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Alessandra Giuntini is a theatre director, actress, acting coach and opera assistant director working between theatre, opera and socially engaged performance.She graduated in Acting and Directing (2011) from the Saint Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy, studying with Venyamin Filshtinsky and within the tradition of the Russian theatre school. A decisive influence on her artistic vision has been the encounter with Lev Dodin and the pedagogical legacy of the Maly Drama Theatre, which shaped her approach to ensemble work, long-term process and theatre as an ethical and human practice. She also trained internationally, including the SITI Company Intensive in New York with Anne Bogart (Suzuki Method and Viewpoints).<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_color=””][vc_column width=”1\/2″]<\/a><\/div>[vc_column_text color=”color5″]<\/p>\nDirecting works<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n2026:<\/p>\n
“<\/strong>REHAB ” Documentary theatre performance combining real-life testimonies from rehabilitation centres with fictional narratives. Invisible Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia.<\/p>\n2025:<\/p>\n
“Il trittico della colpa” A participatory social theatre workshop and performance involving young people held at Florence\u2019s juvenile detention centre and members of the local community.<\/p>\n
2024:<\/p>\n
” Monters and labyrinth” Performance with the young offenders at the Florence Juvenile Institute.<\/p>\n
2023:<\/p>\n
” FINIST, THE BRIGHT FALCON” Italian translation and staged readings of Svetlana Petriychuk\u2019s play, curated by Alessandra Giuntini at Festival delle Migrazioni, Turin, and NEST \u2013 Napoli Est Teatro, Naples, Italy.<\/p>\n
2022:<\/p>\n
” Prostadursen” inspired by the novel ” Prostadursen, winter from the beginning to the end “, dramaturg Polina Borodina, VENE TEATR, Tallinn, Estonia.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n”\u00a0Turandot<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00b3” inspired dy “Turandot” Carlo Gozzi, Njagan, Russia.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n2021:<\/p>\n
” Lion in the winter” James Goldman, Russian state theatre, Uljanovsk, Russia.<\/p>\n
” La Locandiera” Carlo Goldoni, Russian drama theatre, Ijevsk, Republic of Udmurt.<\/p>\n
”\u00a0Exodus ” Polina Borodina, Sarapul, Russia.<\/p>\n
\u201d Testimony of testimony \u201d Dmitri Danilov, Novokuznesk Drama theatre, Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n2020:<\/p>\n
” #I’MANTIGONE ” Evgenia Shevchenko a contemporary reimagining of Sophocles\u2019 Antigone<\/em>, interwoven with the stories of two modern-day Antigones confronting the Creons of their own countries. Njagan, Russia.<\/p>\n” Life is Beautiful ”\u00a0N. Erdman, Masterovie theatre,\u00a0Nabarejnie Chelny, Republic of Tatarstan.<\/p>\n
” The marriage of Figaro”\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Russian drama theatre, Una, Republic of Bashkorkostan.<\/span><\/p>\n” No woman, no cry ” Documentary performance about domestic violence, Invisible Theatre, Sankt Petersburg, Russia.<\/p>\n
2019:<\/p>\n
” One shot Trepliev” inspired by ” the seagull ” Anton Chekov, Russian drama theatre, Kurgan, Russia.<\/p>\n
” Deli’s dance” Ivan Vyrepaev, Masterivie theatre, Nabarejnie Chelny, Republic of Tatarstan.<\/p>\n
” Go in peace” EcoPerformance by IGC ( Intervention Garbage Company), Elzin Center, Ekateringburg Russia.<\/p>\n
” Le Gardenie” family constellation on stage, \u00a0for Premio di Riccione, Italy.<\/p>\n
” God rides a bicycle” Russian drama theater, Bugulma, Republic of Tatarstan.<\/p>\n
2018:<\/p>\n
” Travel-in-drama” adapted from” Little tragedies” A. Pushkin, State drama theatre, Kemerovo, Russia\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n” Gardenia”\u00a0El\u017cbieta Chowaniec, Volkov theatre, state Russian theatre, Yaroslavl.<\/p>\n
