Elena Vannoni began her career as a classical dancer and, simultaneously, earned a degree in theatrical costuming at Istituto d’Arte Porta Romana in Florence. She made her acting debut at seventeen years old at the Greek Theatre in Siracusa, playing a role in “Agamemnon” and “Le Supplici” by Aeschylus. Following her acting experiences, she continued her theatre and classical studies at the Florence University of Literature and Philosophy, with a major in Music and Theatre disciplines. She attended a stage at the Florence Teatro Comunale (Maggio Musicale Fiorentino) - lead by costume designer and Oscar winner Maestro Gabriella Pescucci – for the opera production of “The Sonnanbula” by Vincenzo Bellini, consequentally meriting her a position with the Florence Teatro Comunale as costume designer for the “Attila” by Giuseppe Verdi. In 2000, she won the annual competition of the Arturo Toscanini Foundation in Parma for assistant director of “La vedova allegra” by Franz Lehar. On 2001, she was accepted at the prestigious Accademia Nazionale d’Arte Drammatica S. d’Amico - the exclusive national school of directing that selects only two applicants a year – earning her degree in Theatre Director with the production of “The Emigrants’ by Slawomir Mrozek. From 2001 to 2004, she collaborated with productions of eminent Italian actors and directors (Marisa Fabbri, Domenico Polidoro, Roberto Mantovani, Mario Ferrero e Lorenzo Salveti). In 2005, she was awarded as Best in the Director category for the M.I.U.R Award (Ministry of Education, University and Research) with the production of ‘A Marriage proposal” by Anton Cekhov. In 2006, she received a grant to continue her studies at the l’Universität der Künste in Berlin, where she had later been promoted to the position of visiting professor, realizing the productions of Clitennestra from the “Agamemnon” by Aeschylus, Miss Julie by August Strinberg and Berlin Alexanderplatz by Alfred Düblin. From 2007 to present, she is working in Rome and Berlin. She is the founder and President of the Italian cultural foundation Teatrificio, which operates in Rome and Berlin. She has directed The Pitchfork Disney by Philip Ridley at the Teatro dell’Orologio in Rome, at the Teatro dell’Elicantropo in Naples and Teatro Tor Bella Monaca in Rome. In Berlin, as Producing and Artistic Director of the Studiotheater in the Engelbrot, she has recently directed and produced frag-mente infernali from the La divina mimesi by Pier Paolo Pasolini; Bites by Kay Adshead – also performed at the Teatro dell’Orologio in Rome; Miss Julie by August Strinberg; Die Spitzeder di Martin Sperr.

ELENAVANNONI

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Elena Vannoni

Director - Costume Designer

Born:

ITALY, Massa Marittima (GR) 1971, August the 22nd

Elena Vannoni began her career as a classical dancer and, simultaneously, earned a degree in theatrical costuming at Istituto d’Arte Porta Romana in Florence. She made her acting debut at seventeen years old at the Greek Theatre in Siracusa, playing a role in “Agamemnon” and “Le Supplici” by Aeschylus. Following her acting experiences, she continued her theatre and classical studies at the Florence University of Literature and Philosophy, with a major in Music and Theatre disciplines. She attended a stage at the Florence Teatro Comunale (Maggio Musicale Fiorentino) - lead by costume designer and Oscar winner Maestro Gabriella Pescucci – for the opera production of “The Sonnanbula” by Vincenzo Bellini, consequentally meriting her a position with the Florence Teatro Comunale as costume designer for the “Attila” by Giuseppe Verdi.

In 2000, she won the annual competition of the Arturo Toscanini Foundation in Parma for assistant director of “La vedova allegra” by Franz Lehar. On 2001, she was accepted at the prestigious Accademia Nazionale d’Arte Drammatica S. d’Amico - the exclusive national school of directing that selects only two applicants a year – earning her degree in Theatre Director with the production of “The Emigrants’ by Slawomir Mrozek.

From 2001 to 2004, she collaborated with productions of eminent Italian actors and directors (Marisa Fabbri, Domenico Polidoro, Roberto Mantovani, Mario Ferrero e Lorenzo Salveti). In 2005, she was awarded as Best in the Director category for the M.I.U.R Award (Ministry of Education, University and Research) with the production of ‘A Marriage proposal” by Anton Cekhov.

In 2006, she received a grant to continue her studies at the l’Universität der Künste in Berlin, where she had later been promoted to the position of visiting professor, realizing the productions of Clitennestra from the “Agamemnon” by Aeschylus, Miss Julie by August Strinberg and Berlin Alexanderplatz by Alfred Düblin.

From 2007 to present, she is working in Rome and Berlin. She is the founder and President of the Italian cultural foundation Teatrificio, which operates in Rome and Berlin. She has directed The Pitchfork Disney by Philip Ridley at the Teatro dell’Orologio in Rome, at the Teatro dell’Elicantropo in Naples and Teatro Tor Bella Monaca in Rome.

