En | Simone Mannino was born in Palermo in 1981. Italian artist, painter, sculptor, set designer and theater director, based in Paris and Palermo. He’s an artist whose education has followed a non-academic path, with a long and articulated experience in the field of visual and performing arts. Since 1999 he has worked on several artistic projects at a national and international level, and has exhibited his works in different private and public institutions. In the field of theater he has collaborated, within the others, with Carlo Cecchi, Titina Maselli, Franco Scaldati, George Lavaudant, Ricci/Forte, Andrea De rosa, Ipek Bilgin and Antonio Latella.
In 2010 Mannino founded Atelier Nostra Signora, a multidisciplinary ensemble based in Palermo and Istanbul, that mixes in its works different languages linked to cinema, theater and visual arts. In 2013, Mannino received “Le Maschere del Teatro Italiano” award for the best set design and best costumes for the production C’è del pianto in queste lacrime, also nominated for an Ubu Award. In 2015 Mannino was nominated for a Turkish Afife Jale Theatre international Award for best set design in Kalp Düğümü. Since 2015 to 2017 he has worked at the Schauspielhaus Theater in Basel as set and costume designer for the plays Oedipus and Caligola, both directed by Antonio Latella. As set and costume designer, Mannino also has worked on numerous productions directed by Andrea De Rosa; Falstaff (2014), Fedra (awarded as best play by the national award of the critic ANCT in 2016), Le Baccanti (2017) and Satyricon at Teatro Grande di Pompei.
Mannino’s directorial portfolio includes such productions as Womb Tomb based on The Infernal Machine by Jean Cocteau (Garajinstanbul Theatre, Istanbul 2013-2017), Bluebeard Never Dies (Sfumato Theatre, Sofia 2015), Hard to be Pinocchio (Out Off Theater, Milan 2018) and Prometheus the Blue Kangaroo (Teatro Biondo Palermo, L’Art Rue Tunis, Theater Brême 2021). In 2018 he has debuted in the realm of lyrical theater working as stage designer for Giuseppe Verdi’s Falstaff and Gaetano Donizetti’s Lucia di lammermoor, both directed by the master Valèry Gergiev at the Theater Mariinsky in Saint Petersburg. In 2020 he got an artist residence in Paris, where lives and works.
It | Simone Mannino nato a Palermo nel 1981, artista la cui formazione è estranea ai percorsi accademici, con una lunga e articolata esperienza nell’ambito delle arti visive e performative. Pittore, scultore, scenografo e regista teatrale, privilegia nella sua ricerca artistica l’utilizzo di diversi media, secondo una visione interdisciplinare dei linguaggi maturata nel teatro. Dal 1999 numerosi i progetti artistici in ambito nazionale e internazionale ed espone le sue opere in enti pubblici e privati. Per il teatro ha collaborato, fra gli altri, con Carlo Cecchi, Titina Maselli, Matteo Bavera, Franco Scaldati, George Lavaudant, Ricci/Forte, Andrea De Rosa, Ipek Bilgin, e Antonio Latella.
Nel 2010 è fondatore di Atelier Nostra Signora, un ensemble multidisciplinare con sede a Palermo e Istanbul, che mescola nella sua ricerca linguaggi legati alle arti visive, al cinema e al teatro. Premio nazionale “Le maschere del teatro italiano” nel 2013 come migliore scenografo e costumista per lo spettacolo C’e del pianto in queste lacrime, nomination premio UBU 2013. Premio nazionale Turco “Afife Tiyatro Odulleri 2015” nomination come Migliore scenografia per lo spettacolo Kalp Dugumu. Dal 2015 al 2017 presso la Schauspielhaus Theater di Basel, ha firmato scene e costumi degli spettacoli Oedipus e la scenografia di Caligula di Albert Camus, entrambi diretti da Antonio Latella. Dal 2014 collabora con il regista Andrea De Rosa, firmando scene e costumi di molti spettacoli, tra i quali; Falstaff (2014), Fedra (2015) premio nazionale della critica ANCT 2016 migliore spettacolo, Le scenografie di Le baccanti (2017) e Satyricon (2019) al Teatro Grande di Pompei.
