Giuliano Scabia

Giuliano Scabia was one of the most original playwrights, poets and leading figures of Italian theatre in the second half of the twentieth century. His research transformed theatre into an experience of encounter, able to leave theatre buildings to inhabit squares, woods, hospitals, schools and villages. Part of his work are the stage objects: large figures, fantastic animals, trees, carts and symbolic creatures that are not simple scenography, but instruments of relationship and storytelling. Works such as L’Albero dei poeti or Marco Cavallo, born in 1973 within the psychiatric hospital of Trieste, together with Franco Basaglia, embody a poetics that unites imagination, participation and freedom. Through these objects, Scabia built temporary communities, inviting anyone to become part of the narrative. His legacy continues to remind us that theatre can be a shared gesture, capable of transforming everyday space into a place of listening, invention and possibility. Five years after the passing of this extraordinary artist, Teatro della Toscana stages an exhibition of his works that tell his entire human and poetic journey. The exhibition, in the Sala Oro of the Teatro della Pergola, will present many of those stage objects that gave life to Scabia’s tales.