Call for workshop


CREATING SITE-SPECIFIC: PERFORMATIVE SPACES



In parallel with the creation of the show Iliad #2 Knees -->, which will be presented in June 2026 in the Aula Canuto of the UNIPR Department of Medicine, Lenz will organize a workshop, aimed at students of the UNIPR master's courses and recognized as 1 CFU.




WHEN?

The workshop will take place in five meetings between May and June 2026.


WHERE?

The first meeting will be held at Lenz Teatro (via Pasubio 3/e Parma) and the following inside the Giorgio Canuto Hall (via Gramsci 14) of the University of Parma.


APPLICATION

The workshop is aimed at students of the master's courses at the University of Parma. Send an email to elena.sorbi@lenzfondazione.it with the following information:


  • First name and surname
  • Degree course
  • Brief presentation and motivation for participation


DEADLINE APPLICATION

April 30, 2026


PROGRAMME


1. Tuesday, May 5, 2-6 p.m., 4 hours – Lenz Theater

The word and the place. How much the place becomes a word – lesson by Maria Federica Maestri

excursus on Lenz's site-specific installations in monumental sites and museum spaces + video viewing of creations


2. Thursday, May 7, 2-4 p.m. – Canuto Hall

Introduction to the practice of the performance installation_visit to the Canuto classroom: a moment of the Iliad setup, meeting with the technical group, the material aspect of the setup + exercises


3. Tuesday, May 12, 2-4 p.m., 2 hours – Aula Canuto

Exercise, A Fragment of the Iliad: Keyword Selection and Installation Ideas


4. Thursday, May 14, 2-4 p.m., 2 hours – Canuto Hall

Experiential workshop with the performers of Iliad #2 Knees (Lorenza Guerrini, Francesca Grisenti, Sandra Soncini, Aldo Rendina, CL Grugher, Tiziana Cappella, Carlotta Spaggiari): putting the bodies of Iliad into action


5. June_date to be defined

Show Vision, Vision Diary + Room (Post-Show Meeting)




The training course is part of the projects

  • LANDSCAPE ANATOMIES_PERFORMATIVE REHYDRATIONS from 2022 performative reactivation of university spaces (Rector's Corridor, Paolotti Cloister, Philosophers' Hall, Natural History Museum, Museum of Veterinary Anatomy, Paleontological Museum CAMPUS delle Scienze)
  • ATLAS ON VIOLENCE_FOR A WORLD REVEALED BY THEATRE visual/performance project 2025-2027 with a focus on the contemporary reactivation of the Classics, particularly the Iliad




MORE INFO


Lenz Fondazione, Lenz Teatro

tel (+39) 0521 270141 | cell (+39) 335 6096220 (Whatsapp)

elena.sorbi@lenzfondazione.it

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