Tra le sue regie, dirige nel 2013 Womb Tomb liberamente ispirato a La Macchina infernale di Jean Cocteau al Teatro Garajistanbul di Istanbul, Bluebeard never dies (Sfumato Theater di Sofia, Bulgaria 2015). Nel 2018 firma adattamento, scene e regia di Hard To Be Pinocchio (Teatro Out Off di Milano, Teatro Biondo di Palermo 2018), Prometheus the Blue Kangaroo, con attori italiani e arabi ( L’Art Rue Tunis, Theater Brême 2021). Nel 2018 debutta nella lirica al Teatro Mariinsky di San Pietroburgo, con le scenografie del Falstaff di Giuseppe Verdi e Lucia di Lammermoor di Gaetano Donizetti (2019), entrambe opere dirette dal maestro Valèry Gergiev, ancora oggi rappresentate. Dal 2020 vive e lavora a Parigi.
Fr | Simone Mannino (Palerme 1981) peintre, sculpteur, scénographe et metteur en scène, il privilégie dans sa recherche artistique l’utilisation de différents supports, selon une vision interdisciplinaire des langages mûrie au théâtre. Depuis 1999, il a travaillé sur de nombreux projets et collaborations artistiques tant au niveau national qu’international, exposant ses œuvres dans des institutions publiques et privées. Pour le théâtre, il a collaboré, entre autres, avec Carlo Cecchi, Franco Scaldati, George Lavaudant, Ricci/Forte, Andrea De Rosa, Ipek Bilgin et Antonio Latella.
En 2010, il a fondé l’Atelier Nostra Signora, un ensemble multidisciplinaire basé à Palerme et à Istanbul, qui mélange dans ses recherches des langages liés aux arts visuels, au cinéma et au théâtre. Prix national E.T.I. Gli Olimpici del Teatro “Le ma- schere del teatro italiano” 2013 en tant que meilleur scénographe et créateur de costumes pour le spectacle C’è del pianto in queste lacrime, nomination pour le prix UBU 2013. Prix national turc “Afife Tiyatro Odulleri 2015” nomination comme meilleur décor pour le spectacle Kalp Dugumu. Parmi les productions théâtrales, citons les décors de Natale in casa Cupiello (Teatro di Roma – Teatro Argentina 2014), les scènes et les costumes d’Œdipe, et la scénographie de Caligula d’Albert Camus ( Schauspiel Theater Basel 2015/2017). Les scènes du projet Troilo VS Cressidaby Ricci/Forte (Teatro Biondo à Palerme, Festival dei due mondi Spoleto 2017). Scènes et costumes de Phaedra de Sénèque (Emilia Romagna Teatro – Teatro Stabile di Torino 2015) prix national de la critique “ANCT 2016 best performance”. Le baccantid’Euripide au Teatro Grande di Pompei en 2017 et Satyricon de Francesco Piccolo inspiré par Petronius (Teatro Stabile Napoli, Teatro di Roma, Fondazione Campania dei Festival, Napoli Teatro Festival Italia 2019).
Il débute à l’Opéra comme scénographe avec Falstaff de Giuseppe Verdi et Lucia di Lammermoor de Gaetano Donizetti au Théâtre Mariinsky de Saint-Pétersbourg (2018/2019). Parmi ses productions, il met en scène Womb Tomb, librement inspiré de La machine infernale de Jean Cocteau (Théâtre Garajistanbul, Istanbul 2013) – Hard to Be Pinocchio (Théâtre Out Off, Milan 2018) et Prometheus the Blue Kangaroo (Théâtre Biondo de Palerme, L’Art Rue Tunis, Théâtre Brême 2021).
