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the phenomenon that has long broken the boundaries of theater and it is welcomed as if it were a rock concert

Cristian Ceresoli is a writer, born in the remote province of Bergamo in 1975. His debut writing is La Merda (2012). The “extraordinary, brutal, disturbing and human” (The Times) text on the human condition earned him the Fringe First Award for Writing Excellence (first Italian ever), the Arches Brick Award for Emerging Art and a nomination for the Total Theater Award for Innovation at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2012. In Italy, among others, the Critics AwardLa Merda, originally written in Italian, is translated, published or produced and staged around the world in numerous other languages, including English, Greek, Danish, Czech, Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian and being translated into other languages. The work is published in a bilingual edition by the English publisher Bloomsbury and in Italy by GallucciThe original production, performed in English or Italian by The Stage Award Winning actress Silvia Gallerano, has enjoyed great success with audiences and critics all over the world (from Europe to Brazil, from Australia to North America). Eight years after his debut, the phenomenon that has long broken the boundaries of theater and it is welcomed as if it were a rock concert, continues its live tour, recording sold out both in large cities and in the remote suburbs and provinces.

Ceresoli is finishing writing a book (a quite funny book) on the failure of the male (and the male system) and on his recent experience among pills and depression. It is the story of a rock band and a terrorist attack on Monday, at the zoo. But above all, it is the book that demonstrates his total inability to write a book. It is called Masturbazione (Masturbation) and, from Spring 2024, it is presented to the public in episodes or chapters, with live readings, performed by a choir of males. Then, once he’s finished writing, it will be published by a publishing house, word by word, from beginning to the end (of world). La Dolorosa is his new work and production, a rebellious long song, performed in concert both in Italian and Spanish that will debut in Italy for Christmas 2025 eventually touring in South America in 2026/27. Happy Hour (2019) is a play that was produced in Denmark and Italy and toured in Europe. He wrote Le Favolose, a film directed by Roberta Torre and presented at the Venice Film Festival #79. For the Swiss Radio Television he wrote and created with Silvia Gallerano a radio score (or podcast) entitled Arrampicarsi, which is the first draft for the new international opera, a multiverse solo musical performed by Gallerano and at the moment entitled title not found or rebel lyrics. From 2013 he collaborates with the Olivier, TONY and EMMY Award-winning producer Richard Jordan Productions.

Awards for La Merda

 

Edinburgh Fringe First Award 2012 for Writing Excellence

The Stage Award 2012 for Acting Excellence to Silvia Gallerano

Arches Brick Award 2012 for Emerging Art

Total Theatre Award 2012 for Innovation (Nomination)

Premio della Critica 2012 Miglior Spettacolo

Jury Award Giovani Realtà del Teatro 2010

Audience Award Giovani Realtà del Teatro 2010

Dodicidonne ATCL Lazio Award 2010 to Silvia Gallerano

Edinburgh Fringe Sell-out Show 2012, 2013, 2022

Reumert Award 2015 for Best Actress to Danica Curcic

Prêmio Aplauso Brasil 2018 (Nomination) to Christianne Tricerri

Norwegian Hedda Award 2019 for Best Actress to Helga Guren

 

 

Awards for Happy Hour

 

 

Best New Play for a non-Danish Writer 2019 Copenhagen Culture (Nomination)

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International Press on La Merda

 

 

‘Una obra sublime tan brutal.’

El País (Spain)

 

 

‘Extraordinary, uncompromising and entirely unforgettable. Rich, absorbing worlds that suck you in and shake you up, leaving you disorientated, disturbed and exhilarated’

★★★★ The Times (UK)

 

 

‘Um ato de revolta e libertade. Na sua ira discursiva, com verdades e delírio, o que surge é o ser humano entrevisto e retratado na alta literatura’

Estadão (Brazil)

 

 

‘Extraordinary, terrifying and hard to taste, hard to ignore. A piece so literally and metaphorically naked, raw and angry that you leave the theatre feeling as if you’ve had all your skin scraped off’

★★★★ The Guardian (UK)

 

 

‘Gallerano’s visceral performance will stay with you for years’

★★★★★ The Stage (UK)

 

 

‘Think Beckett on steroids. A furious stream-of-consciousness.’

The Georgia Straight (Canada)

 

 

‘Devastating stream of consciousness. One of the most wonderfully full–on performance ever seen’

★★★★ The Scotsman (UK)

 

 

‘È come entrare in un circo. La belva pronta, sul trampolo. Guarda, annuisce, ruggisce. Di fronte a lei, senza alcun riparo, tutti i domatori. La Merda, di Cristian Ceresoli, fra le decine e decine di premi, vinti in tutto il mondo, non è uno spettacolo. È un’esperienza. Assoluta. Quindici minuti di applausi finali. Imperdibile.’

