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ACTORS, SCREENS AND VIRTUAL REALITY: PIRANDELLO’S THEATRE ON THE STAGE OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM

Εξώφυλλο Παράβασις Τόμ. 20 / Cover Parabasis Vol. 20
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Published: Nov 24, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681//.43022
Paola Ranzini
Abstract

This contribution studies some of the recent staging initiatives of Pirandello’s theatre. With The six characters in search of an author (1921) this author has completely renovated the European theatre. Pirandello theatre’s modernity is such that –as evidenced by the shows studied, which are arranged on a chronology ranging from the 1970s to 2021, to better understand it and to give substance to the philosophical questions that animate it– filmmakers often resort to new tools and languages. The article covers scenes that use screens, television, cinema and virtual reality to interpret Pirandello and stage his creations. However, these experiments are not random since they are based on statements taken from the works of Pirandello himself…

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Author Biography
Paola Ranzini

Paola Ranzini is senior member at the Institut Universitaire de France – IUF and professor of Theatre Studies at the University of Avignon. Her researches focus on the aesthetics, dramaturgy and practice of European theatre from the 18th century to the present. Her recent publications include Marivaux Theatre edition (Italy, Cuepress, three volumes published 2021-2023). Her project Scènes Européennes & extra-européennes Marivaux is part of a double research field: cultural transfers and genetic criticism. Numerous studies linked to this project have been published, in journals or collective volumes.