Lenz Rifrazioni

Extreme and radical faithfulness to the text, an original work of scenic installation and movie creation define the contemporary poetic of Lenz Rifrazioni, achieved by putting on stage those great classics commonly thought to be unperformable because of their high level of linguistic or dramatic experimentalism. Continuing his aesthetic and poetic route with an absolute rigour, Lenz expresses an artistic plan recognised as one of the most brilliant expressions of experimental theatre in Italy and Europe. Traduction, dramaturgy and imagoturgy are by Francesco Pititto, who is in charge of all the stagings’s direction with Maria Federica Maestri. Scenic installations and costumes are by Maria Federica Maestri, currently mentioned by critics for her "material dramaturgy" and for the system of visual signs that consitute a very original "paint-acted". Original music is composed by Andrea Azzali, an experimental electronic musician. In 1997 Lenz Rifrazioni was awarded with the prize for theatre research (Premio per la Ricerca Teatrale) by the National Association of Critics (Associazione Nazionale Critici). Since 1996 Lenz Rifrazioni has been in charge of the artistic and organizational direction of the international festival Natura Dèi Teatri, that takes place in some historical, monumental and natural sceneries within the province of Parma. In 2005 Natura Dèi Teatri became member of IRIS, South European Association for Contemporary Creation. An articulated project, called Pratiche di Teatro, characterizes Lenz Rifrazioni also in the field of theatre training. Pratiche di Teatro Sociale instead, is a complex set of workshops aimed at awakening theatre aptitude in intellectively differently challenged actors. The company is hosted in Lenz Teatro, a totally restructured m2 building of industrial origin with two halls, office-area, dressing-rooms and training lab.