La Repubblica (Italy)

 

 

‘Estamos falando da verdadeira revolução pretendida pelo cineasta Píer Paolo Pasolini’

★★★★ Folha de São Paulo (Brazil)

 

 

‘It is anti fascist as well as anti abuse; against people who play for power over others. Parts of this show are so politically incorrect that they come at you from unexpected angles. Certainly the whole piece is pushing boundaries of theatre in new ways.’

The Advertiser (Australia)

 

 

‘How a culture of celebrity feeds a returning tide of European neo-Nazism’

ABC (Australia)

 

 

‘Teater, der virkelig vil os noget’

★★★★★ Politiken (Denmark)

 

 

‘Brash, brutal, beastly, yet beautiful. Raw, touching, intelligent and mesmerising. Unforgettable.’

★★★★ The List (UK)

 

 

Utterly compelling verbal symphony. Somewhat perversely, the compelling honesty

of what follows is simply irresistible’

★★★★ The Herald (UK)

 

 

‘Il monologo rivoluzionario.’

Il Sole 24 Ore (Italy)

 

 

‘Una voce s’è desta. Un grido di dolore. Uno stimolo a liberare il nostro paese.’

L’Unità (Italy)

 

 

‘This is skin in the tradition of Artaud and it is powerful, political & poetic.’

★★★★★ Examiner (USA)

 

 

‘A manifest of anger and tenderness, a stand-up tragedija’

Ore (Lithuania)

 

 

‘Pragtfuld Silvia Gallerano sig i det mest forbløffende monolog-manuskript siden.’

★★★★★ GregersDH (Denmark)

 

 

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International Press on Happy Hour

 

 

‘Desperate and chilling, a fierce commentary on a society spinning helplessly towards barbarism; it blazes with the kind of poetic and theatrical energy that leaves audiences not depressed, but exhilarated and empowered.’

★★★★ The Scotsman (UK)

 

 

‘A play that surprises like surrealism and sounds like a symphony,

angry, passionate and compelling.’

Total Theatre (UK)

 

 

’An incredibly acted, grotesquely comedic and brutal journey

through a fascist, totalitarian landscape.’

★★★★ The Wee Review (UK)

 

 

‘A larger than life performance’

The Independent (UK)

Seductive & innocent.

★★★★★ Gregers (Denmark)

 

 

Violent and scary.

★★★★★ Ungt Teaterblod (Denmark)

 

 

Inevitable.

★★★★ Sceneblog (Denmark)

 

 

Strong and rhythmic.

★★★★ Kulturtid (Denmark)

2026

2026/27 – #Buenos Aires (Argentina) More Soon – LA DOLOROSA // ESTRENO INTERNACIONAL

2025

December 2025 – #Roma + Milano (Italy) More Soon – LA DOLOROSA // PRIMA NAZIONALE

9 March 2025 – #Livorno (Italy) More Soon – LA MERDA

8 March 2025 – #Parma (Italy) More Soon – LA MERDA

December 2024 – May 2025 #Roma LA MERDA + MSTBZ // A SATURDAY NIGHT EVERY MONTH

2024

December 2024 – May 2025 #Roma LA MERDA + MSTBZ // A SATURDAY NIGHT EVERY MONTH

30 Giugno 2024 #Roma (Italy) MSTBZ // READING CLANDESTINO

28 June 2024 #Roma (Italy) Parco Tor Fiscale – ARRAMPICARSI

17 Aprile 2024 #Roma (Italy) MSTBZ // READING CLANDESTINO

7 Maggio 2024 #Roma Palazzo Lancellotti (Italy) MSTBZ // READING FOR ITACA

8 March 2024 #Parma (Italy) Teatro al Parco – SVELARSI

5, 12, 19 March 2024 #Roma Università La Sapienza – REBEL LYRICS // MASTERCLASS

2 March 2024 #Roma (Italy) Teatro Palladium – LA MERDA

13 February 2024 #Torino Teatro Astra – SVELARSI SOLD OUT

12 February 2024 #Milano Teatro Carcano – LA MERDA

8, 9, 10, 11 February 2024 #Milano Teatro Carcano – SVELARSI

1, 15, 29 Febbraio 2024 #Roma Biblioteca Tullio De Mauro – REBEL LYRICS // MASTERCLASS

30, 31 January, 1, 2, 3 February 2024 #Roma Centrale Preneste Teatro – SVELARSI SOLD OUT

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17 January 2024 #Roma Auditorium Parco della Musica – SVELARSI SOLD OUT

2023

19, 20 DECEMBER 2023 – ROMA, ITALY / Teatro Palladium – CANTATA CONTRO LA GUERRA

2 DECEMBER 2023 – UDINE, ITALY  / Palamostre – SVELARSI

21, 22 NOVEMBER 2023 – GENOVA, ITALY  / Teatro Nazionale – SVELARSI

11 NOVEMBER 2023 – BARI, ITALY / Teatro Kismet – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

5, 6 NOVEMBER 2023 – FERRAZZANO, ITALY  / Teatro del Loto – SVELARSI SOLD OUT

12, 13, 14, 15 OCTOBER 2023 – #TÓRSHAVN, FAROE ISLANDS / Nordic House – LA MERDA

9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 MAY – ROMA, Italy / Spin Time – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

