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{{Short description|Italian theatre director (1911–1999)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Orazio Costa
| name = Orazio Costa
| image =
| image = Orazio Costa.jpg
| caption =
| caption = Costa in 1967
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1911|8|6}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1911|8|6}}
| birth_place = [[Rome]]
| birth_place = Rome, Italy
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1999|11|14|1911|8|6}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1999|11|14|1911|8|6}}
| death_place = [[Florence]]
| death_place = [[Florence]], Italy
| occupation = theatre pedagogist and director
| occupation = theatre pedagogist and director
}}
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'''Orazio Costa''' (6 August 1911 – 14 November 1999) was an Italian theatre pedagogist and director.
'''Orazio Costa''' (6 August 1911 – 14 November 1999) was an Italian theatre pedagogist and director.
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Born ''' Orazio Costa Giovangigli''' in Rome, Costa graduated at the [[Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts]] in 1937, and after being assistant director of [[Jacques Copeau]], in 1945 he started a long career as theatre director.<ref name=bio>{{cite news|last1=Rodolfo Di Giammarco|title=Orazio Costa, maestro di attori|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1999/11/16/orazio-costa-maestro-di-attori.html?ref=search|accessdate=1 February 2015|newspaper=[[La Repubblica]]|date=16 November 1999}}</ref> He directed over 170 stage works.<ref name="bio"/> He founded and directed from 1948 to 1954 the Piccolo Teatro of the City of Rome.<ref name="bio"/>
Born ''' Orazio Costa Giovangigli''' in Rome, Costa graduated at the [[Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts]] in 1937, and after being assistant director of [[Jacques Copeau]], in 1945 he started a long career as theatre director.<ref name=bio>{{cite news|last1=Rodolfo Di Giammarco|title=Orazio Costa, maestro di attori|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1999/11/16/orazio-costa-maestro-di-attori.html?ref=search|accessdate=1 February 2015|newspaper=[[La Repubblica]]|date=16 November 1999}}</ref> He directed over 170 stage works.<ref name="bio"/> He founded and directed from 1948 to 1954 the Piccolo Teatro of the City of Rome.<ref name="bio"/>


Devoted to pedagogy, Costa was an acting teacher of the Silvio d’Amico Academy from 1944 to 1976.<ref name="bio"/> He then moved to [[Florence]], where he collaborated with the Teatro della Pergola and further developed his educational system founding the "Centro di avviamento all' espressione funzionante" ([[Italian language|Italian]] for "education center to functional expression"), active from 1979 to 1992.<ref name="bio"/> In 1996 Costa was honored with the title of Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Onorificenze / conferimenti. Dettaglio decorato|url=http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=11515|website=[[Quirinale]]|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref>
Devoted to pedagogy, Costa was an acting teacher of the [[Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts|Silvio d’Amico Academy]] from 1944 to 1976.<ref name="bio"/> He then moved to [[Florence]], where he collaborated with the Teatro della Pergola and further developed his educational system founding the "Centro di avviamento all' espressione funzionante" (Italian for "education center to functional expression"), active from 1979 to 1992.<ref name="bio"/> In 1996 Costa was honored with the title of Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Onorificenze / conferimenti. Dettaglio decorato|url=http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=11515|website=[[Quirinale]]|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref>


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{{Persondata

| NAME = Costa, Orazio
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Italian theatre director
| DATE OF BIRTH = 6 August 1911
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Rome]]
| DATE OF DEATH = 14 November 1999
| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Florence]]
}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Costa, Orazio}}
[[Category:1911 births]]
[[Category:1911 births]]
[[Category:1999 deaths]]
[[Category:1999 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Rome]]
[[Category:Italian theatre directors]]
[[Category:Italian theatre directors]]
[[Category:Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni]]
[[Category:Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni]]
[[Category:Academic staff of the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico]]

Latest revision as of 12:35, 25 March 2023

Orazio Costa
Costa in 1967
Born(1911-08-06)6 August 1911
Rome, Italy
Died14 November 1999(1999-11-14) (aged 88)
Florence, Italy
Occupation(s)theatre pedagogist and director

Orazio Costa (6 August 1911 – 14 November 1999) was an Italian theatre pedagogist and director.

Born Orazio Costa Giovangigli in Rome, Costa graduated at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1937, and after being assistant director of Jacques Copeau, in 1945 he started a long career as theatre director.[1] He directed over 170 stage works.[1] He founded and directed from 1948 to 1954 the Piccolo Teatro of the City of Rome.[1]

Devoted to pedagogy, Costa was an acting teacher of the Silvio d’Amico Academy from 1944 to 1976.[1] He then moved to Florence, where he collaborated with the Teatro della Pergola and further developed his educational system founding the "Centro di avviamento all' espressione funzionante" (Italian for "education center to functional expression"), active from 1979 to 1992.[1] In 1996 Costa was honored with the title of Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Rodolfo Di Giammarco (16 November 1999). "Orazio Costa, maestro di attori". La Repubblica. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Onorificenze / conferimenti. Dettaglio decorato". Quirinale. Retrieved 1 February 2015.

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