A Conversation with Romeo Castellucci | 5 November 2023

Romeo Castellucci & Emilio Sala's (with three contributions by Scott Gibbons) conversation titled "Epifonie" ("Epiphonies") held at the "Spaces of Musical Production / Production of Musical Spaces" International Conference, University of Milan-Triennale Milano 3-5 November 2023.

In this conversation, Emilio Sala (musicologist at the University of Milan) interviews the internationally renowned stage director Romeo Castellucci with a special emphasis on the sonic side of his theatrical works. Castellucci's long-time collaborator Scott Gibbons provides further insight into the matter by commenting on specific issues addressed by Sala's questions.

How does sound contribute to Castellucci's visionary plays, evoking meanings and athmospheres via latent sounds, pre-existing music, or effects thwarting the listener's expectations on syncronicity? The relationship between the "epiphanies" associated to Castellucci's theatre and their sonic counterparts – the "epiphonies" that provide a title to this conversation – is explored in this in-depth interview, filmed and edited by the SSS team. English subtitles are available through YouTube interface.

Credits
Cameras: Niccolò Galliano
Live visuals and subtitles: Mattia Merlini
Sound and video editing: Niccolò Galliano & Mattia Merlini
with the supervision of Emilio Sala
and video contributions by Scott Gibbons.