Siamo Tutti Attori! - We Are All Actors!

When we leave Italy, we try to take only the essentials with us and the theatre ... well, the theatre doesn’t fit in our suitcase! So, with regret, we leave it behind, or we think we do. But, we learn only too late, the theatre cannot be left behind. Invisible and sly, it follows us and, when we least expect it, it confronts us. Acting in Italian in Australia? It can be done. As Italians we are naturally equipped with all the essentials: passion, feelings and drama fully at our disposal, we just need some technique. This eight-week course will introduce participants to acting in Italian. It will focus on the analysis and dramatic delivery of poetry, monologues, dramatic dialogues and the creation of stage characters, with particular attention to articulation, voice projection, correct posture, choral rhythm and relaxation techniques. The tutor, Bianca Bonino, is an actress, stage director, trainer and event producer. In Italy she attended the Centro di Arte Drammatica di Torino (1984-1986) and was cast by the Teatro Stabile di Torino under the direction of Ugo Gregoretti for several productions. She migrated to Australia in 1996 and graduated from the University of New South Wales in Theatre and Performing Studies. Since 2009, Bonino has curated and directed all the Commedia dell’Arte productions for the Fools in Progress Theatre Company Inc. She has extensively trained in Commedia dell’Arte under the direction of Antonio Fava and Carlo Boso in Italy and has organized several Commedia dell’Arte workshops in Sydney. Her natural inclination to improvisation and her acute artistic sensitivity make her one of the most refined and versatile performers of Commedia dell’Arte on the current Australian stage. Bonino also regularly collaborates with various cultural associations in Australia, producing cultural events and poetry readings in Italian.