Piersandra Di Matteo

Performing Arts Scholar, Curator, and Dramaturg
Università IUAV di Venezia
Italy

Piersandra Di Matteo is a scholar, curator, and dramaturg in the performing arts.  Her research interests span contemporary theatre, the politics of voice and listening, curatorship practices, and accessibility in the arts. She is member of the Research Centers: PerLA | Performance Epistemologies Research Lab, and SSH | Sound Studies Hub at the Università Iuav of Venice, where she teaches Curating Performing Arts. Di Matteo has been invited to give lectures and lead seminars at renowned international research centers and universities, including those in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Montréal, Amsterdam, New York City, Philadelphia, and São Paulo. She is known for her close collaboration with Romeo Castellucci as theoretical collaborator and dramaturg. Recent publications include: A bocca chiusa. Effetti di ventriloquio e scena contemporanea (2024), and (edited) SPEAKING NEARBY (2024), performance + curatela (2021), with A. Sacchi and I. Caleo, In fiamme. La performance nello spazio delle lotte (1967-1979) (2021). Previously, she served as artistic director of Short Theatre (Rome, 2021–2024) and Atlas of Transitions Biennale (Bologna, 2017–2020).

Moderator
Session 3 | Upholding Artistic Integrity in a Polarized World
Thursday, June 12, 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

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