x i s twi t houti t sor i gi na l c ont e x ta ndr ef er enc e .

I N C O N T R I .1 4P A S S IN E L L ES C R I T T U R E d iS t a l k e rT e a t r o|g e n n a i o2 0 1 1-o f f i c i n eC A O S f o t o :R o b e r t aC i r p r i a n i

T hec ommi t menta ndt heener gi esof a l l pa r t i c i pa nt s i sa i meda tt hec r ea t i onof " pos s i bl el a ngua ges "s uc h a sv ehi c l esa ndc ont e x t st os t r engt hent hes ens eof bel ongi ngt oac ommuni t y ,t ober edi s c ov er eda nd per ha ps , i nourc ont empor a r y , t ober ei nv ent ed.

Anot heri mpor t a nta s pec ti st hec ons i der a t i onof t he di ffer ent l a ngua ges of c ont empor a r y a r t ( mul t i di s c i pl i na r i t y ) , ea c hof whi c hc a nbeas t i mul us a nds our c eofat hea t r i c a la c t i on: t hes t a r t i ngpoi nt c oul dbet hea t er ,ormus i c ,orda nc eort hev i s ua l a r t s , butt hegoa l i st oc r ea t eac hor a l a c t i on( dr a ma ) , s ha r edbymul t i pl epeopl e .

T hi si spos s i bl ewi t ht hel a ngua gesofc ont empor a r y a r tt ha t ,unl i k et hea c a demi cdi s c i pl i nest ha tha v e s pec i ficc odesa nds t y l esf orwhi c hi ti snec es s a r yt o pr a c t i c et ec hni quesf ory ea r s ,c a nbea v a i l a bl et o ev er y onet hr oughc r ea t i v ee x per i enc es .

T hes epr oj ec t si nt endt her ef or et obeawor kof hi gh a r t i s t i cpr ofil ea ndhi ghi mpa c ts pec t a c ul a r , wi t ha s oc i a l a i m ofr equa l i fic a t i onoft hea r eadet er mi ned byt hei nnov a t i v er el a t i ons hi pbet weent hepeopl e i nv ol v edi nt hepr oj ec ta ndt hea udi enc e .

T hea ddr es soft hea r t i s t i cr es ea r c hc onc er nst her ef or e" a r ti nt hes oc i a l c ont e x t s " , i et hev er i fic a t i onof t hec ommuni c a t i v epot ent i a loft hel a ngua gesof c ont empor a r ya r t , wor k i ngwi t ht hei nha bi t a nt sof t het er r i t or y .

Dur i ngt hema nye x per i ment sc onduc t edbyS t a l k er T hea t r ewi t ht hi smet hodol ogyofwor k ,bot hi n I t a l ya ndi not herc ount r i es ,i twa sa l wa y spos s i bl e

T hi sme t hodol ogyal l owst he r e f or et obr i ngt hel anguage s of c ont e mpor ar yar t among t hepe opl e , e v e nt hos ewi t h f e we roppor t uni t i e st ol e ar n about c ul t ur al e v e nt s .

i nv ol v ehundr edsof c i t i z ens( ev enwi t hnopr ev i ous e x per i enc ea nd c omi ng f r om di ffer ent s oc i a l ba c k gr ound)i nt hepr epa r a t i on ofl a r geev ent s wher et hea r t i s t i coper a t or sc a ns ha r et hec r ea t i on wi t houts howi ngdi ffer enc esbet weent her ol esof pr of es s i ona l sa nd wor k s hop pa r t i c i pa nt s ,who bec omei neffec tc opr ot a goni s t sof t heper f or ma nc e .

T hi smet hodol ogya l l owst her ef or et obr i ngt hel a ngua gesofc ont empor a r ya r ta mongt hepeopl e , ev ent hos ewi t hf eweroppor t uni t i est ol ea r na bout c ul t ur a l ev ent s .

L AC I T T A ’D E N T R OL AC I T T A ‘F U O R I L u mi qS t u i d o s-T o r i n o|a p r2 0 0 2 f o t o :G i o r g i oS o t t i l e

LETTER OF MI CHELANGELO PI STOLETTO wr i t t e nont heoc c as i onof t heI nt e r nat i onal P e r f or mi ngAr t F e s t i v al " Di ffe r e nt i S e ns az i oni " or gani z e di nGr ugl i as c obyS t al k e rT he at r e

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1 9 9 1 [ . . . ]T her ei saphenomenont ha ti st heba s i soft he met a mor phos i st a k i ngpl a c ei nt hewor l da ndt her e i saphenomenont ha ti sa tt het op.

T hes ea r et het wopol est ha tt r i ggert heener gyt ha t per v a dest hes pher eofhuma ni t y .

Ononeha nd,ma c r os c opi cc ha ngesoc c ur ,i nv ol v i ngt hepl a neti nt oar ev ol ut i onnev eri nc onc ei v a bl ebef or e , i nt hemi ddl ei st hepa s s i v er es i s t a nc eof s t r uc t ur edt hi nk i nga ndont heot herha nd, t her ei s t hel i f ebl oodoft hebot t om t ha tdec odest hes i gns ofc ent r a l i z edc ul t ur e , s uc ha sy ogur tenz y mes .

Ifindt hi sl i f ebl oodr i ghti nt het hea t ergr oupst o whi c hI ' ma ddr es s i ngt hi sl et t er .

