Tolja Djokovic (IT)
performance for 25 spectators
c/o private houses in the Isola district and ZONA K
A più voci (Quaderno proibito) is a theatrical performance in four episodes, each of which takes place in a private home or a non-theatrical space and revolves around the relationship between domestic work and creativity. Each episode deals with a specific theme, and the private homes chosen as performance venues become fundamental elements of the story, transforming themselves into open spaces visited by outsiders.
Co-produced by E Production, Periferico Festival and ZONA K, A più voci (Quaderno proibito) is a special project realised by the playwright Tolja Djokovic that saw the involvement of a large community of women from the city of Modena, where a participatory workshop was held starting in June, and that also feeds on the contribution of other women from the cities where it is staged.
Each episode of the series is unique and develops on the basis of the experiences and stories shared during the workshop meetings. The result is a choral process that questions domestic work and the forms in which art manifests itself, seeking new perspectives on the role of women in society and the definition of the woman artist. A più voci (Quaderno proibito) reflects on the concepts of home and domestic work, which can be experienced as sources of pain and frustration but also as reservoirs of skills, energy and vitality.
A project by Tolja Djokovic in dialogue with Serena Terranova / Collettivo Amigdala realised with the participation of Simona Biagi, Anna Chiara Nicolussi, Giulia Matzé, Gabriella Tritta, Paula Nolff, Teresa Righi Riva, Nicoletta Rinaldi, Teodora Grano, Elena De Simone, Teresa Mazzanti, Maria Chiara Vigiano, Chiara Ricci, Emilia Bergamini, Roberta Dell’Oste, Valentina Piro, Gloria Dagnino, Elena Gargaglia, Luisa Motta, Irmtraut Tondorf, Xina Veronese, Elena Lerra, Emilia Bella, Francesca Gerli, Angela Ruggeri graphic design Inner Room, Sanctuary, Economy Fabrizio Goglia production E Production, Periferico Festival, ZONA K
Photo by Davide Piferi De Simoni
Tolja Djokovic grew up in Rome but lives in Milan. She graduated in Philology and Italian Literature with a research thesis on reading aloud the poetic text, and has been working in theatre as an actress and author since 2009. In 2018 she participates in the International Dramaturg Masterclass of the Iolanda Gazzarro School of Theatre of ERT. In 2019 she founds the company tostacarusa for which she is dramaturg and director. In 2021 she participates in the writing of Per la città dolente, a Teatro Metastasio production, directed by Roberto Latini. In 2022 she is present at the Venice Theatre Biennale with the text En Abyme directed by Fabiana Iacozzilli. In 2023 he won the 57th Riccione Theatre Prize with the text Lucia camminava.
Qui e Ora
Residenza Teatrale
with Francesca Albanese, Silvia Baldini, Laura Valli
stage design Erica Sessa
audio editing Diego Roveroni
production Qui e Ora Residenza Teatrale
Three amorous fragments constructed from an encounter with contemporary author Tiziano Scarpa. An author whose writing provides an attentive and ironic look at the state of love today. Three lives caught in a crucial moment: having a child, moving, choosing whether to love. A theatrical script made up of images and actions, of thoughts that take on body and voice. The theatre enters private homes, enters everyday spaces for a close encounter between audience and stage action. The public enters the life of a person, his emotional world, his fears and desires.
An intense experience, a moment of strong sharing, then the lady of the house awaits new guests, we return to the world with a convivial moment of food, wine and talk about what we have just experienced.
c/o a private house in the Isola district of Milan