| Roberta Secchi |
 She has completed her education at the United World College of the Adriatic and at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera in Milan. She co-founded Teatro La Madrugada in 1994, where she has trained as actress with Danio Manfredini and Mario Barzaghi. She took part in all workshops organized by the group with Roberta Carreri, Tage Larsen, Julia Varley, Torgeir Wethal of Odin Teatret.From 1994 she has been studying theatre-dance technique of Bharata Natyam (classical dance of India) with Ujwal Bhole. As actress she has taken part in all productions of the group: Cantico de Sora Peste (1995), Laggiu’ mi udrai meglio (1998), Braccata dalla Pace (2000), The Danton Case (in process). From 2001 to 2006 she performed a solo for children: The Ghost of Murasaki, inspired by the character of Murasaki Shikibu. For musical and street performances she specialises in stilt techniques and organetto, playing in: If you become a fish (1999), The Parade of His Black Majesty (2000), Che Furor illustri la Mirabil Murga (2003), From along the Silk Way (in process). She is presently working on a solo project on and around the life and art of Federico Garcia Lorca. From 1999 she leads practical work with student actors in challenging social contexts within the theatre group and outside it. She participated in the XIV Session of the International School of Theatre Anthropology ISTA in Wroc³aw and Krzy¿owa (2005). |