Though he calls Rome home, Diglio is in town as a special guest at the fourth National Conference of Teachers of Italian, to be held on Saturday, October 26, at the University of Melbourne.
Organised by the Embassy of Italy in Canberra and the Melbourne branches of the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) and CO.AS.IT., the conference is part of the program for the 19th Week of the Italian Language in the World, which is running until October 27.
This year’s week-long theme – ‘L’italiano sul palcoscenico’ (Italian Language on the Stage) – will be explored at the conference through a series of presentations.
Diglio will present a talk on ‘Il palcoscenico scuola di vita: l’esperienza scolastica italiana’ (The stage as a school of life: The Italian school experience), in which he’ll explore how theatre can be used to overcome diversity and personal barriers.
The talented Italian trained at Gigi Proietti’s school and has gone on to become a successful actor, assistant director and drama teacher.
“While teaching drama I experimented with new methods to face the stage and the camera,” Diglio said.
“On the stage, it’s as though you’re standing completely naked in front of an audience.
“It all depends on whether you’re courageous enough to face it.”
Diglio added that the stage is also the perfect place to learn another language.
“You have to be able to think in a language in order to speak it,” he concluded.
Diglio will share his personal experience and knowledge on Saturday, in a celebration of Italian language on the stage.