14 MAY h21:00 – ROMA, Italy / Spin Time – LA MERDA // EXTRA DATE SOLD OUT

7 MAY 2023 – TRENTO, Italy / Teatro di Villazzano – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

10 MARCH 2023 – PISA, ITALY / Teatro Nuovo – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

9 MARCH 2023 – SAVONA, ITALY / Teatro Ringhiera – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

8 MARCH 2023 – NOVARA, ITALY / Teatro Faraggiana – LA MERDA

2022

26 NOVEMBER 2022 – MILANO, ITALY / MTM Teatro Leonardo – LA MERDA #10 YEARS

25 NOVEMBER 2022 – VICENZA, ITALY / Spazio Bixio – LA MERDA #10 YEARS

17 >  19 NOVEMBER 2022 – ROMA, ITALY / Spin TIme – LA MERDA #10 YEARS

16 > 28 AUGUST 2022 – EDINBURGH, UK / Summerhall, Fringe Festival – LA MERDA #10 YEARS

20 > 21 MAY 2022 – ROMA, ITALY / Teatro Basilica – HAPPY HOUR

3 MAY 2022 – MILANO, ITALY / MTM Teatro Leonardo – LA MERDA #10 YEARS SOLD OUT

7 APRIL 2022 –BERGAMO, ITALY / Teatro Sociale – HAPPY HOUR SOLD OUT

31 MARCH 2022 – CUNEO, ITALY / Teatro Tosetto –  LA MERDA #10 YEARS

26 MARCH 2022 – CHIAVERANO, ITALY / Teatro Bertagnolio – LA MERDA #10 YEARS SOLD OUT

25 MARCH 2022 – TORINO, ITALY / Teatro Colosseo – LA MERDA #10 YEARS

22 MARCH 2022 – FIRENZE, ITALY / Teatro Puccini – LA MERDA #10 YEARS SOLD OUT

18 MARCH 2022 – TRIESTE, ITALY / Teatro Orazio Bobbio – LA MERDA #10 YEARS

6 MARCH 2022 – ROMA, ITALY /  Auditorium Parco della Musica – LA MERDA #10 YEARS SOLD OUT

4 MARCH 2022 – NAPOLI, ITALY / Galleria Toledo –  LA MERDA #10 YEARS SOLD OUT

3 MARCH 2022 – BOLOGNA, ITALY / Teatro Duse –  LA MERDA #10 YEARS SOLD OUT

 

2021

31 JULY 2021 – PIOMBINO, ITALY / Contamina Festival – HAPPY HOUR

12 >14 MAY 2021 – GENOVA, ITALY / Teatro Nazionale – HAPPY HOUR

2020

17 > 23 AUGUST 2020 – Zoo TV / Edinburgh Fringe Festival – LA MERDA STREAMING

14, 15 FEBRUARY 2020 – MILANO, ITALY / Teatro Leonardo – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

5 SEPTEMBER >  17 OCTOBER 2020 – STAVANGER, NORWAY / Rolagand Teater – HAPPY HOUR (NORWEGIAN)

2019

31 JULY > 26 AUGUST 2019 – EDINBURGH, UK / Edinburgh Fringe Festival – HAPPY HOUR IN ENGLISH WORLD PREMIERE

17 > 26 JULY 2019 – JERSEY ISLAND, UK / Jersey Arts Centre – HAPPY HOUR IN ENGLISH, REHEARSING + 2 PREVIEWS

23 JUNE 2019 – ASTI, ITALY / Festival Asti Teatro – HAPPY HOUR SOLD OUT

11 > 12 JUNE 2019 – OSLO, ITALY / Heddadagene Festival – DRITT (LA MERDA)