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ESSENTIAL THEATER PRODUCTIONS:
2025 – Set design for ORPHEUS GROOVE by Annalisa d’Amato, Napoli Teatro Festival, Théâtre Molière SETE, Théâtre de l’Aquarium – PARIS
2024 – Set design for TURANDOT by Carlo Gozzi, directed by Andrea Collavino, Teatro Nazionale di Genova – GENOVA
2023 – Adaptation, set design and directed for EL, by Claudia Salvatori and Simone Mannino, Théâtre le RIO, Atelier Nostra Signora, Ensemble Théâtral Mediterraneo – TUNIS
2023 – Set design and directed for PROMETHEUS, by Lorenzo Marsili and Simone Mannino, Ouverture 57° Festival Internazionale di Hammamet – HAMMAMET
2022 – Adaptation, set design and directed by PROMETEO Il canguro azzurro, Teatro Biondo, Theater Bremen, Journées Théâtrales de Carthage – TUNIS
2021 – Set and Costume design for SOLARIS by David Greig, directed by Andrea De Rosa, Teatro Gustavo Modena, Teatro Nazionale di Genova – GENOVA
2019 – Set and Costume design for SATYRICON by Francesco Piccolo, directed by Andrea De Rosa, Teato Argentina ROMA – Teatro Grande POMPEI
2019 – Set and Costume design for PULCINELLA IN PURGATORIO by Linda Dalisi, directed by Andrea De Rosa, Teatro Mercadante NAPOLI
2018 – Set design for LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR by Gaetano Donizetti, Musical director Valéry Gergiev at Mariinsky Theatre SAINT PETERSBURG
2018 – Adaptation, set design and directed by HARD TO BE PINOCCHIO at Teatro Out Off MILANO
2018 – Set design for FALSTAFF by Giuseppe Verdi, Musical director Valéry Gergiev at Mariinsky Theatre SAINT PETERSBURG
2017 – Set design for LE BACCANTI directed by Andrea De Rosa, Teatro Grande POMPEI
2017 – Set design for TROILO VS CRESSIDA directed by Ricci/Forte, Teatro Biondo Palermo, Festival dei due mondi SPOLETO
2016 – Set design for CALIGULA directed by Antonio Latella, Theater Basel Schauspielhaus – BASEL
2016 – Set and costume design for ODIPUS directed by Antonio Latella, Theater Basel Schauspielhaus – BASEL
2015 – Directed for BLUEBEARD NEVER DIES by Giuseppe Massa, at Sfumato Theater, Bulgaria – SOFIA
2015 – Set and costume design for FEDRA directed by Andrea De Rosa, ERT emilia romagna Teatro, Teatro Bonci – CESENA
2014 – Set and costume design (together with Simona d’Amico) for NATALE IN CASA CUPIELLO directed by Antonio Latella, Teatro Argentina – ROMA
2014 – Set and costume design for FALSTAFF directed by Andrea De Rosa, Teatro Stabile Torino – TORINO
2013 – Directed by WOMB TOMB Loosely based on “The Infernal Machine” by Jean Cocteau, Garajinstanbul Theatre – ISTANBUL
2013 – Set design (together with Jesse Gagliardi) for GARAJ directed by Ipek Bilgin, Theatre Craft (National prize for the best turkish show 2013) – ISTANBUL
2012 – Set and costume design (together with Simona d’Amico) for C’è del Pianto in queste lacrime, directed by Antonio Latella, Compagnia Stabile/Mobile, Teatro San Ferdinando, Napoli Teatro Festival – NAPOLI.
2012 – Sets and costumes for Richard III, directed by Giuseppe Massa, Teatro Montevergini di Palermo, Teatro Coppola di Catania, Teatro Valle – ROMA.
