Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz and the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles Co-Present R.OSA - 10 Exercises for New Virtuosities by Silvia Gribaudi with Claudia A. Marsicano
Thursday, April 9th at 8:00pm
FREE with RSVP
R.OSA - 10 Exercises for New Virtuosities is a powerful and humorous solo work performed by Claudia A. Marsicano that challenges conventions surrounding the female body, beauty, and performance. Through irony, vulnerability, and physical intensity, Gribaudi invites audiences into a shared experience that is both deeply personal and universally resonant. The work has been presented internationally and is recognized for its bold, accessible, and thought-provoking approach to contemporary performance.
This co-presentation reflects a shared commitment by TRK and IIC to fostering international cultural exchange and supporting contemporary internationals artists in dialogue with Los Angeles audiences.
About silvia gribaudi
Silvia Gribaudi is an Italian choreographer whose work uses humor to explore the social impact of bodies and the relationship between performers and audiences. Active since 2004, her internationally presented work has received major awards, including DANZA&DANZA and Premio Hystrio Corpo a Corpo. She is currently an associate artist at Le Gymnase CDCN (France) and Teatro Stabile di Torino – Teatro Nazionale (Italy).
About R.OSA - 10 Exercises for New Virtuosities
R.OSA - 10 Exercises for New Virtuosities is a work deeply rooted in Silvia Gribaudi’s poetic language, using sharp irony to question the representation of women, the body, and the roles society assigns them. Through an informal, direct relationship with the audience, the piece unfolds as a one-woman show built around a series of virtuosic challenges.
Inviting spectators to become willing—or unwilling—participants, R. OSA shifts our gaze and confronts our expectations of others. At its core, the work is a playful yet radical exploration of the body’s rebellion against gravity, limits, and preconceptions.
ABOUT CLAUDIA A. MARSICANO
Claudia A. Marsicano is born in Naples in 1992. In 2005, at the age of fourteen, she moves to Milan where she attends Liceo Artistico di Brera. During her high school years, she studies singing and theatre, starting her theatrical studies in 2006 at the Theatre School “Quelli di Grock” where she graduates in 2013. In 2013, together with Francesco Alberci, she co-founded Frigoproduzioni, premiering with the show “SocialMente” in 2014.
Her theatrical and performer training continues by attending several workshops with: Claudio Orlandini, John Strasberg, Paolo Nani, Ivana Chubbuk and others. At the same time, she works as an actress in the shows “Made in China” and “Heretico de Leviedelfool”, “Il più bel giorno della mia vita” by Manifatture Teatrali Milanesi, “R.OSA” by Silvia Gribaudi, “Tropicana” by Frigoproduzioni, “L’Armata Brancaleone” by Roberto Latini and “Le Rane” by Marco Cacciola.
Nominated for the 2016 Ubu prize, she then wins it in 2017 as best actress under 35. In 2019 she takes part in the film “Mi chiedo quando ti mancherò”, directed by Francesco Fei. In 2021 she is cast by Cattleya to play the role of Caterina in the series “Noi”, Italian version of “This Is Us”, broadcasted by RAIUNO.
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