18 MAY 2019 – ROMA, ITALY / Spin Time Labs – ORGIA DELLE SCRITTURE × BACCHANALIA

14 > 18 MAY 2019 – ROMA, ITALY / Spin Time Labs – WRITING MASTERCLASS × BACCHANALIA

2 > 5 MAY 2019 – ROMA, ITALY – HAPPY HOUR IN ENGLISH, REHEARSING + 2 READINGS

30 MARCH 2019 – VITERBO, ITALY / Teatro Caffeina – LA MERDA

29 MARCH 2019 – ROMA, ITALY / Spin Time Labs – ORGIA DELLE SCRITTURE × BACCHANALIA

26 > 29 MARCH 2019 – ROMA, ITALY / Spin Time Labs – WRITING MASTERCLASS × BACCHANALIA

24 MARCH 2019 – SAVIGNANO SUL RUBICONE (FC), ITALY / Cinema Teatro Moderno – HAPPY HOUR

23 MARCH 2019 – FABBRICO (RE), ITALY / Teatro Pedrazzoli – HAPPY HOUR

9 MARCH 2019 – PARMA, ITALY / Teatro del Cerchio – LA MERDA

7 MARCH 2019 – BOLOGNA, ITALY / Teatro Duse – LA MERDA

3 MARCH 2019 – MILANO, ITALY / Teatro Leonardo – HAPPY HOUR ANTEPRIMA MILANESE

28 FEBRUARY > 2 MARCH 2019 – MILANO, ITALY / Teatro Leonardo – LA MERDA

15 FEBRUARY 2019 – COPENHAGEN, DENMARK / Teater Grob – HAPPY HOUR IN ENGLISH, FIRST READING

24 JANUARY > 14 FEBRUARY 2019 – COPENHAGEN, DENMARK / Teater Grob – HAPPY HOUR (DANISH)

2018

26 NOVEMBER 2018 – BORGO VALSUGANA (TN), ITALY / Auditorium Borgo Valsugana – LA MERDA

8 > 11 NOVEMBER 2018 – ROMA, ITALY / Carrozzerie n.o.t – HAPPY HOUR ANTEPRIMA ROMANA SOLD OUT

6 NOVEMBER 2018 – SOLIERA (MO), ITALY / Arti Vive – HAPPY HOUR SOLD OUT

30 OCTOBER > 4 NOVEMBER 2018 – PRATO, ITALY / Teatro Metastasio – HAPPY HOUR ITALIAN PREMIERE SOLD OUT

4 OCTOBBER > 1 NOVENBER 2018 – STAVANGER, NORWAY / Rogaland Teater – DRITT (LA MERDA)

26 > 27 SEPTEMBER 2018 – FREDRIKSTAD, NORWAY – DRITT (LA MERDA)

25 SEPTEMBER 2018 – ASKIM, NORWAY – DRITT (LA MERDA)

21 SEPTEMBER 2018 – MOSS, NORWAY – DRITT (LA MERDA)

18 SEPTEMBER 2018 – SARPSBORG, NORWAY – DRITT (LA MERDA)

16 SEPTEMBER 2018 – MOSS, NORWAY / Moss NonStop International Theater Festival – DRITT (LA MERDA) NORWEGIAN PREMIERE

14 > 15 SEPTEMBER 2018 – MODUGNO (BA), ITALY / CAE Masseria Carrara – CRISTIAN CERESOLI’S WRITING MASTERCLASS

9 SEPTEMBER 2018 – ALBA (CN), ITALY / Attraverso Festival – SECONDO STUDIO HAPPY HOUR

9 > 20 JULY 2018 – PRATO, ITALY / Teatro Metastasio – HAPPY HOUR, REHEARSING

15 JULY 2018 – PERGINE (TN), ITALY / Pergine Festival – SECONDO STUDIO HAPPY HOUR

2 JUNE 2018 – COPENHAGEN, DENMARK / CPH Stage Festival – TALK WITH CRISTIAN CERESOLI & NASSIM SOLEIMANPOUR

22 > 24 MAY 2018 – OSLO, NORWAY – REHEARSING DRITT (LA MERDA), NORWEGIAN PRODUCTION

19 MAY 2018 – PALERMO, ITALY / TMO Teatro Mediterraneo Occupato – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

17 > 18 MAY 2018 – CATANIA, ITALY / Teatro Coppola, Teatro dei Cittadini – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

11 > 13 MAY 2018 – ROMA, ITALY / Spin Time Labs – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

7 > 8 MAY 2018 – SOMEWHERE SECRETELY, ITALY – HAPPY HOUR, DEVELOPING RESIDENCY

4 > 5 MAY 2018 – FIRENZE, ITALY / Teatro Rifredi – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

29 MARCH 2018 – PISTOIA, ITALY / Il Funaro – PRIMO STUDIO HAPPY HOUR SOLD OUT

24 > 30 MARCH 2018 – PISTOIA, ITALY / Il Funaro – HAPPY HOUR, DEVELOPING RESIDENCY

22 > 23 MARCH 2018 – ROMA, ITALY / Auditorium Parco della Musica – LA MERDA

13 MARCH 2018 – GORIZIA, ITALY / Teatro Verdi – LA MERDA

3 FEBRUARY 2018 – MILANO, ITALY / Teatro Leonardo – LA MERDA EXTRA DATE SOLD OUT

1 > 2 FEBRUARY 2018 – MILANO, ITALY / Teatro Leonardo – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

26 > 27 JANUARY 2018 – BRUXELLES, BELGIUM / KVS – LA MERDA (ENGLISH) SOLD OUT

2017

9 DECEMBER 2017 – CATANZARO, ITALY / Teatro Comunale – LA MERDA

2 DECEMBER 2017 – FERRAZZANO (CB), ITALY / Teatro del Loto – HAPPY HOUR, READING

27 > 30 NOVEMBER 2017 – ROMA, ITALY / Spin Time Labs – HAPPY HOUR, DEVELOPING RESIDENCY

25 > 27 OCTOBER 2017 – ROMA, ITALY / Spin Time Labs – LA DOLOROSA, DEVELOPING RESIDENCY

6 JULY 2017 – SOLIERA (MO), ITALY / Arti Vive Festival – HAPPY HOUR, READING

1-2 JULY 2017 – ROMA, ITALY / REDFest – ROCK ‘N’ ROLL SUICIDE, SILVIA GALLERANO E CRISTIAN CERESOLI’S WORKSHOP

14 JUNE 2017 – PRATO, ITALY / Festival Prato Estate – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

2 > 13 MAY 2017 – VANCOUVER, CANADA / The Cultch – LA MERDA IN ENGLISH

6 APRIL 2017 – BERGAMO, ITALY / Auditorium Piazza della Libertà – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

27 > 28 MARCH – CATANIA, ITALY / Teatro Coppola, Teatro dei Cittadini – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