2017:<\/p>\n
\u201c My Psyche\u201d Apuelio, Theatre on the Roof, Krasnoyarsk, Russia<\/p>\n
” The singles” H. Levin, Notara theatre, Bucarest, Romania.<\/p>\n
” The Confession” M. Gorky, Moscow art theatre, Russia.<\/p>\n
” Children of children” initiative of festival ” I’m not alone”, Moscow art theatre, Russia.<\/p>\n
” Blizzard” A. Pushkin, Pushkin drama theatre, Pskov, Russia.<\/p>\n
” Shasa, take out the trash” N. Vorogbit, Invisible theatre, Sankt Petersburg, Russia.<\/p>\n
2016:<\/p>\n
\u201c Bashmachkin\u201d Y. Bogoslavskij, North Dramma Norilsk, Russia<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Shrew\u201d (based on the play by W.Shakespeare \u201cThe Taming of the Shrew\u201d), state theatre of Kurgan, Russia<\/p>\n
\u201c The coff\u00e8 Shop\u201d C. Goldoni, state theatre of Kemerovo, Russia<\/p>\n
\u201c Green Bird\u201d C. Gozzi, Theatre of Youth, Krasnoyarsk, Russia<\/p>\n
2015:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201c\u00a0Mamma Roma\u201d P.P. Pasolini, state theatre of Omsk, Russia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201c\u00a0The Road\u201d F. Fellini, Theatre of Youth, Krasnoyarsk, Russia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201c\u00a0Our Class\u201d T. Slobodyanin, State Theatre of Kemerovo, Russia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201c\u00a0Blue Room\u201d D. Hayr, Szena Molot, Perm, Russia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201c\u00a0Yat\u201d K. Fedorov, Alexandrnkij Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n2014:<\/p>\n
\u201c Light at the end \u201d S. Skologub, state theatre of Omsk, Russia<\/p>\n
\u201c Tiramis\u00f9\u201d O. Ovsyanko, Theatre of youth, Rostov on Don, Russia<\/p>\n
\u201c Beautiful away\u201d D. Prevalov, MDT Novoshahtinsk, Russia<\/p>\n
2013:<\/p>\n
\u201cNature Morte in the pit\u201d By Fausto Paravidino, Etud-Theatre St.Petersburg , Russia<\/p>\n
\u201c Love letters\u201d A. R. Gurney, State theatre of Magadan, Russia[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″]
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In Russia she co-founded the independent company \u201c\u041d\u0435\u0432\u0438\u0434\u0438\u043c\u044b\u0439 \u0442\u0435\u0430\u0442\u0440\u201d (The Invisible Theatre), conceived as a laboratory for contemporary dramaturgy and new scenic languages. With the company she developed original productions and reinterpretations of classical and modern texts, combining artistic research with a strong social focus.<\/p>\n
Alongside her artistic work, she carried out long-term social theatre projects with orphans and vulnerable adolescents in Russia, using theatre as a tool for empowerment and community building. This experience deeply informed her vision of theatre as a place of reflection, care and social commitment.<\/p>\n
She has directed and taught in Russia, Estonia, Romania and Italy, staging works ranging from Antigone<\/em> and Turandot<\/em> to contemporary and documentary theatre projects such as No Woman, No Cry<\/em>.<\/p>\nAs an actress, she performed in the Russian version of Luna Park<\/em> (based on the original production by Daniele Finzi Pasca) and appeared in films such as Dovlatov<\/em> (dir. Alexey German Jr.).<\/p>\nShe has also worked as an assistant director in opera productions at the Salzburg Festival, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, and Opernhaus Z\u00fcrich, where she collaborated with Dmitri Tcherniakov on Rachmaninoff\u2019s The Three Operas<\/em>.<\/p>\nCurrently based in Italy, she continues to develop interdisciplinary projects that connect performance, education and social engagement.<\/p>\n
Publications<\/h3>\n
2025<\/strong> \u2014 \u201cVoci dall\u2019ombra: il teatro in Russia dopo il 2014, dalla libert\u00e0 al ritorno del totalitarismo\u201d, Hystrio<\/em>, No. 2, April\u2013June 2025, dossier \u201cTeatro e censura\u201d.
