Eva Geatti

Eva Geatti is a Professor at Ababo teaching the 'Practice and Culture of Performance' course (code ABPR35) in the Film and Audiovisual Languages department. With office hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays, she guides third-year students through an 8 CFA characterizing course exploring 'the action of a body in space' and its representation through media.

Her artistic background includes extensive training with independent theater companies such as Motus, Masque Teatro, and Societas Raffaello Sanzio. She co-founded the Cosmesi theater research group with Nicola Toffolini and has created over ten productions presented at major festivals across Italy and internationally in Moscow, Uppsala, and Tehran.

Geatti's research interests focus on:

• Performance as political and aesthetic form
• Historical documentation of performance art
• Feminist perspectives in contemporary performance
• Body-space-media relationships
• Experimental playwriting techniques
• Community-based performance projects

Her teaching methodology emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach that integrates theoretical frameworks with practical artistic work. Students develop collaborative projects across various media with emphasis on video documentation. Recommended course texts include Schechner's 'Introduction to performance studies' and feminist performance theory works by Subrizi and Caleo.

Geatti maintains an active dual career as both academic and practitioner, having served as associate artist at Spazio Kor (2020-2023) and presenting performances at festivals including Santarcangelo, Short Theatre, and Centrale Fies. Her artistic works include 'La regimentazione di acque e cuccioli di drago' and directorial debut 'La vaga grazia' at the Felix Guattarì theater.