26 MARCH 2017 – ENNA, ITALY / Teatro Garibaldi – LA MERDA

23 > 24 MARCH 2017 – ROMA, ITALY / Carrozzerie | n.o.t – FILMING LA MERDA / SPECIAL LIVE CINEMA EVENT SOLD OUT

19 MARCH 2017 – ROMA, ITALY / Festival Libri Come – LA MERDA, PRESENTAZIONE + READING LIBRO CD GALLUCCI EDITORE

18 MARCH 2017 – ROMA, ITALY / Teatro Due – LA MERDA, LA STORIA

10 > 12 MARCH 2017 – BOLOGNA, ITALY / Ert – Teatro delle Moline – XY, LA PRATICA DEL DOLORE

6, 13, 20 MARCH 2017 – ROMA, ITALY / Teatro Due – LA MERDA IN ENGLISH

1 > 20 MARCH 2017 – ROMA, ITALY / Teatro Due – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

27 FEBRUARY 2017 – RAI RADIO, ITALY / Il Teatro di Radio3 – LA MERDA + INTERVISTA A SILVIA GALLERANO E CRISTIAN CERESOLI

18 FEBRUARY 2017 – ABBADIA SAN SALVATORE (SI), ITALY / Cinema Teatro Amiata – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

2016

29 OCTOBER 2016 – ROMA, ITALY / Spin Time Labs – HAPPY HOUR, FIRST READING

24 > 30 OCTOBER 2016 – ROMA, ITALY / Spin Time Labs – #RABBIA13

21 AUGUST 2016 – SCANSANO (GR), ITALY / Teatro nel Bicchiere – LA MERDA

25 > 31 JULY 2016 – BATAVILLE, FRANCE / La Fabrique Autonome des Acteurs – LA MERDA, DEVELOPING RESIDENCY

4 > 9 JULY 2016 – ROMA, ITALY / Arci Malafronte – STUPORE + #RABBIA12

JUNE 2016 – LIVE TV, DENMARK / Dr TV – LORT (LA MERDA)

21 MAY 2016 – LISBON, PORTUGAL / Festival de Almada – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

30 APRIL > 19 JUNE 2016 – SÃO PAULO, BRASIL / Teatro Espaço Parlapatões – A MERDA (LA MERDA)

7 APRIL 2016 – ROMA, ITALY / Auditorium Parco della Musica – LA MERDA EXTRA DATE SOLD OUT

2 > 15 APRIL 2016 – COPENHAGEN, DENMARK / Husets Theater – LORT (LA MERDA)

1 > 3 APRIL 2016 – MILANO, ITALY / TeatRing – SILVIA GALLERANO ACTING WORKSHOP

14 > 18 MARCH 2016 – ROMA, ITALY / Centro Alta Formazione Teatro – STUPORE

11, 12, 13 MARCH 2016 – SOLIERA (MO), ITALY / Nuovo Cinema Teatro Italia – SILVIA GALLERANO ACTING WORKSHOP

10 MARCH 2016 – SOLIERA (MO), ITALY / Nuovo Cinema Teatro Italia – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

9 MARCH 2016 – CADELBOSCO (RE), ITALY / L’Altro Teatro – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

19 FEBRUARY 2016 – ROMA, ITALY / Auditorium Parco della Musica – LA MERDA  SOLD OUT

18 FEBRUARY 2016 – FIRENZE, ITALY / Teatro Puccini – LA MERDA EXTRA DATE SOLD OUT

17 FEBRUARY 2016 – BOLOGNA, ITALY / Teatro Duse – LA MERDA EXTRA DATE SOLD OUT

11 FEBRUARY 2016 – TORINO, ITALY / Teatro Colosseo – LA MERDA

6 FEBRUARY 2016 – BOLZANO, ITALY / Teatro Stabile di Bolzano – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

9 JANUARY 2016 – LECCE, ITALY / Cantieri Teatrali Koreja – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

2015

11 > 13 DECEMBER 2015 – BERGAMO, ITALY / Let’s Play – SILVIA GALLERANO LA MERDA’S WORKSHOP

2 DECEMBER 2015 – TORINO, ITALY / Circolo dei Lettori – BESTEMMIA. PASOLINI (READING)

26 > 28 NOVEMBER 2015 – MILANO, ITALY / TeatRing – SILVIA GALLERANO LA MERDA’S WORKSHOP

24 > 26 NOVEMBER 2015 – BELA VISTA (SÃU PAULO), BRAZIL / Teatro Sérgio Cardoso – A MERDA (LA MERDA)

