Who am I?
I'm Gabriele Gargiulo – a director, performer, actor, light designer, and theatre educator based in Italy.
My work blends multiple stage languages: spoken theatre, live music, dance, shadows, projections, objects, light, and digital experimentation.
I draw from a wide multidisciplinary background in musical theatre, directing, pedagogy, light and sound design, performance studies, and physical theatre.
What inspires me most is creating inclusive, emotionally powerful performances that can reach audiences of all kinds — across age, ability, and context.
I direct and perform in productions for both professional companies and educational contexts, always seeking new forms of storytelling that are poetic, bold, and resonant.
For me, theatre is a living space: a place where movement, image and sound become bridges between people.
Formazione Artistica
My artistic education blends multiple disciplines, with a strong foundation in theatre, music, dance, and contemporary performance studies.
Opera Directing – AMO Academy, Teatro Coccia, Novara (2024)
Bachelor’s Degree in Cultural Heritage Studies – University of Milan, 110/110 cum laude (2021)
Diploma in Musical Theatre – SDM, The Musical School of Milan (2011)
High School Diploma in Performing Arts & Communication Sciences – 100/100 (2009)
International Masterclasses & MOOCs
Introduction to Performance Studies – Richard Schechner, NYU
Theatre and Globalization – LMU Munich
Shakespeare’s Life and Work – Harvard University
Physical Theatre: Exploring the Slap – University of Leeds
Elements of Animation Cinema – Ca’ Foscari University, Venice
Specialized & Technical Training
Light and Sound Design for Musical Theatre – STM
Outdoor Theatre – Teatro Franco Parenti, Milan
Theatre and Disability – AEFT
Film Acting – Stefano Rabbolini
Musical Theatre – AMTA London
Rope magic, modern dance, applied osteopathy for dancers
Music & Dance Education
Drums and Percussion – Civic School of Music, Pieve Emanuele
Piano, voice, music theory and solfeggio
Modern dance, floor barre – Area Dance
Current Artistic Collaborations
I am currently involved in several artistic and educational projects across Italy:
Artistic Director of the Theatre of the School of Performing Arts and of the all Performing Arts School of Pieve Emanuele, a hub for training, performance and contemporary stage research.
Director and producer for Teatro dell’Ultim’Ora, where I lead original, multidisciplinary projects for both young and adult audiences.
Theatre educator in schools of all levels, designing creative and inclusive workshops and performances.
Head of the Musical Theatre Division for the World Dance Competition of People and Cultures, where I teach international workshops on body interpretation.
Faculty member of the European Academy of Theatre Trainers (AEFT), teaching Musical Theatre and Inclusive Theatre.
