The Heroine’s Journey of Chiara Renzi

What is the best thing that I love about my work? To be able to dedicate space to creativity, to travel, to establish meaningful connections with people.

What is my idea of perfect happiness? To be happy, without asking why.

What is my greatest fear? To fail in feeling happy as often as possible.

What is the trait that I most deplore in myself? My vulnerability.

Which living persons in my profession do i most admire? Maria Paiato, Giuliana Musso, Korsunovas.

What is my greatest extravagance? To have my meal in bed, I love doing it.

On what occasion would I lie? When the truth could hurt the other person.

What is the thing that I dislike the most in my work? Instability.

When and where was I the happiest, in my work? In Lecce. It was a project during my education. And in Florence during the rehearsals of a Festival called Intercity.

If I could, what would I change about myself? My melancholic tendency.

What is my greatest achievement in work? To be able to keep working!

Where would I most like to live? New York.

What is my most treasured possession? Honesty.

What is my most marked characteristic? Irony.

What is my most inspirational location, in my city? The city center, walking through its historical buildings and admiring their beauty.

What is my favourite place to eat and drink, in my city? Biolento. Tuscanative.

What books influenced my life and how? L’isola di Arturo by Elsa Morante. Lessico familiare by Natalia Ginsburg. Il giovane Holden by J.D. Salinger, Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, Linsostenibile leggerezza dellessere by Milan Kunderaeach represents a world that opened my vision and reflections, in a different way each time.

Who are my favorite writers? Dostoevskij, Calvino

You Only Die Once. What music would I listen on my last day? Taro di Alt-j.

Who is my hero or heroine in fiction? Eleven from Stranger Things or Rachel from Blade Runner.

Who are my heroes and heroines in real life? My two grandmas. Giulia and Amelia. Two very different women, both really courageous, strong, independent.

Which movie would i recommend to see once in a lifetime? 8 and 1/2 by Federico Fellini.

What role plays art in my life and work? Its hard to tell. Art is my whole life and my job.

Who is my greatest fan, sponsor, partner in crime? My determination.

Whom would I like to work with in 2018? With people who are open to pure research.

Which people in my profession would i love to meet in 2018? Korsunovas.

What project, in 2018, am I looking forward to work on? A new show.

Where can you see me or my work in 2018? In France, Switzerland and Spain with Pop Up by Sacchi di Sabbia, in Italy with Across The Universe directed by me and Daniele Bonaiuti and with La Repubblica dei bambini directed by Sotterraneo. In Arezzo e Cortona (Tuscany), with my non-conventional theatre events organized with my enterprice rumorBianc(O).

What do the words “Passion Never Retires” mean to me? Quoting J. Hillman: A vocation can be postponed, evaded, lost at times. Or it can completely possess us. It doesnt matter: it will rise sometimes. The daimon cant abandon us.

Which creative heroines should Peter invite to tell their story? Raffaella Giancipoli

How can you contact me?

mail chiara.renzi@gmail.com or Facebook, rumorbianco or chiara esmeralda renzi page.

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