22 NOVEMBER 2015 – ALBA, ITALY / Poetica – BESTEMMIA. PASOLINI (READING)

21 NOVEMBER 2015 – PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC / The Dejvické Theatre – FERDINAND VANEK AWARD FOR LA PRATICA DEL DOLORE

17 > 19 NOVEMBER 2015 – BELA VISTA (SÃU PAULO), BRAZIL / Teatro Sérgio Cardoso – A MERDA (LA MERDA)

8 > 9 NOVEMBER 2015 – BIRMINGHAM, UK / mac – LA MERDA

5 > 6 NOVEMBER 2015 – MANCHESTER, UK / The Lowry – LA MERDA

12 OCTOBER 2015 – OURENSE, GALICIA (SPAIN) / Festival Internacional de Teatro de Ourense – LA MERDA

2 > 3 OCTOBER 2015 – URGNANO (BG), ITALY / Experimenta International Festival – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

27 SEPTEMBER 2015 – PARAGUACU PAULISTA, BRAZIL / Anfiteatro das Faculdades Gammon – A MERDA (LA MERDA)

26 SEPTEMBER 2015 – POMPÉIA, BRAZIL / Espaço Cultural Professora Carmen Célia Verri Maciel – A MERDA (LA MERDA)

20 SEPTEMBER 2015 – GUAÍRA, BRAZIL / Casa de Cultura Prof. João Augusto de Mello – A MERDA (LA MERDA)

19 SEPTEMBER 2015 – BARRETOS, BRAZIL / Teatro Cine Barretos – A MERDA (LA MERDA)

18 SEPTEMBER 2015 – MIGUELOPÓLIS, BRAZIL / Centro Cultural de Miguelópolis – A MERDA (LA MERDA)

13 SEPTEMBER 2015 – GUARIBA, BRAZIL / Sede Social do Guaribinha Clube – A MERDA (LA MERDA)

12 SEPTEMBER 2015 – MOCOCA, BRAZIL / Teatro Municipal Pedro Angelo Camim – A MERDA (LA MERDA)

5 > 6 SEPTEMBER 2015 – SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, BRAZIL / Sesc São José dos Campos A MERDA (LA MERDA)

1 SEPTEMBER 2015 – MOGI GUACU, BRAZIL / Teatro TUPEC – A MERDA (LA MERDA)

25 > 30 AUGUST 2015 – EDINBURGH, UK / Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Summerhall – LA MERDA

9 JULY > 16 AUGUST 2015 – SÃU PAULO, BRAZIL / Sesc Pinheiros – A MERDA (LA MERDA) SOLD OUT

1 AUGUST 2015 – GAVORRANO, ITALY – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

21 JULY 2015 – RIBADAVIA, GALICIA (SPAIN) / Mostra Internacional de Teatro de Ribadavia – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

12 JULY 2015 – TIVOLI, ITALY / Tivoli Chiama, Festival delle Arti – LA MERDA

26 > 27 JUNE 2015 – BERLIN, GERMANY / Maxim Gorki Theater – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

10, 12, 13, 14 JUNE 2015 – COPENHAGEN, DENMARK / CPH Stage, Husets Theater – LORT (LA MERDA) SOLD OUT

7 JUNE 2015 – MASSA, ITALY / Memofest – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

15 > 17 MAY 2015 – MILANO, ITALY / TeatRing – SILVIA GALLERANO ACTING WORKSHOP

12 MAY 2015 – VILNIUS, LITHUANIA / The Small State Theater – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

22 APRIL 2015 – PRATO, ITALY / World Book Day – TALK WITH CRISTIAN CERESOLI

18 APRIL 2015 – BELLUNO, ITALY / Teatro Comunale – LA MERDA

16 APRIL 2015 – BOLOGNA, ITALY / Teatro Duse – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

15 APRIL 2015 – LUMEZZANE (BS), ITALY / Teatro Odeon – LA MERDA

12 APRIL 2015 – ALBA, ITALY / Teatro Sociale – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

11 APRIL 2015 – GENOVA, ITALY / Teatro Archivolto – LA MERDA EXTRA DATE SOLD OUT

10 APRIL 2015 – GENOVA, ITALY / Teatro Archivolto – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

9 APRIL 2015 – FIRENZE, ITALY / Teatro Puccini – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

19 > 21 MARCH 2015 – MADRID, SPAIN / Festival de Otoño a Primavera – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

5 > 8 MARCH 2015 – ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA / Adelaide Festival of Arts – LA MERDA

11 > 28 MARCH 2015 – AALBORG, DENMARK / Teater Nordkraft – LORT (LA MERDA)

20 FEBRUARY 2015 – PALERMO, ITALY / Teatro Garibaldi – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

24 > 25 JANUARY 2015 – COSENZA, ITALY / Teatro dell’ Acquario – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

