Antonio Giarola Explained

Antonio Giarola
Birth Place:Legnago
Nationality:Italian
Occupation:Theater Director, Circus Historian, Poet

Antonio Giarola born in 1957, is an Italian poet, circus and theater director and circus historian.

Biography

Graduated in Dramaturgy at the University of Literature and Philosophy in Bologna, Italy, he began his career at the Teatro Laboratorio in Verona in the early 1980s as an assistant to Ezio Maria Caserta. In 1984 he created his own circus, the Clown's Circus.[1] which constitutes the first example of Theatrical Direction applied to the Classical Circus in the history of the Italian Circus[2]

He was one of the founders of the Accademia d'Arte Circense in Verona (1988), where he taught Circus History (1988-1989). He directed the City of Verona International Circus Festival[3] (1992-1994). From 2009 to 2011 he was artistic director of the Salieri Opera Festival in Legnago. He is currently President of the National Association for the Development of Circus Arts (ANSAC) and of the Circus Arts Documentation Educational Center[4] (CEDAC) in Verona. As a Circus Historian, he is the author of various publications and represents the World Circus Federation with conferences in Europe, China and Canada,[5] he also participated as a speaker at the La Biennale di Venezia convention with David Larible. As a Poet, Historian and Journalist, he has made several publications. He was a member of the Circuses and Traveling Shows Commission at the Italian Ministry of Cultural Activities (1996-2002). He also is the artistic director of The International Salieri Circus Festival, which intends to be the unique competitive festival on the national and international scene presenting a competition of circus numbers with classical music as soundtrack.[6]

Since 2021 he has been the artistic director of the International Salieri Circus Award, the first competitive circus festival in theater with classical and art music, which from the 2022 edition will feature a symphony orchestra directed by maestro Diego Basso.[7]

Circus direction

Theatrical direction

Equestrian theater direction

Publications

Essays

Poems

Translations

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: A. Jamila Yasmin . Clown's Circus storia, ricordi e arte. Il circo, una festa nuovo modello drammaturgico . Equilibrando . 2019 . 978-88-95424-25-5 .
  2. Book: F., Cappa . P., Gelli . Dizionario dello Spettacolo del '900 . Baldini&Castoldi . 1998 . 978-88-80892-95-3 .
  3. Web site: La Repubblica. Volano e vincono i trapezisti russi . 13 July 2021.
  4. Web site: CEDAC official site . 13 July 2021.
  5. Il CEDAC al Cirque du Soleil . Documenti e Attività 2009 - 2010 . 3 . 2010.
  6. Web site: International Salieri Circus Award . 25 May 2021.
  7. News: Elisabetta Papa . 26 August 2022 . L'Arena . Al Salieri Circus Award musiche firmate Basso.
  8. Klassischer Circus auf Höhe der Zeit . Circus Zeitung . Rindfleisch . Sven . 2007 .
  9. Il Carnevale di Antonio Giarola a Mosca . Circo . Serena . Alessandro . Ente Nazionale Circhi . 2015.
  10. Web site: Veneziano . 13 July 2021 . Oskolkova . Zoja.
  11. Web site: Fantastika . 25 May 2021.
  12. La rivincita. Uno spettacolo a San Pietroburgo per sfatare . Il Giorno . Sani . Lorenzo . 24 March 2012.

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