These questions and reflections have been distilled into “Tradizione futura” (Future Tradition), the first research theme of Laterale, a new publishing and research project by LAC, developed in collaboration with the FIT International Festival of Theater and Contemporary Performance.  

Although the three artists have very different artistic approaches, they share a common drive: to question the great traditions of theater without treating them as untouchable models, to imagine forms and languages capable of speaking to the present, and to engage with futures that may seem unsettling or even dystopian. 

The screenings will conclude with Laterale’s first public event: the research group—composed of Maddalena Giovannelli, Rossella Menna, Francesca Serrazanetti, and Diego Vincenti—will present the project alongside directors Carmelo Rifici and Paola Tripoli. 

Lateral. Like thought. Like criticism. Like an inquiry capable of crossing languages and disciplines, fueled by encounters with the leading figures of the contemporary scene. A new research group formed by Maddalena Giovannelli, Rossella Menna, Francesca Serrazanetti, and Diego Vincenti—in dialogue with Carmelo Rifici and Paola Tripoli—is launching a project to analyze theater and the performing arts, selecting a specific theme each year around which to create series of video interviews and podcasts, produced by the LAC team.