10031.1_100.648 19/03/21 17:42 Pagina 1 1 0 Although belonging to the wider family of applied theatre, social theatre 0 3 LO SPE TTACOLO has some specific historical, methodological and contextual character- 1 . istics. When taking part in social theatre, people, groups and even larger, 1 DAL VIVO more recognisable social systems actively transform and improve their life- C PER UN A CULTURA . B worlds through their direct involvement in theatrical, ludic, festive and E DELL ’INNOVAZIONE R performative practices. The actors’, authors’ and spectators’ participation N A in such cultural practices – combined with powerful representations, ac - R D I , tions and relationships – leads to symbolic inner growth and regeneration in G . the social body. I N Claudio Bernardi This book, which opens with an introduction by Claudio Bernardi, ex- N O plores the whys and wherefores of social theatre with particular attention to C E and Giulia Innocenti Malini N Italy. It is structured around two types of contribution. One comes from the T I interventions of some of the speakers at the International Conference M (edite d by) A Performing the Social. Education, Care and Social Inclusion through Thea - L I N tre , held in Milan on 20-21 September 2019. I ( e They are Isabel Bezelga, Marco De Marinis, David Le Breton, Tim Prentki, d i t e Pier Cesare Rivoltella, Diana Taylor, James Thompson and Emmanuel Wallon. d PER FORMI NG b y The second part is a more direct result of the Research Project of Nation- ) al Relevance (PRIN) with the same title; namely the application of social theatre in the fields of education, health and inclusion. THE SOCIAL The authors of these essays are Carla Bino, Roberta Carpani, Livia Cavaglieri, Guido Di Palma, Fabrizio Fiaschini, Roberta Gandolfi, Giulia Education, Care and Social Inclusion P Innocenti Malini, Stefano Locatelli, Alberto Pagliarino, Alessandro Pontremoli, E through Theatre Alessandra Rossi Ghiglione . R F O R Claudio Bernardi , professor of Performing Arts at the Università Cattolica del M I Sacro Cuore of Brescia, is one of the leading social theatre theorists and was the N G Principal Investigator of the PRIN (Research Project of National Relevance) Per- T forming the Social. Education, Care and Social Inclusion through Theatre . H E S Giulia Innocenti Malini , a social theatre expert, coordinates the Advanced Training O C Course for Social Theatre Operators, teaches Social Theatre and leads the Theatre and I A Performance Workshop at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Milan. She provides L training in leading social theatre groups and runs social theatre workshops in the fields of psychiatry and prison . Franc oAngeli ISBN 978-88-351-1624-0 La passione per le conoscenze € 15,00 (V) F R A N C O A N G E L I LO SPETTACOLO DAL VIVO PER UNA CULTURA DELL’INNOVAZIONE PERFORMING ARTS. For a Culture of Innovation Series curated by Mimma Gallina (Associazione Culturale Ateatro), Oliviero Ponte di Pino (Associazione Culturale Ateatro). The transformations in society, technology and communication have a decisive impact on live performance and on its functions, as well as on its creative, organisational and production methods. New developments are emerging in this fast changing scenario thanks to many factors, among which the inter- twining of arts, media and cultures, the evolution of the relationship between culture, politics and citizens, the transformation of urban spaces and places of creativity, and the appearance of new audiences. Theatre and the performing arts, especially in their most innovative expressions, have always offered a key to understanding and a tool for confronting the changes in our personal and collective identities. These comprehensive, state-of-the-art volumes, with an international outlook, rich in data but also in ideas and practical suggestions, identify and analyse ground-breaking trends in the world of entertainment, without forgetting that theatre and culture are the memory of the future. Copyright © 2021 by FrancoAngeli s.r.l., Milano, Italy. ISBN 9788835122258 This volume is published in open access format, i.e. the file of the entire work can be freely downloaded from the FrancoAngeli Open Access platform (http://bit.ly/francoangeli-oa). On the FrancoAngeli Open Access platform, it is possible to publish articles and monographs, according to ethical and quality standards while ensuring open access to the content itself. It guarantees the preservation in the major international OA archives and repositories. Through the integration with its entire catalog of publications and series, FrancoAngeli also maximizes visibility, user accessibility and impact for the author. Read more: http://www.francoangeli.it/come_pubblicare/pubblicare_19.asp