Emma Dante
Italian playwright, theatre director, and stage actress
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Emma Dante (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɛmma ