CASAVUOTA is a cultural association and theater company founded in Bologna in 2010.
As an association, CASAVUOTA engages in cultural initiatives that prioritize citizen involvement through art—theater, writing, visual arts—viewed as a driving force for public reflection on key contemporary issues.
The association has notably distinguished itself through its consistent focus on intercultural dialogue (understood primarily as a dialogue among peers within a shared constitutional framework); education of young adults through artistic workshops addressing the challenges of growing up in a complex world (covering gender, sexuality, and race); nurturing of artistic expression in children (via open, neighborhood-based art workshops); thematic discussions involving writers, scholars, artists, and the general public.
As a theater company, CASAVUOTA develops and produces the work of Alessandro Berti.
Alessandro Berti is an actor, director, and playwright. Since 1996, he has directed dozens of productions and workshops.
His theatrical works include SKANKRER (1996), TERRA DI BURRO (1997), TRIONFO ANONIMO (2000), L’AGENDA DI SEATTLE (2001), IL QUARTIERE (2002), CONFINE (2006), L’ABBANDONO (2010), UN CRISTIANO (2014), LEILA DELLA TEMPESTA (2016), BLACK DICK (2018), NEGRI SENZA MEMORIA (2020), *BLIND LOVE (2022), LE VACANZE (2023), and JOSEPH & BROS (2024).
In 2021, he was awarded the RICCIONE PRIZE FOR DRAMATURGICAL INNOVATION, Italy’s most important playwriting award: “For his steadfast determination to address the most pressing issues of our time without ever separating the political dimension from the intimate one; instead, through his writing, he traces the fundamental connections linking the public and the private spheres. His process of generating and delving into documentary and poetic material results in a mode of expression that is never rhetorical—one that powerfully transforms into incisive speech, emotional action, and a tool for analyzing and critiquing reality” (from the 2021 Riccione Prize jury’s statement).