2011 – Meat/ing art from Palermo to Venice 2011, site specific show by Atelier Nostra Signora, Via Garibaldi 1769 – VENEZIA
2011 – Carta delle circostanze, site-specific show for International Festival of Theatre Frontiere Liquide Ortigia, Union des Théatres de l’Europe – SIRACUSA
2011 – Teatro museo delle tracce, site-specific show, the Vicaria, Compagnia sud costa occidentale Emma Dante – PALERMO
2011 – Set designer and actor for Aiace e Filottete by George Lavaudant, Teatro Garibaldi alla Kalsa, Teatro Stabile di Torino, Piccolo Teatro di Milano – MILANO
2009 – Artist and Technical Manager for La porta della bellezza by Fondazione Fiumara d’Arte, monumental work in clay, Librino – CATANIA
2008 – Fuori Soggetto solo show, Curated by Marcello Faletra and Francesco Galluzzi, at Foundation Contemporary art of Scuderia di Palazzo Sambuca – PALERMO
2007 – Artist and creator of the project Stock Contemporary art show, in collaboration with CLAC and 3hoch3 PALERMO – NUERNBERG
2006 – Artist Residence, host of the Symposium Scharf – Schùtze Aktionskonglomerat (Germany) – NUERNBERG
2005 – Assistant Designer for Gatta di pezza, directed by Franco Scaldati and Matteo Bavera, Festival di Benevento – NAPOLI
2005 – Set Designer for Passo a Due, with Enzo Moscato e Franco Scaldati, (Teatro Garibaldi, Palermo) – PALERMO
2005 – Curator of the Visual Arts Exhibition Ante-Prima frequenze contemporanee, Teatro Garibaldi in collaboration with Galleria Prati – PALERMO
2003 – Author and actor of the show Venduto, directed by Michel Ferraro, Galleria Bianca, Cantieri culturali della Zisa – PALERMO
2003 – Screenwriter for the film Patio Nigro, directed by Michel Ferraro, (showed at Cannes and Bellaria Film Festival)
2002 – Set designer for the multimedia show Iseneg, directed by Michel Ferraro, Teatro Garibaldi – PALERMO
2002 – Assistant Designer for K L’agrimensore, directed by Claudio Collovà, (sets and costumes by Mela Dell’Erba) – Teatro Garibaldi, PALEMO
2002 – Assistant Designer for the show Querelle, Direction Antonio Latella, (set and costume by Mela Dell’Erba) 11th Festival dell’unione dei teatri d’Europa – LIONE, LILLE, HANNOVER
2001 – Assistant designer for Leonce e Lena, directed by Carlo Cecchi, (set and costume by Titina Maselli) – 10th Festival dell’unione dei teatri d’Europa, Teatro Garibaldi di Palermo alla Kalsa
2001 – Set designer for the setting up of Wilfred Minks’ exhibition, curated by Giorgio Ursini – during the 10th Festival dell’unione dei teatri d’Europa
2000 – Associate designer for Sik Sik and Le Nozze, by Carlo Cecchi, (set and costumes by Titina Maselli), Teatro Garibaldi di Palermo alla Kalsa – Teatro Liure, BARCELLONA
PREMI / AWARDS:
2012 E.T.I. National Prize “Le Maschere” for Best Italian Set and Costume Designer.
2013 UBU Award 2013, nomination for Best Set Design for C’è del Pianto in queste Lacrime.
2015 19th Afife Theatre Awards, nomination for Best Set Design of the Year for Kalp Düğümü.
2016 ANCT Critics’ Award for Best Production of the Year for the play Fedra.
ESSENTIAL SOLO SHOWS:
INCARNER LA BÊTE, Chapelle des Récollets, PARIS, 2022.
OVERTURE, Biennale Arcipelago Mediterraneo, TransEuropa, Fondazione Merz, PALERMO, 2019.
DERIVE, territori con spettatori, Vicaria Sud Costa Occidentale Emma Dante, PALERMO, 2010.
FUORI SOGGETTO, Foundation of Palazzo Sambuca PALERMO, 2008.
ESSENTIAL GROUP SHOWS:
REINE DE PARIS, Galerie 59 Rivoli, PARIS, 2020.
IL CORPO OFFESO, Le Mosche, PALERMO, 2015.
HOTEL ITALIA, Mixer Art, 13th International Istanbul Biennial, ISTANBUL, 2013.
IO Siamo/Santa Chiara, Contemporary Art Museum RISO, PALERMO, 2012.
MEAT/ING Art from Palermo to Venice, site-specific installation, VENICE, 2011.
CARTA DELLE CIRCOSTANZE, International Festival of Frontiere Liquide, SIRACUSA, 2011.
THE TRIUMPH OF DEATH, Epicentro Art Gallery, BERLIN, 2010.
STOCK Contemporary art show, CLAC Palermo, NUERNBERG, 2007.