\nJournal issue<\/a><\/p>\n2023<\/strong> \u2014 \u201cIl teatro in Russia. La condanna di Putin\u201d, Teatro e Critica<\/em>, June 2023.
\nRead the article<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\nActing:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n2021<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201c Luna Park\u201d idea by Daniele Finzi Pasca, in collaboration with \u201c Cosmo probuction\u201d, Sankt-Petersburg, Russia.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
2025:<\/p>\n
“Il trittico della colpa” A participatory social theatre workshop and performance involving young people held at Florence\u2019s juvenile detention centre and members of the local community.<\/p>\n
2024:<\/p>\n
” Monters and labyrinth” Performance with the young offenders at the Florence Juvenile Institute.<\/p>\n
2023:<\/p>\n
” FINIST, THE BRIGHT FALCON” Italian translation and staged readings of Svetlana Petriychuk\u2019s play, curated by Alessandra Giuntini at Festival delle Migrazioni, Turin, and NEST \u2013 Napoli Est Teatro, Naples, Italy.<\/p>\n
2022:<\/p>\n
” Prostadursen” inspired by the novel ” Prostadursen, winter from the beginning to the end “, dramaturg Polina Borodina, VENE TEATR, Tallinn, Estonia.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n ”\u00a0Turandot<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00b3” inspired dy “Turandot” Carlo Gozzi, Njagan, Russia.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 2021:<\/p>\n ” Lion in the winter” James Goldman, Russian state theatre, Uljanovsk, Russia.<\/p>\n ” La Locandiera” Carlo Goldoni, Russian drama theatre, Ijevsk, Republic of Udmurt.<\/p>\n ”\u00a0Exodus ” Polina Borodina, Sarapul, Russia.<\/p>\n \u201d Testimony of testimony \u201d Dmitri Danilov, Novokuznesk Drama theatre, Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n 2020:<\/p>\n ” #I’MANTIGONE ” Evgenia Shevchenko a contemporary reimagining of Sophocles\u2019 Antigone<\/em>, interwoven with the stories of two modern-day Antigones confronting the Creons of their own countries. Njagan, Russia.<\/p>\n ” Life is Beautiful ”\u00a0N. Erdman, Masterovie theatre,\u00a0Nabarejnie Chelny, Republic of Tatarstan.<\/p>\n ” The marriage of Figaro”\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Russian drama theatre, Una, Republic of Bashkorkostan.<\/span><\/p>\n ” No woman, no cry ” Documentary performance about domestic violence, Invisible Theatre, Sankt Petersburg, Russia.<\/p>\n 2019:<\/p>\n ” One shot Trepliev” inspired by ” the seagull ” Anton Chekov, Russian drama theatre, Kurgan, Russia.<\/p>\n ” Deli’s dance” Ivan Vyrepaev, Masterivie theatre, Nabarejnie Chelny, Republic of Tatarstan.<\/p>\n ” Go in peace” EcoPerformance by IGC ( Intervention Garbage Company), Elzin Center, Ekateringburg Russia.<\/p>\n ” Le Gardenie” family constellation on stage, \u00a0for Premio di Riccione, Italy.<\/p>\n ” God rides a bicycle” Russian drama theater, Bugulma, Republic of Tatarstan.<\/p>\n 2018:<\/p>\n ” Travel-in-drama” adapted from” Little tragedies” A. Pushkin, State drama theatre, Kemerovo, Russia\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n ” Gardenia”\u00a0El\u017cbieta Chowaniec, Volkov theatre, state Russian theatre, Yaroslavl.<\/p>\n 2017:<\/p>\n \u201c My Psyche\u201d Apuelio, Theatre on the Roof, Krasnoyarsk, Russia<\/p>\n ” The singles” H. Levin, Notara theatre, Bucarest, Romania.<\/p>\n ” The Confession” M. Gorky, Moscow art theatre, Russia.<\/p>\n ” Children of children” initiative of festival ” I’m not alone”, Moscow art theatre, Russia.<\/p>\n ” Blizzard” A. Pushkin, Pushkin drama theatre, Pskov, Russia.<\/p>\n ” Shasa, take out the trash” N. Vorogbit, Invisible theatre, Sankt Petersburg, Russia.