The course aims to provide the conceptual and operational instruments for the design, organization and management of performing arts productions.
At the end of the course the student will:
• know the different types of theater, music, dance and circus productions, the consequent models and production practices, the standards in use;
• understand the dynamism of project management and processes of performing arts, with respect to their evolutionary forms;
• know how to build a cognitive framework of the design environment (analytical skills), identify intervention methods (strategic, planning and service skills), manage the project (managerial capacity), measure results and outcomes (assessment skills);
• being able to communicate the project in all its phases and to all stakeholders with appropriate tools;
• have learned the critical sense towards organizational phenomena, the importance of systemic action, the relevance of problem setting & solving, attention to synthesis and reworking, the elements of artistic and managerial complexity.
At the end of the course the student will:
• know the different types of theater, music, dance and circus productions, the consequent models and production practices, the standards in use;
• understand the dynamism of project management and processes of performing arts, with respect to their evolutionary forms;
• know how to build a cognitive framework of the design environment (analytical skills), identify intervention methods (strategic, planning and service skills), manage the project (managerial capacity), measure results and outcomes (assessment skills);
• being able to communicate the project in all its phases and to all stakeholders with appropriate tools;
• have learned the critical sense towards organizational phenomena, the importance of systemic action, the relevance of problem setting & solving, attention to synthesis and reworking, the elements of artistic and managerial complexity.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
• Practices: the management of theatre and live performance productions, including staging, technical, administrative, financial, communication and promotional aspects; tour management; and the different production models adopted in theatre and live performance in Italy and abroad.
• Experiences: analysis of case studies illustrating distinctive and critical aspects of the production process in theatre, as well as its connection with artistic practices and creative processes.
- Lucio Argano, La gestione dei progetti di spettacolo, FrancoAngeli, Milan, edition 2019 (pp.331)
Required textbook for non-attending students:
- Lucio Argano, La gestione dei progetti di spettacolo, Franco Angeli, Milan, edition 2019 (pp.331)
Another additional textbook to be selected by non-attending students:
- Francesca D’Ippolito, Produrre teatro in Italia oggi, Audino Editore, Rome, 2022
- Elena Lamberti, La distribuzione degli spettacoli dal vivo. Un percorso di curatela, Titivillus, Corazzano, 2024
Programme
• Theories: the design framework of theatre and live performance (areas of project development, complexity, professional roles involved, teamwork, and artistic languages); the production process (the inception of a performance, initial requirements, the organizational translation of the artistic concept, constraints as opportunities, production feasibility, marketing and financial sustainability, markets and distribution, and public/private funding).• Practices: the management of theatre and live performance productions, including staging, technical, administrative, financial, communication and promotional aspects; tour management; and the different production models adopted in theatre and live performance in Italy and abroad.
• Experiences: analysis of case studies illustrating distinctive and critical aspects of the production process in theatre, as well as its connection with artistic practices and creative processes.
Core Documentation
Required textbook for attending students:- Lucio Argano, La gestione dei progetti di spettacolo, FrancoAngeli, Milan, edition 2019 (pp.331)
Required textbook for non-attending students:
- Lucio Argano, La gestione dei progetti di spettacolo, Franco Angeli, Milan, edition 2019 (pp.331)
Another additional textbook to be selected by non-attending students:
- Francesca D’Ippolito, Produrre teatro in Italia oggi, Audino Editore, Rome, 2022
- Elena Lamberti, La distribuzione degli spettacoli dal vivo. Un percorso di curatela, Titivillus, Corazzano, 2024
Reference Bibliography
Ludovico Solima, Management per l’impresa culturale, Carocci, Rome, 2019 Lucio Argano e Francesco Giambrone, Lo spettacolo in Italia. 1945-2025: ottant'anni di AGIS, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2026 Mimma Gallina, Ri-organizzare teatro, FrancoAngeli, Milan, 2026 Cecilia Balestra, Alfonso Malaguti, Organizzare musica, FrancoAngeli, Milan, 2003 Domenico Balzani, Geo Magri, Manuale di organizzazione, diritto e legislazione dello spettacolo, Giappichelli, Turin, 2019 Alessandro Gilleri, Pier Paolo Bisleri, Lo spettacolo va in scena, FrancoAngeli, Milan, 2014 Simone Arcagni, Lucio Argano (a cura di), onLive. Libro bianco sullo spettacolo digitale dal vivo in Italia, Luiss University Press, Rome, 2024 Massimo Bonelli, Play - Tutto quello che c'è da sapere sulla musica attuale. Gli artisti, l'industria, le tecnologie, Roi edizioni, Milan, 2025 Livia Cavaglieri, Il sistema teatrale. Storia dell’organizzazione, dell’economia e delle politiche del teatro in Italia, Audino, Rome, 2021 Alessandro Pontremoli, Gerarda Ventura, La danza: organizzare per creare. Scenari, specificità, tecniche, pratiche, quadro normativo, pubblico, FrancoAngeli, Milan, 2019 Valeria Campo, Alessandro Serena, Conoscere, creare e organizzare circo. Storia, linguaggio, discipline, creazione, diffusione, normativa, FrancoAngeli, Milan, 2019Attendance
Attendance will not be formally monitored; however, students are strongly encouraged to attend classes regularly, as the Course includes economic and legal topics that will be covered in the final examinationType of evaluation
- Attending students: oral examination based on the preparation of a project work related to a theatre, music, or dance event assigned by the lecturer, together with questions concerning the prescribed textbook. - Non-attending students: oral examination on the prescribed textbook, plus a second book chosen from the list of recommended texts. teacher profile teaching materials
• Practices: the management of theatre and live performance productions, including staging, technical, administrative, financial, communication and promotional aspects; tour management; and the different production models adopted in theatre and live performance in Italy and abroad.