Ma y bet heyk nowt hi s , s omeoft hem c er t a i nl ydo, ot her sper c ei v ei ta ndot her sf ol l owamoodi ns t i nc t ua l r a t hert ha nr a t i ona l , butI t hi nki ti si mpor t a nt t oma k ei tc l ea rt ha tt hi sr ea l i t ye x i s t s .

I a m notr ef er r i ngher et oas pec i fict hea t r i c a l i s s ue , butt ot hepec ul i a r i t yt ha tt het hea t eroffer st ot he ent i r ea r t i s t i cc ont e x ta sa na c t i v el i nkwi t hl i f e .

I nt hefiel dofv i s ua la r t( her ei tc omesmyor i gi na l r ef er enc e) t hea ffir ma t i onof t hepr oduc ti nt hec ons i s t enc yoft heobj ec t ,ev eni fv i r t ua l ,a st heonl y medi a t i on,br i ngsba c kt hes a mes eedoft r a ns f or ma t i ont ot her ea l i mma nent i s t i cv a l ue .

Andt hi sbec omese x t r emel ypr obl ema t i ca nds er i ouswheni tr ef er s , i nac l ea rma nner , t ot hes ol ut i onsoft hes a mea r t i s t swhot ookpa r ti nt hes et t i ngoutofadi ffer entt hought .

I ti spr ec i s el yf ort hi sr ea s ont ha ti nt hes i x t i est he " ZOO"wa sbor n.

T R AI LV I O L AEL ’ A R A N C I O N E C a s t e l l od iR i v o l i Mu s e od ’ A r t eC o n t e mp o r a n e a( R i v o l i )|l u g2 0 1 2 f o t o© P a o l aZ a n i n i

Andi ti sf ort hi sr ea s ont ha tIi nt end,bey onda ny ot herj udgment , t hewor kofy oungt hea t ergr oups a st heonl yr ev ol ut i ona r ys t r ongf or ma ndunc ont a mi na t ed.Ast heonl ygua r a nt eeofuni onbet ween " a r t "a nd" bei ng"[ . . . ] T hi st hea t eri sa r t , i st heAr t .

I ti st heonl yv ehi c l er el ea s ed.T her ef or ec a pa bl eofdea l i ngwi t har ea l , ev endeepc ha ge ,bey ondt hel i mi t sofs pa c ea nd t i me ,bec a us ei ti spl ugedi nt ot heda i l ypr a c t i c ewi t houtc ondi t i oni ng.

I nt he70' sIdi ds omewor ka ndf or mul a t eds i t ua t i onst ha ta r eent i t l ed" L ' a r t ea s s umel ar el i gi one" .

I s eet hes egr oupsa st hea pos t l es , i ndeedt heya r e , oft het houghtt ha tbr i ngsa r tt hr ought hev i ewa s or i gi na l a ndf unda ment a l phenomenon.

T hi st he at e ri sar t , i st heAr t .

I t i st heonl yv e hi c l er e l e as e d.

T he r e f or ec apabl eof de al i ng wi t har e al , e v e nde e pc hage , be y ondt hel i mi t sof s pac e andt i me ,be c aus ei t i s pl uge di nt ot hedai l ypr ac t i c e wi t hout c ondi t i oni ng

Wi t houtempha s i s ,orpr ogr a mma t i cpol i c ys t a t ement s , t hea t er gr oupsmeeti nwor k pl a c e , s uc ha sL e S er r eGr ugl i a s c o,a nd pr oduc e ac ont e x ta nd a s oc i a lr el a t i ons hi pa bouta r tt ha ti sa bs ol ut el ywi t houtequel i nt her es tofs oc i et y . [ . . . ] T hi si swha tha ppensi nt hemoder nc a t a c ombsof a r tt ha tgoesbey ondt hes a mee x pec t a t i onsofAr t .

Her ei nGr ugl i a s c ot hehos tgr oupha spr epa r ed di nnerev er y ni ghtf ora l l ,a f t ert he s hows :a momentofi r r epl a c ea bl ec onfluenc e .

T heyk nowi t .

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STALKER TEATRO T hea r t i s t i cc or eof S t a l k er T ea t r oha v ewor k edt oget hers i nc es et t i ngupt he‘ Pol i t i c a l Col l ec t i v e ’ a t T ur i n Ac a demyofF i neAr t si n1975, t hehey da yofI t a l y’ s pos t 68c ul t ur a l a ndpol i t i c a l upr oa r .

T hi sha sl ef ta nendur i ngma r kont hec ompa ny’ s wor kwhi c hi sc ha r a c t er i s edbyas t r ongc ommi t mentt oa r t i s t i ce x per i ment a t i on wi t hi ns oc i a l l y s ens i t i v eorc ha l l engi ngs i t ua t i ons .

T hef oundi ngmember sof S t a l k er T ea t r ower ei nv ol v edwi t hT ur i nCi t yCounc i l ’ sgr oundbr ea k i ng‘ c ul t ur a l a ni ma t i on’ pr oj ec t si nt hel a t e70sa ndhel ped s et upT ur i n’ sfir s tpr of es s i ona l l yr uny out ht hea t r e i n1976.I n1981t heys t a r t edar es i denc yi nI t a l y’ s l a r ges tps y c hi a t r i cc l i ni ci nGr ugl i a s c owhi c hl edt o t hef or ma lf ounda t i onofS t a l k erT ea t r oi n1986.

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