<\/p>\n 2016:<\/p>\n \u201c Bashmachkin\u201d Y. Bogoslavskij, North Dramma Norilsk, Russia<\/p>\n \u201cThe Shrew\u201d (based on the play by W.Shakespeare \u201cThe Taming of the Shrew\u201d), state theatre of Kurgan, Russia<\/p>\n \u201c The coff\u00e8 Shop\u201d C. Goldoni, state theatre of Kemerovo, Russia<\/p>\n \u201c Green Bird\u201d C. Gozzi, Theatre of Youth, Krasnoyarsk, Russia<\/p>\n 2015:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201c\u00a0Mamma Roma\u201d P.P. Pasolini, state theatre of Omsk, Russia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201c\u00a0The Road\u201d F. Fellini, Theatre of Youth, Krasnoyarsk, Russia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201c\u00a0Our Class\u201d T. Slobodyanin, State Theatre of Kemerovo, Russia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201c\u00a0Blue Room\u201d D. Hayr, Szena Molot, Perm, Russia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201c\u00a0Yat\u201d K. Fedorov, Alexandrnkij Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 2014:<\/p>\n \u201c Light at the end \u201d S. Skologub, state theatre of Omsk, Russia<\/p>\n \u201c Tiramis\u00f9\u201d O. Ovsyanko, Theatre of youth, Rostov on Don, Russia<\/p>\n \u201c Beautiful away\u201d D. Prevalov, MDT Novoshahtinsk, Russia<\/p>\n 2013:<\/p>\n \u201cNature Morte in the pit\u201d By Fausto Paravidino, Etud-Theatre St.Petersburg , Russia<\/p>\n \u201c Love letters\u201d A. R. Gurney, State theatre of Magadan, Russia[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″] [vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text color=”color5″]<\/p>\n In Russia she co-founded the independent company \u201c\u041d\u0435\u0432\u0438\u0434\u0438\u043c\u044b\u0439 \u0442\u0435\u0430\u0442\u0440\u201d (The Invisible Theatre), conceived as a laboratory for contemporary dramaturgy and new scenic languages. With the company she developed original productions and reinterpretations of classical and modern texts, combining artistic research with a strong social focus.<\/p>\n Alongside her artistic work, she carried out long-term social theatre projects with orphans and vulnerable adolescents in Russia, using theatre as a tool for empowerment and community building. This experience deeply informed her vision of theatre as a place of reflection, care and social commitment.<\/p>\n She has directed and taught in Russia, Estonia, Romania and Italy, staging works ranging from Antigone<\/em> and Turandot<\/em> to contemporary and documentary theatre projects such as No Woman, No Cry<\/em>.<\/p>\n As an actress, she performed in the Russian version of Luna Park<\/em> (based on the original production by Daniele Finzi Pasca) and appeared in films such as Dovlatov<\/em> (dir. Alexey German Jr.).<\/p>\n She has also worked as an assistant director in opera productions at the Salzburg Festival, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, and Opernhaus Z\u00fcrich, where she collaborated with Dmitri Tcherniakov on Rachmaninoff\u2019s The Three Operas<\/em>.<\/p>\n Currently based in Italy, she continues to develop interdisciplinary projects that connect performance, education and social engagement.<\/p>\n 2025<\/strong> \u2014 \u201cVoci dall\u2019ombra: il teatro in Russia dopo il 2014, dalla libert\u00e0 al ritorno del totalitarismo\u201d, Hystrio<\/em>, No. 2, April\u2013June 2025, dossier \u201cTeatro e censura\u201d. 2023<\/strong> \u2014 \u201cIl teatro in Russia. La condanna di Putin\u201d, Teatro e Critica<\/em>, June 2023. 2021<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201c Luna Park\u201d idea by Daniele Finzi Pasca, in collaboration with \u201c Cosmo probuction\u201d, Sankt-Petersburg, Russia.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nPublications<\/h3>\n
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