Readers who wish to find out about the books and periodicals published by us can visit our website www.francoangeli.it and subscribe to our “Informatemi” (notify me) service to receive e-mail notifications. Copyright © 2021 by FrancoAngeli s.r.l., Milano, Italy. ISBN 9788835122258 10031.1_100.648 19/03/21 17:42 Pagina 2 Claudio Bernardi and Giulia Innocenti Malini (edited by) PERFORMING THE SOCIAL Education, Care and Social Inclusion through Theatre LO SPETTACOLO DAL VIVO PER UNA CULTURA DELL’INNOVAZIONE FRANCOANGELI Copyright © 2021 by FrancoAngeli s.r.l., Milano, Italy. ISBN 9788835122258 Translation: Marta Broglio (excluding chapters 5, 6, 12 and 13) Cover image: Arianna Vairo This volume is one of the outcomes of the research activities of Per-forming the Social. Education, Care and Social Inclusion through Theatre – PRIN Research Project of National Relevance MIUR 2015 2015 8ZW3HY_001. Principal Investigator: Claudio Bernardi Copyright © 2021 by FrancoAngeli s.r.l., Milano, Italy. This work, and each part thereof, is protected by copyright law and is published in this digital version under the license Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) By downloading this work, the User accepts all the conditions of the license agreement for the work as stated and set out on the website https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.it Copyright © 2021 by FrancoAngeli s.r.l., Milano, Italy. ISBN 9788835122258 Table of Contents Notes on Translations p. 7 Foreword Mimma Gallina and Oliviero Ponte di Pino » 9 Prologue Claudio Bernardi » 12 First Act – Theatre and Society 1. From the Theatre Scene to the World Scene: the Multiplicity of the Bodies. The Theatre Changes Lives David Le Breton » 19 2. Putting Public Space into Perspective in the Performing Arts and Street Arts Emmanuel Wallon » 25 3. From the Theatre As a Cure to the Politics of Performance, Passing Through Social Theatre Marco De Marinis » 35 Second Act – Social and Political Performing Arts 4. Social Theatre. Brief Phenomenology of a Plural, Polycentric and Participatory Performativity Giulia Innocenti Malini » 47 5. Community Theatre Diversity: Connections Between Portugal and Brazil Isabel Bezelga » 57 6. The Political Lives of Performance Diana Taylor » 68 5 Copyright © 2021 by FrancoAngeli s.r.l., Milano, Italy. ISBN 9788835122258 Third Act – Performing the Social: Education79 7. The Change of Paradigm in the System of Education Pier Cesare Rivoltella p. 81 8. Schools and Theatre Pedagogies Guido Di Palma and Roberta Carpani » 91 9. Social Theatre in Italian Universities Livia Cavaglieri and Alberto Pagliarino » 101 Fourth Act – Performing the Social: Care111 10. Performing Arts and the Promotion of Health Alessandro Pontremoli » 113 11. Theatre and Health: Origins, Areas and Perspectives Alessandra Rossi Ghiglione » 118 12. Care Aesthetics in Time of COVID-19 James Thompson » 123 Fifth Act – Performing the Social: Social Inclusion129 13. The Play’s the Thing: Towards an Aesthetics of Engagement. Carving Our Futures from a Tombstone Tim Prentki » 131 14. Socially Engaged Theatre and Performance in Italy: Politics, Ethics and Aesthetics Fabrizio Fiaschini and Roberta Gandolfi » 143 15. Performing Communities. Italian Experiences and Challenges Carla Bino and Stefano Locatelli » 155 Epilogue Giulia Innocenti Malini » 167 Bibliography » 169 The Authors » 191 6 Copyright © 2021 by FrancoAngeli s.r.l., Milano, Italy. ISBN 9788835122258 Notes on Translations By way of introduction, it seems useful to clarify here the meaning of certain terms used throughout the following volume. The terms Animazione teatrale (theatre animation), Nuovo teatro (new theatre), Teatro sociale d’arte (artistic social theatre) and Teatro sociale di comunità (social community theatre) are quoted in Italian because they indicate experiences and definitions used in Italy and which do not have an exact equivalent in English. Animazione teatrale is a cultural movement developed in Italy in the 1960s and 1970s. Through play, theatre, feasts and every form of art, it aimed to promote a free, creative, social and political pedagogy at school, in the neigh- bourhoods and in every sphere of the life of children and young people. Nuovo teatro indicates all the artistic experiences which, since the second half of the 20th century, have revolutionised the forms of expression and the professional and organisational practices of the theatre, breaking with the past and affirming the intrinsic value of what is new. Teatro sociale d’arte refers to professional groups formed by or including people with disabilities, their experiences and innovative aesthetics. Teatro sociale di comunità is the specific term used by the Social and Com- munity Theatre of Turin to