Theatrical sketches from Elena Povoledo’s Collection

plus Nov, 16 2015Jan, 10 2016

On the occasion of the International Conference in Honour of Elena Povoledo Stage Illusions and  Theatrical Practice the Centro Studi Teatro set up in the exhibition rooms of the Manica Lunga, an exhibition of original croquis drawings and sketches, from the Elena Povoledo Collection. Materials owned by Boris Bilinsky, Ludovico Burnacini, Alexandra Exter, Emanuele Luzzati, Pier Luigi Pizzi, Gianni Polidori will be on show.

Elena Povoledo was a pioneer in Italian studies on the relationship between the  gurative and performing arts, especially from the 16th to the 18th centuries. She conducted long and varied research activities on themes in the history of theatre, stage design, theatre architecture and iconography. A lecturer at the Accademia d’Arte Drammatica Silvio d’Amico di Roma, she was also chief editor of the Enciclopedia dello Spettacolo since its foundation in 1952 and an authoritative collaborator of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini for exhibitions on the subject of theatre held in the 1960s and 70s.