17 JANUARY > 8 FEBRUARY 2015 – COPENHAGEN, DENMARK / Husets Theater – LORT (LA MERDA) SOLD OUT

31 JANUARY 2015 – VASTO (CH), ITALY / Teatro Rossetti – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

24 > 25 JANUARY 2015 – COSENZA, ITALY / Teatro dell’Acquario – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

5 JANUARY 2015 – CAGLIARI, ITALY / Teatro Massimo, Teatro Stabile della Sardegna – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

2014

29 NOVEMBER 2014 – RIMINI, ITALY / Teatro degli Atti – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

17 OCTOBER 2014 – SALERNO, ITALY / Centro Sociale Auditorium – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

16 OCTOBER 2014 – ROMA, ITALY / Via del Mandrione, 105 – LA MERDA SPECIAL EVENT SOLD OUT

10 > 12 OCTOBER 2014 – NAPOLI, ITALY / Galleria Toledo – LA MERDA

8 > 9 OCTOBER 2014 – CAMPOBASSO, ITALY / Teatro del Loto – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

5 JULY 2014 – PERGINE (TN), ITALY / Pergine Festival – LA MERDA

4 JULY 2014 – ASTI (TO), ITALY / Asti Teatro – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

3 JULY 2014 – TORINO, ITALY / Scuola Holden – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

13 > 15 JUNE 2014 – COPENHAGEN, DENMARK / CPH Stage – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

22 > 23 MAY 2014 – BRISTOL, UK / Mayfest
 – LA MERDA

15 > 17 MAY 2014 – BERLIN, GERMANY / Studio Я, Maxim Gorki Theater – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

15 APRIL > 4 MAY 2014 – LONDON, UK / Soho Theatre 
– LA MERDA

10 > 11 APRIL 2014 – GLASGOW, SCOTLAND / The Arches
 – LA MERDA

31 MARCH 2014 – LUGANO, SWITZERLAND / Teatro Foce – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

30 MARCH 2014 – COLLEGNO (TO), ITALY / Villa 5 – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

15 MARCH 2014 – MONTESCUDO (RN), ITALY / Teatro Rasaspina – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

14 MARCH 2014 MONTEMARCIANO (AN), ITALY / Teatro Alfieri – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

9 MARCH 2014 – MILANO, ITALY / Macao – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

9 FEBRUARY 2014 – ROMA, ITALY / Teatro Valle Occupato – LA MERDA EXTRA DATE SOLD OUT

7 > 8 FEBRUARY 2014 – ROMA, ITALY / Teatro Valle Occupato – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

2013

7 DECEMBER 2013 BARI, ITALY / Teatro Kismet – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

6 DECEMBER 2013 – BARI, ITALY / Officina degli Esordi 
– CRISTIAN CERESOLI’S LECTURE ON LA MERDA

29 NOVEMBER 2013 – CREMA (CR), ITALY / Teatro San Domenico – LA MERDA

28 NOVEMBER 2013 – CANTÙ (CO), ITALY / Teatro San Teodoro – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

26 NOVEMBER 2013 PESCARA, ITALY / Cine Teatro Massimo
 – LA MERDA

23 NOVEMBER 2013 – SAN LAZZARO (BO), ITALY / ITC Teatro – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

17 NOVEMBER 2013 – MILANO, ITALY / Teatro Elfo Puccini – LA MERDA EXTRA DATE SOLD OUT

12 > 17 NOVEMBER 2013 MILANO, ITALY / Teatro Elfo Puccini – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

11 NOVEMBER 2013 – MILANO, ITALY / Università Cattolica – CRISTIAN CERESOLI AND SILVIA GALLERANO’S LECTURE ON LA MERDA

27 SEPTEMBER 2013 SASSARI, ITALY / Teatro Civico – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

14 > 25 AUGUST 2013 EDINBURGH, UK / Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe Festival – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

15 JUNE 2013 – COPENHAGEN, DENMARK / Festival European Contemporary Playwritings 2013 – LORT (LA MERDA) READING SOLD OUT

***LA MERDA TOUR SUSPENDED APRIL > JULY 2013***

09 > 10 MARCH 2013 – SESTO FIORENTINO (FI), ITALY / Teatro della Limonaia – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

03 MARCH 2013 – MACERATA, ITALY – No Man’s Island
 – NOTES FOR A SOLO, LA MERDA

02 MARCH 2013 CASCINA (PI), Italy / La Città del Teatro di Cascina – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

06 FEBRUARY 2013 – JERSEY ISLAND, UK / Jersy Arts Centre – LA MERDA

23 > 27 JANUARY 2013 ROMA, ITALY / Teatro Valle Occupato – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

16 > 21 JANUARY 2013 MILANO, ITALY / Teatro i – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

12 JANUARY 2013 – PONTERANICA (BG), ITALY / Erbamil – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

2012

28 > 29 NOVEMBER 2012 BRIGHTON, UK / The Basement – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

