Il soggiorno artistico

SEE YOURSELF IN SICILY

We believe that Sicily has a lot to offer artists and we believe artists have a lot to offer Sicily. So, in 2016, we set up the Trinacria Theatre Residency—an opportunity for a company of theatre makers to immerse themselves in creative sanctuary in the heart of a rural Sicilian community. 

Brandeis internship program

Financial assistance available to eligible candidates by the Italian Studies Department of Brandeis University.

Trinacria Theatre Company is seeking Brandeis students for the second year of our Internship Program.

Develop your Italian language skills while training as either a Company Manager or Assistant Director. Gain hands-on learning in community engagement, intercultural exchange, and so much more... all with a group of phenomenal international artists in a small, rural Sicilian village.

We are particularly keen to provide this opportunity for BIPOC students and others belonging to groups that have been historically underrepresented in both Italian studies and the performing arts industry.

THE OPEN CREATIVE RESIDENCY

Starting in 2022, Trinacria made the Sicilian Residency open to all. A small, select group of interdisciplinary artists, selected through an application and interview process, travel to Sicily for one to three weeks. Once there, they will take part in an immersive creative residency within our community. We work with these artists to create a vibrant, dynamic landscape wherein community members and artists have opportunities to engage and share freely with one another in an open two-way dialogue. For our participating artists, residency may be a time to realize a new project or a process-focused time of developing one’s craft, depending on the needs of the individual. Regardless, all participants share an eagerness to engage with the community throughout their creative process.

The Trinacria Theatre residency

The Sicilian residency has proved invaluable to Trinacria Theatre Company. In the past, this time has given us the opportunity to delve deeply into the local community history, devising theatre based on local mythologies and folklore. We’ve always toured the finished product—staging free performances in surrounding villages. We’ve even taken our work overseas, and toured cities in the USA.

Our company members have taken the journey three times now, and each residency has looked different. We have used the time to build shows from scratch, develop new creative ideas, host workshops, collaborate with local artists, perform, engage, and even host a small arts festival.

Spaces on the Trinacria Theatre Residency are offered to those who are working on our theatrical productions, by audition or invitation. Currently, we do not have any residency space available. Subscribe to our mailing list or send us a message to stay up to date with the latest opportunities!