• Experiences: analysis of case studies illustrating distinctive and critical aspects of the production process in theatre, as well as its connection with artistic practices and creative processes.
- Lucio Argano, La gestione dei progetti di spettacolo, FrancoAngeli, Milan, edition 2019 (pp.331)
Required textbook for non-attending students:
- Lucio Argano, La gestione dei progetti di spettacolo, Franco Angeli, Milan, edition 2019 (pp.331)
Another additional textbook to be selected by non-attending students:
- Francesca D’Ippolito, Produrre teatro in Italia oggi, Audino Editore, Rome, 2022
- Elena Lamberti, La distribuzione degli spettacoli dal vivo. Un percorso di curatela, Titivillus, Corazzano, 2024
Mutuazione: 20702967 PROCESSO PRODUTTIVO DI UNO SPETTACOLO in DAMS (Discipline delle Arti, della Musica e dello Spettacolo) L-3 R (docente da definire)
Programme
• Theories: the design framework of theatre and live performance (areas of project development, complexity, professional roles involved, teamwork, and artistic languages); the production process (the inception of a performance, initial requirements, the organizational translation of the artistic concept, constraints as opportunities, production feasibility, marketing and financial sustainability, markets and distribution, and public/private funding).• Practices: the management of theatre and live performance productions, including staging, technical, administrative, financial, communication and promotional aspects; tour management; and the different production models adopted in theatre and live performance in Italy and abroad.
• Experiences: analysis of case studies illustrating distinctive and critical aspects of the production process in theatre, as well as its connection with artistic practices and creative processes.
Core Documentation
Required textbook for attending students:- Lucio Argano, La gestione dei progetti di spettacolo, FrancoAngeli, Milan, edition 2019 (pp.331)
Required textbook for non-attending students:
- Lucio Argano, La gestione dei progetti di spettacolo, Franco Angeli, Milan, edition 2019 (pp.331)
Another additional textbook to be selected by non-attending students:
- Francesca D’Ippolito, Produrre teatro in Italia oggi, Audino Editore, Rome, 2022
- Elena Lamberti, La distribuzione degli spettacoli dal vivo. Un percorso di curatela, Titivillus, Corazzano, 2024
Reference Bibliography
Ludovico Solima, Management per l’impresa culturale, Carocci, Rome, 2019 Lucio Argano e Francesco Giambrone, Lo spettacolo in Italia. 1945-2025: ottant'anni di AGIS, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2026 Mimma Gallina, Ri-organizzare teatro, FrancoAngeli, Milan, 2026 Cecilia Balestra, Alfonso Malaguti, Organizzare musica, FrancoAngeli, Milan, 2003 Domenico Balzani, Geo Magri, Manuale di organizzazione, diritto e legislazione dello spettacolo, Giappichelli, Turin, 2019 Alessandro Gilleri, Pier Paolo Bisleri, Lo spettacolo va in scena, FrancoAngeli, Milan, 2014 Simone Arcagni, Lucio Argano (a cura di), onLive. Libro bianco sullo spettacolo digitale dal vivo in Italia, Luiss University Press, Rome, 2024 Massimo Bonelli, Play - Tutto quello che c'è da sapere sulla musica attuale. Gli artisti, l'industria, le tecnologie, Roi edizioni, Milan, 2025 Livia Cavaglieri, Il sistema teatrale. Storia dell’organizzazione, dell’economia e delle politiche del teatro in Italia, Audino, Rome, 2021 Alessandro Pontremoli, Gerarda Ventura, La danza: organizzare per creare. Scenari, specificità, tecniche, pratiche, quadro normativo, pubblico, FrancoAngeli, Milan, 2019 Valeria Campo, Alessandro Serena, Conoscere, creare e organizzare circo. Storia, linguaggio, discipline, creazione, diffusione, normativa, FrancoAngeli, Milan, 2019Attendance
Attendance will not be formally monitored; however, students are strongly encouraged to attend classes regularly, as the Course includes economic and legal topics that will be covered in the final examinationType of evaluation
- Attending students: oral examination based on the preparation of a project work related to a theatre, music, or dance event assigned by the lecturer, together with questions concerning the prescribed textbook. - Non-attending students: oral examination on the prescribed textbook, plus a second book chosen from the list of recommended texts.