Silvia Costa
Silvia Costa (1984) is an Italian director and performer from Treviso. Since graduating in Visual Art and Theatre at the Venice’s IUAV University in 2006, she has developed a visual and poetic theatre nourished by a deep reflection on images. Alternating between roles as writer, director, interpreter, and set designer, this protean artist crosses different aesthetic fields in a personal exploration of theatre. She has created several performances (La quiescenza del seme, A sangue freddo, Alla Traccia, Midnight Snack), theatre works (Figure, Stato di Grazia, Quello che di più grande l’uomo ha realizzato sulla terra, Poil de Carotte, Dans le pays d’hiver), and installations and video works (Musica da Camera, Tabula, Emotional Intelligence, Descrizione di un quadro). Since 2012 she has created performances and installations for children, and since 2006 she has regularly collaborated and performed in the theatrical and operatic productions directed by Romeo Castellucci. She was associated artist of the Teatro dell’Arte/Triennale Milano from 2017-2019, and of Le Quai d’Angers CND in 2019. For 2020-2023, she will be part of the artistic collective at La Comédie de Valence.
Her latest creation, Wry smile Dry sob, inspired by Samuel Beckett’s Play, was presented last March at the Landestheater of Bregen; a French version will be presented in Festival d’Automne 2020 at Centre Pompidou in Paris. Her creations are regularly presented in major Italian and international festivals.