Manuel Fiorentini


Commedia dell'Arte


Manuel Fiorentini

He holds a degree in Communication Sciences, with a specialization in mass communications.
Since 1998, he has studied commedia dell'arte and biomechanics with Francesco Gigliotti (cantiere di arte dinamo-plastica).
In 2005, he specialized in commedia dell'arte and mask technique with Michele Monetta at the Silvio D'Amico Academy of Dramatic Art; he attended a seminar on “The Art of Improvisation” led by Christian Di Domenico (assistant to Jurij Alschitz) and the third phase as an assistant director at the Silvio D’Amico Academy of Dramatic Art.
In 2006, he attended the advanced acting and directing course at the National Academy of Dramatic Art Silvio D'Amico, "Teatro Sonoro," at Radio Rai, directed by Francesco Anzalone. In 2007, he attended an acting course directed by Michele Placido.
In 2011, he attended the advanced commedia dell'arte course at Teatro di Roma with Carlo Boso.
In 2013, he obtained a Master's degree in coaching and became a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF), collaborating with the consulting and training companies "Action Training Network" and "Open Human Solutions".

In 2019, he participated in the commedia dell'arte workshop directed by Ferruccio Soleri and Carlo Boso on the play "Arlecchino servitore di due padroni" by Goldoni, directed by Strehler, and in 2021, in the leather mask-making workshop led by Stefano Perocco di Meduna.
He began his career in 1996 with the Compagnia Opera Prima in Latina, directed by Francesco Marino and Francesco Gigliotti. Subsequently, he performed in prestigious theatres (Eliseo, India, Sistina, etc.), directed by avant-garde Roman directors such as Mario Prosperi ("La donna di Samo," a work with a Greek mask for the national institute of ancient drama - 2003/2004) and Giuliano Vasilicò (monologue "Il regista in scena" from 2012 to 2014), by experienced directors such as Carlo Alighiero ("La cipria del colonnello" - 2003), and prominent figures such as Dacia Maraini ("Passi affrettati" - 2006) and Michele Placido ("Le tre sorelle" - 2007). He has acted alongside well-known national actors such as Roberto Ciufoli, Edoardo Siravo, and Lando Buzzanca. From 2011 to 2013, he participated in the Roman Carnival (productions by Teatro di Roma and Teatro dell’Opera). In 2017, he played Arlecchino in the play "Eppur si muove" (directed by G. Palla) at Teatro Eliseo in Rome. From 2021 to 2024, he participated in the Medieval and Renaissance Theatre Festival of Anagni with the touring show "In piazza la Commedia dell’Arte impazza," which he authored. In 2023-2024, he toured with the play "C’erano una volta le fiabe," written and directed by Leonardo Petrillo, based on Italo Calvino, in Italy and London at the Italian Cultural Institute.

He has been the president since 2007 of the cultural association Teatro della Giostra, with which he has organized shows, concerts, and cultural activities privately and on behalf of public administrations (since 2008, he has managed the Pier Paolo Pasolini literary park in Ostia; since 2009, he has managed the project "Sogno di una Notte di Note: concerts and shows on Mozart and Shakespeare" at the Teatro di San Vito Romano; in 2011, he won the regional ideas competition with the project "Fair play-Sporteatrando nel rispetto delle regole"; he collaborated in organizing "Officine Culturali" in Latina). He opened and manages the cultural center “La lanterna immaginaria”.
He has written and directed several shows, including "Mostro" in 2009, selected for the Attilio Corsini award at Teatro Vittoria, where he directed in 2010 the Shakespearean play "Much Ado About Nothing - Shakespeare in Rock," with live musicians.

He has taught Commedia dell'arte to all age groups, from children to the elderly, for professionals and non-professionals, in schools and theatres.

Among his recent teaching activities is a theatre workshop directed with Fosca Banchelli at the Regina Coeli prison in Rome (2023) and the workshop at the Liceo Classico Luciano Manara, aimed at the performance of Sophocles' Antigone, which was staged at Teatro India.

In June 2024, he won the Premio Arvalia with the La Lanterna Immaginaria theatre school, awarded by the authorities of Rome's XI Municipality, along with Sergio Rubini, Antonio Giuliani, and other personalities, for his theatrical and cultural activities.

He has been a teacher of Commedia dell’Arte in private courses, workshops, and, since 2014, at the International Academy of Theatre.