In Berlin, as Producing and Artistic Director of the Studiotheater in the Engelbrot, she has recently directed and produced frag-mente infernali from the La divina mimesi by Pier Paolo Pasolini; Bites by Kay Adshead – also performed at the Teatro dell’Orologio in Rome; Miss Julie by August Strinberg; Die Spitzeder di Martin Sperr.

Biography

2011

-Currently pursuing a Masters in Musicology, Florence University

2010

- Intensive German at Berlitz Sprachschulen (Deutsch für den Beruf) Level B 2.1 (EFC) Berlitz Sprachlevel

2006

- Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica “Silvio D'Amico” (Italy’s National Academy of Dramatic Arts) scolarship at Universität der Künste Berlin-Germany (September 2005 -September 2006).

2004

- Accademia Nazionale d’Arte Drammatica “Silvio D’Amico” (Italy’s National Academy of Dramatic Arts) Master in Theatre Direction

- Florence University- Italy- Modern Literature, Music and Performing Arts Department ander the director of Fiamma Niccolodi, professor, with a thesis in Music Drama

1993

- Art Institute of Florence-Italy – BAC in Theatre Fashion and Costumes

National Award

2005

- Prize for Best Director al the National Arts Award organized by M.I.U.R. (Ministry of Education, University and Research) for the staging of Proposed Marriage by Chekhov (Award Teatro Argentina in Roma)

Academic Formation

2012

- Director: Bites the Play by Kay Adshead, Old Bank Theatre, Los Angeles

2010

-Director: A report to an Academy by Franz Kafka, The actors Gang, Los Angeles

2009

- Direction and costumes: Die Spitzeder by Martin Sperr, Engelbrot, Berlin

2008

-Direction and dramaturgy: Frag-mente Infernali: Begegnung mit Pasolini freely adapted Divina Mimesi by Pier Paolo Pasolini, Studiotheater im Engelbrot, Berlin

- Direction: Morsi (Bites) by Kay Adshead, Teatro dell’Orologio, Roma

- Direction: Bisse (Bites) by Kay Adshead, StudioTheatre - Berlin.

- Artistic Director Studiotheater – Engelbrot, Berlin.

- Direction: Miss Julie by August Strindberg, Studiotheater all’Engelbrot, Berlin

2007

- Direction: Essay about L’arte della commedia (The art of comedy) by E. De Filippo Universität der Künste Berlin (Guest Professor, summer semester, 2006/07)

- Direction: The Pitchfork Disney by P. Ridley, Teatro dell’Orologio, Rome-Italy

-Direction: Begegnung mit Pasolini - Frag-mente infernali from

Divina Mimesis by P.P.Pasolini, 100° Berlin Festival Sophiensaele (Festsaal)

2006

-Direction: Essay about Miss Julie by Strindberg and

Agamennone by Aischylos Universität der Künste Berlino (Guest

Professor winter semester 2006/07)

- Assistant director and costume designer : Projekt IO-DRAMEN 2006, UdK, Director: Sabine Herken (summer semester 2006)

- Costume Designer: Musiktheater der UdK, Regie: Karoline Gruber (winter semester 2005/06)

2005

- Direction: Reading, Il saccheggio del palazzo for the National Academy of Dramatic Arts- Rome-Italy

- Direction: The Pitchfork Disney by Philip Ridley - Spoleto’s Festival

2004

- Best Direction Award by Italy’s M.I.U.R.: National Award of Arts, Proposed Marriage by Chekhov

- Direction: Emigranci by S. Mrozek (Degree Essay at the Accademia Nazionale D’Arte Drammatica, Silvio D’Amico, of Rome – Direction Department)

Professional Experience

Costumes:

-Assistant costume designer at Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Operas: La sonnambula and Attila. Stage with the team led by Gabriella Pescucci (Oscar) La Sonnambula by V. Bellini, directed by F. Tiezzi, stagedbat the Teatro Comunale of Florence

-Costume designer at theatre companies Mimesis and Mario Massai of Florence-Italy

Assistant director:

-Nathan the Wise by Lessing adapted by Paul D’Andrea for the Accademia Nazionale D’Arte Drammatica , Silvio D’Amico, (directed by D. Polidoro) -The Merry Widow by F. Lehar for the Fondazione Toscanini of Parma –Italy (director of orcestra Massimo De Bernart, directed by F. Ambrosini) -Autori affermati - Autori emergenti at Biblioteca del Burcardo – Rome-Italy (by M. Farau)

As Dancer-Actress:

Greek Theatre of Siracusa- Italy, Fiesole’s Roman Theatre, Rome’s Teatro Vascello, Florence’s Teatro della Compagnia

Various Academic Training

In 1992 certificate intermediate-level, classical ballet (Cecchetti’s method), also designed the costumes for the end of academic year essay

Additional Study

- In 1998 Florence Univerity-Italy, Literature and Philosophy, Performing Arts History Department, assistant of Professor C. Molinari in the project: Iconografia dello Spettacolo