Born in 1980, the Italian playwright director and actor Marco Calvani has achieved great success in Europe. His first play Quasi (2002) was commissioned by the European Social Forum. Other works include: Before you fall asleep commissioned by the Todi Festival of 2004 and Low Life (2005) selected as Italy’s contribution for the European project Citizens on Stage promoted by the Phoenix Theatre of London. In 2006 he wrote the acclaimed Strong Hands. Based on a sensational crime that fascinated and appalled the Italian nation, it was performed by Calvani himself and Elisa Alessandro and hailed as “…one of the most important works of our contemporary theatre today”. The Spanish version of the play opened Barcelona’s Festival Grec in 2007.
His play Oil, a ruthless and ironic journey into the world of television and power, had its première in Milan in October 2008 and is currently touring Italy. Calvani is also the director.
In 2008 he was a guest of La MaMa (New York) at their 2nd International Playwrights Retreat.
This year, 2009, he has written and is directing The City Beneath, a complex portrait of the culture clash between civilizations. The play was presented to sell-out audiences in New York, translated into English by Bing Taylor. This winter the play will have its French debut.
In December his newest play Penelope in Groznyj, a rewriting of Homer’s myth of Odysseus transferred to the Chechnya of today, will have its debut at the Art House Tacheles in Berlin.
His plays have been translated into Spanish, English, French, German, Dutch and Polish.
As an actor Calvani has appeared in the films of Fernan Ozpetek (Le Fate Ignoranti), Giovanni Veronesi (Manuale d’Amore) and Anna Negri (Riprendimi) and in the hit drama series Grandi Domani. He currently lives in Rome.
Marco Calvani appears courtesy of the Italian Institute of Culture.
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Lahir di tahun 1980, penulis naskah, sutradara dan aktor Itali, Marco Calvani, telah mencapai sukses besar di Eropa. Drama pertamanya Quasi (2002) dia tulis untuk memenuhi permintaan dari European Social Forum. Karya-karyanya termasuk: Before You Fall Asleep yang pentaskan di Todi Festival (2004), dan Low Life (2005) terpilih dalam European project: Citizens on Stage yang dipromosikan oleh teater Phoenix, London. Pada tahun 2006 dia menulis karya yang diakui mutunya, Strong Hands. Berbasis tindak krimininal penuh sensasi yang memukau dan sekaligus membuat ngeri masyarakat Itali, drama ini diperankan ole Marco Calvani sendiri serta Elisa Alessandro, dan dinyakan sebagai: “…..satu dari karya-karya terpenting di pentas teater kontemporer kita sekarang ini.” Versi Spanyol dari karyanya itu membuka Festival Barcelona Grec tahun 2007.
Dramanya yang berjudul Oil, satu perjalanan penuh ironi yang tidak mengenal belas kasihan dan bengis ke dalam dunia kekuasaan dan pertelevisian ditayangkan premier di Milan pada bulan November 2008 dan saat ini sedang tour di Italia. Calvani juga menyutradarainya.
Pada tahun 2008 dia menjadi tamu di La MaMa (New York) pada International Playwright Retreat mereka yang ke dua.
Di tahun 2009 ini Calvani telah menulis dan menyutradarai The City Beneath, satu gambaran kompleks dari bentrok budaya antar peradaban. Tiket-tiket untuk pementasan drama ini selalu terjual habis di New York, diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Inggris oleh Bing Taylor. Drama ini akan pentas pertama di Perancis pada musim dingin yang akan datang.
Pada bulan Desember drama terbarunya Penelope in Groznyj, satu bentuk penulisan ulang mitos Odysseus karya Homer ke dalam Chechnya di jaman sekarang, akan pentas debut di Art House Tacheles di Berlin.
Drama-dramnya telah diterjemahnkan ke dalam bahasa Spanyol, Inggris, Perancis, Jerman, Belanda dan Polandia.
Sebagai seorang aktor, dia sudah berperan dalam beberapa film seperti Fernan Ozpetek (Le Fate Ignoranti), Giovanni Veronesi (Manuale d’Amore) and Anna Negri (Riprendimi) dan berperan dalam drama seri Grandi Domani. Dia sekarang tinggal di Roma.