9 NOVEMBER 2012 – ROMA, ITALY / Teatro Valle Occupato, Commons Cafe
 – LA MERDA (THE SHIT) / PRESENTING THE BOOK PUBLISHED BY OBERON BOOKS (LONDON, UK)

11 NOVEMBER 2012 – ROMA, ITALY / Teatro Valle Occupato – LA MERDA EXTRA DATE SOLD OUT

07 > 11 NOVEMBER 2012 ROMA, ITALY / Teatro Valle Occupato – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

04 NOVEMBER 2012LIVE RADIO3 / Zazà
 – LA MERDA

03 NOVEMBER 2012 – CASTROVILLARI (CS), ITALY / Primavera dei Teatri Festival – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

28 OCTOBER 2012 TORINO, ITALY / Lavanderie Ramone – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

20 OCTOBER 2012 – VENEZIA, ITALY / Teatro Goldoni, Teatro Stabile del Veneto – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

30 SEPTEMBER 2012 – TORTOLÌ (OG), ITALY / Teatro San Francesco, Sguardi sul Presente
 – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

04 > 26 AUGUST 2012 EDINBURGH, UK / Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe Festival – LA MERDA WORLD PREMIERE SOLD OUT

28 > 30 JULY 2012 – BRIGHTON, UK / The Basement
 – LA MERDA, DEVELOPING RESIDENCY #2

18 > 22 JUNE 2012 BRIGHTON, UK / The Basement
 – LA MERDA, DEVELOPING RESIDENCY #1

01 JUNE 2012 – ROMA, ITALY / Teatro Valle Occupato, Sostanze Volatili
 – LA MERDA

25 MAY 2012 ROMA, ITALY / Teatro Palladium, Teatri di Vetro – LA MERDA SOLD OUT

31 MARCH 2012 – MILANO, ITALY / Teatro i – LA MERDA EXTRA DATE SOLD OUT

29 > 31 MARCH 2012 MILANO, ITALY / Teatro i – LA MERDA ITALIAN PREMIERE SOLD OUT

24 MARCH 2012 – LIVE RADIO / Radio3 – 
LA MERDA, EXCERPTS

22 > 24 MARCH 2012 – AZZANO (BG), ITALY / La Mànsiòn 
– LA MERDA, DEVELOPING RESIDENCY

13 MARCH 2012 LIVE RADIO / Radio Onda Rossa – LA MERDA

05 > 07 MARCH 2012 – GUBBIO, ITALY / Laboratorio 365
 – LA MERDA, DEVELOPING RESIDENCY

30 JANUARY 2012 – BRESCIA, ITALY / Amicicompliciamanti
 – LA MERDA, SECONDO STUDIO

2011

02, 03 NOVEMBER 2011 – BOLOGNA, ITALY / Gender Bender International Festival – LA MERDA, SECONDO STUDIO SOLD OUT

25 > 27 OCTOBER 2011 – NAPOLI, ITALY / Galleria Toledo – 
LA MERDA, SECONDO STUDIO

04 OCTOBER 2011 – MILANO, ITALY / MilanOltre, Vetrina Italia – LA MERDA, SECONDO STUDIO

27 NOVEMBER 2011 ROMA, ITALY / Teatro Valle
 Occupato – LA MERDA, EXCERPT

23 JUNE 2011 – ROMA, ITALY / Teatro Valle Occupato – LA MERDA, EXCERPT

16 JUNE 2011 – SOLIERA (MO), ITALY / Arti Vive Festival 2011
 – LA MERDA, PRIMO STUDIO

11 JUNE 2011 – URGNANO (BG), ITALY / Festival Internazionale Experimenta 
– LA MERDA, PRIMO STUDIO

09 JUNE 2011 AZZANO (BG), ITALY / La Mansiòn
– LA MERDA, DEVELOPING RESIDENCY

31 MAY 2011 – ROMA, ITALY / Alphesus – Marte Live 2011
– LA MERDA, EXCERPT

18 MARCH 2011 – TORINO, ITALY / Ex Cimitero S.Pietro in Vincoli – LA MERDA, FIRST READING SOLD OUT

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Mimesis Journal / La Merda: Il Dramma dell’Umiliazione, Un Successo Internazionale

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By Laura Mariani – Mimesis Journal

 

Abstract

The Shit (La Merda) by Cristian Ceresoli and Silvia Gallerano triumphed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and wowed the public all around the world. It shows how the theater, leaving the niches, can successfully challenge the dominant mass languages if it is based upon precise craftsmanship, the desire to «communicate» and the use of good practices in production, while an imponderable dose of artistic genius creates a special harmony with the times in which the authors live. At the core of the paper there are Cerasoli’s text – given its literary and theatrical value and also because of the problem of its translatability – and Gallerano’s interpretation. A ne example of «contemporary grotesque» thanks to a «vocal mask» which plays on the power of the face and on the nudity of the body, expressing the violence of the society of the spectacle through the tragedy of humiliation.