Study day on Pietro Bertoja (1828 – 1911)

plus NOV, 28 2012
In collaboration with the Veneto Region and the Regional Committee for the Celebrations of the Centenary of the Death of Pietro Bertoja, the Study Centre for Documentary Research into European Drama and Opera has organised a study day devoted to the Veneto stage designer.
The meeting on November 28th is part of a series of initiatives aimed at re-assessing the complex artistic fi gure of Bertoja, a stage designer and photographer in the second half of the 19th century.
Leading experts will attend the meeting and the unpublished results of research funded thanks to grants made available by the Committee will be presented to the public. Moreover, also in attendance will be participants in an ideas competition for stage design open to students in Veneto high schools, universities and fi ne art schools. Prizes will be awarded for projects – from individuals or groups – inspired by the work of Pietro Bertoja.