Simona Agnese SCATTINA

Simona Agnese SCATTINA is an Associate Professor of Performing Arts at the Department of Humanities, University of Catania. She teaches in the fields of dramaturgy, theatre history, and performing arts, and supervises numerous degree theses on diverse aspects of Italian and Sicilian theatre. She is actively engaged in major research projects such as the PRIN 2022 PNRR's 'Archives of Floating Islands,' VIRTUA(*)RT, and Mem.Art, focusing on digital mapping and archival practices in theatre.

Her research interests include 20th-century drama, contemporary Sicilian theatre, visual culture, and the archiving of theatrical memory. She has published extensively, including monographs on Emma Dante, Titina De Filippo, and the Napoli puppeteers, and edits the series Oltre il giardino and Tascabili – Teatro for Bonanno. She is also a member of the editorial boards of Arabeschi. International Journal of Studies on Literature and Visuality and Siculorum Gymnasium.

The most recent publications and research projects reveal a strong trend in interdisciplinary approaches, combining theatre studies with digital humanities, visual culture, and gender studies. Her work often focuses on subverting traditional narratives, reclaiming cultural memory, and exploring the emotional and sonic dimensions of performance.

• Scientific Director, PRIN 2022 PNRR – Archives of 'Floating Islands' (ongoing)
• Principal Investigator, VIRTUA(*)RT – Virtual Rooms for the Arts (2024–2026)
• Scientific Director, Mem.Art – Digital Mapping of Creative Paths (2020–2022)
• Principal Investigator, TeaM – Teatri e Memoria (2019)
• Responsible, Performare la fiaba (2019)

She advises a large number of students, as shown by her extensive thesis supervision record, and is actively involved in academic mentoring. She has not received any explicitly mentioned scientific awards in the provided text. She is part of research teams exploring Italian actresses who write (D.A.M.A.), and she organizes academic events, such as meetings with theatre professionals like Graziano Piazza.

Her research is deeply rooted in the cultural landscape of Sicily and Southern Italy, with a focus on preserving and reinterpreting intangible theatrical heritage through innovative digital and interdisciplinary methods.