Silvio D'Amico [SEP] residence
Silvio D'Amico
Silvio D'Amico (February 3, 1887 in Rome – April 1, 1955 in Rome) was an Italian theatre critic, journalist, and theorist of Italian theater. Not a Fascist himself, D'Amico was the major theater critic during the "ventennio", the twenty years (1922-1945) of Fascist rule in Italy. He was the first editor of the nine volume "Enciclopedia dello Spettacolo" ("Encyclopedia of Performing Arts"), published between 1954 and 1965, that covered theater, music,
Alumni of the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico
Specializing in the field of drama, with particular attention to the drama of its national heritage, the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico has played a key role in the Italian film and theater scene and is currently headed by Professor Luigi Maria Musati. It has prepared artists such as Margherita Buy, Vittorio Gassman, Luigi Lo Cascio, Anna Magnani, Nino Manfredi, and Monica Vitti. Other former alumni include Antoniano, Manuela Arcuri, Mino Bellei, Carmelo Bene,