Prospero is a participatory performance-installation that transforms collective construction into an experience of encounter. Inspired by the protagonist of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest — a figure capable of imagining and transforming his own destiny — the work invites the audience to take part in the creation of a large temporary sculpture.
Through simple modular elements and accompanied by live music, participants contribute to shaping a landscape in continuous evolution. Gesture after gesture, the work grows through collaboration, transforming the space into a shared place where imagination, relation and creativity become a collective experience.
Stalker Teatro Prospero
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Gesture after gesture, the work grows through collaboration.
Bio
Stalker Teatro was founded in 1986 in Turin, inspired by Andrei Tarkovsky’s eponymous film, with roots in the “Political Collective” established at the Turin Academy of Fine Arts in 1975, during Italy’s post-1968 cultural and political upheaval. In the 1980s, drawing on their shared experience with master Jerzy Grotowski, they began a residency at Italy’s largest psychiatric clinic in Collegno. In the 1990s, as part of a five-year residency at Cittadellarte, they developed significant projects with Michelangelo Pistoletto. In the 2000s, they established themselves in Turin’s Vallette district, founding Officine CAOS, a cultural hub dedicated to artistic production, urban regeneration and social inclusion. With a style that blends site-specific events, performance art and participatory theatre, the company has performed at major festivals and venues across Europe and beyond.
Credits
Concept: Gabriele Boccacini.
Original score and live music: Riccardo Ruggeri.
Performers: Gigi Piana, Dario Prazzoli, Stefano Bosco, Erika di Crescenzo
Tec direction: Giorgio Peri
Production: Stalker Teatro.
In collaboration with: Castello di Rivoli Contemporary Art Museum
Support: Ministry of Culture, Piedmont Region, Turin City Council, 23Milhas.
Art Residence: Ilustração à Vista Festival (PT)
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