Founded in 2005, Teatro dei Venti is a theater company creating shows combining inventiveness and community with particular attention to the theater in urban spaces and the use of high-impact mobile sets. The Company has extensively toured in Italy, France, Poland, Serbia, Croatia, Spain, Romania, Lithuania, Germany, Montenegro, Argentina, Taiwan, India. In 2019 Teatro dei Venti won the Ubu Prize for staging and the Critical Network Prize for planning/organization with Moby Dick. The Company is currently involved in three projects funded by Creative Europe and aimed at the artistic production and creation of best theatre/social practice in Europe.
Moby Dick is an event-show conceived for urban spaces, freely adapted from the novel by Herman Melville. The work brings a large theatrical machine and a crew of 20 sailors – including actors, dancers and musicians – into the square, to narrate Captain Ahab's obsession with the White Whale and his fight against the unknown. The show can establish a relationship with the place that hosts it through workshops that include local artists and social groups into the staging.
Concept and direction: Stefano Tè
Drama adaptation: Giulio Sonno
Direction advice: Mario Barzaghi
Music: Luca Cacciatore, Igino L. Caselgrandi, Domenico Pizzulo
Costumes: Teatro dei Venti
Lighting design: Alessandro Pasqualini
Sound: Eugenio Nonato
Set design concept: Stefano Tè, Dino Serra
Set design creation and production: Dino Serra, Massimo Zanelli
