The course aims to provide solid historical, methodological and critical instuments to evaluate the basis of theatre and the art of the actor, with particular attention to the phenomenon of the creation of a "stage name" and the identity problems related to its use in the real life of the artist.
Teaching Methods
Lectures, analysis of photos and audio-visual materials.
Assessment Methods
Oral examination.
Texts
Bibliography: -Luigi Allegri, Prima lezione sul teatro, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2012. -Francesca Brignoli – Nuccio Lodato, Marilyn Monroe. Inganni, Recco-Genova, Le Mani Editore, 2014. -Liliana Dell’Osso – Riccardo Dalle Luche, L’altra Marilyn. Psichiatria e psicoanalisi di un cold case, Firenze, Le Lettere, 2016. -Francesco Mari – Elisabetta Bertol – Barbara Gualco, L’enigma della morte di Marilyn Monroe: cursum perficio, Firenze, Le Lettere, 2012. -Marilyn Monroe, La mia storia, Roma, Donzelli, 2010.
Contents
Specialized course: From a person to the character.
A deep analyses of the exemplary case of Marilyn Monroe will be important, in order to evaluate the dynamics that lead the public name (the character) to prevail on the private name (the person), considering its reflection on creativity.
