Gherardo Vitali-Rosati, Ph.D. Curriculum Vitae Via dei Frati Bigi 4

Gherardo Vitali-Rosati, Ph.D.
Curriculum Vitae
Via dei Frati Bigi 4
50136, Florence
ITALY
www.gherardovitalirosati.it
[email protected]
+39 347 1 80 77 93
+39 055 90 62 890
Born in 1981
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
2008-2012
 Theater critic for the Corriere della Sera supplement about Florence, Italy
(Corriere Fiorentino). Occasional writing and broadcasting for La Règle du Jeu, the
French journal directed by Bernard-Henri Lévy; Il Manifesto; “Myword.it;” Hystrio,
the national three-month journal about theater; and “Radio Tre,” the national cultural
radio station
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Author and presenter of the television program about theater “Chi è di scena?”
broadcasted by a network of local channels and online (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.)
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 Press officer of La MaMa Spoleto Open, the summer festival organized in Spoleto,
Italy, by La MaMa Umbria International and La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
(ETC) in New York, United States of America
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 Moderator of panels with artists such as Pippo Delbono, Ascanio Celestini,
Giuliana Lojodice, Elio De Capitani, Ottavia Piccolo, Alessio Boni, Stefano Massini,
Enzo Vetrano, Stefano Randisi, Cinzia Tani, Paola Gassman, and Ugo Pagliai.
Moderator of 2012 General Assembly of the European Theatre Convention (Florence,
Italy, October 26, 2012). Panelist at the World Fringe Congress (Edinburgh,
Scotland, 2012).
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Teacher of Italian through theater at Sarah Lawrence College (Florence, Italy) and
Richmond University (Florence, Italy)
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Teacher of the history of theater at Centro Nazionale di Drammaturgia, the school
for playwrights and actors directed by Stefano Massini in Calenzano, Italy
 Jury member for Premio Ubu, the Italian national prize for theater, and member of
the National Association of Theater Critics (ANCT)
 Director of È ora che io diventi un uomo, written by Ilaria Mavilla and starring
Francesca Fichera (Prato, Italy, Officina Giovani, September 2012)
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 Consultant to the Naples Fringe Festival for the choice of shows.
 Editor-in-Chief of the Journal Drammaturgia (until 2009);
 Editor of “A.M.At.I.”, Multimedia Archive of the Italian Actor (until 2009);
 2° Prize of the National Award of Theatre Critic “Lettera 22” (2009).
 Publications in books:
- Didascalies internes, monologue intérieur ou romanisation du drame ? in «Le
Contemporain en scène», by Catherine Naugrette, Paris, L’Harmattan, 2011, pp. 3137 ;
- Teatro Verdi. 150 di spettacolo italiano dalle quinte di un teatro fiorentino. Firenze,
Giunti, 2008;
- Manichini, pancali e scontrini, in Il Re Bello. Diario di una messinscena. Firenze,
Sef, 2007;
- Jean-Claude Carrière – Peter Brook : una collaborazione fuori dal comune. In
«Annali del Dipartimento di Storia delle Arti e dello Spettacolo dell’Università degli
Studi di Firenze». Firenze, Casalini. 2007.
2005-2007
 Internship (11 april -30 june 2007) at the French Office of Ansa (Italian Agency of
Associated Press);
 Correspondent from Paris for Drammaturgia, Tatrionline Magazine and
“Teatrionline.it”.
 Theatre Critic for the French Journal Le Souffleur.
 Jury Member of the Festival “Ici et Demain ” organised by the City of Paris.
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 Actor for Le Théâtre des Minuits.
Tours:
- France: Paris (Couvent des Cordeliers), Orléans (Théâtre de la Passerelle),
Pithiviers (City Hall).
- Belgium : 19° International Theatre Festival (Festival International du Théâtre).
- Haiti: tour organised by the French Cultural Institut in Port au Prince. Shows : Port
au Prince, Cap Haïtien and Les Cays (May- June 2006).
- Tunisia : Tunis, El Omrane ; on the occasion of the convention « Le texte
didascalique à l’épreuve de la représentation » ; Le Kef (Centre des Arts Dramatiques
et Séniques).
- Scotland: Saint Andrews International Festival.
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 Playwright for Le Théâtre des Minuits : Une Algerie, 1830-1954, created and
published in 2007.
2001-2004
 Internship for the production of Il Re Bello, an Opera by Roberto De Simone,
libretto by Siro Ferrone. Assistant Director (director: Roberto De Simone); Stage
Manager; Coordination the production of the set and the costumes (Costume
deseigner: Odette Nicoletti; set deseigner: Gennaro Vallifuoco);
 Member of the organisational group of the cineforum at Fondazione Stensen,
Florence.
 Actor in the Company RES, directed by Marco Sodini. Shows: Leghorn, Teatro
delle Commedie; Florence, University of Architecture, «Anfiteatro delle Cascine»;
Viareggio.
 Freelance journalist for Comunicazione Diretta (advertising articles for Il Sole 24
Ore).
 Theatre critic for Drammaturgia and “Teatrionline.it”.
EDUCATION
2008-2010
Ph.D., prof. Siro Ferrone at Università degli Studi di Firenze. Thesis: Pietro Chiari e
la compagnia Medebach. Il contributo degli attori alla drammaturgia dell'Abate
bresciano: congetture e attribuzioni.
2005-2006
Master’s degree in Études Théâtrales at Univérsité de Paris 3-Sorbonne Nouvelle,
prof. Georges Banu.
2004-2005
Three-year degree at Università di Firenze (110/110), prof. Siro Ferrone. Erasmus at
Univérsité da Paris 8-Saint Denis.
2001-2003
Study of Physics at the Università di Firenze.
1999-2000
«Maturità scientifica» (High school leaving qualification), 100/100.
2° Award of the Società Dantesca Italiana (about writing of an essay about Dante).
Piano studies with Giovanni Tanzini (1987-1990), Ania De Salvador (1990-95) and Enrico Stellini
(1998-99).
(Solfeggio exam at Conservatorio di Firenze, 1995).
Acting studies with Marco Sodini (2001-2005) and Nikolaj Karpov (2004).
Dance studies with Paola Corsi (2003-2004).
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Italian: Native speaker
French: Excellent
English: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Russian: Intermediate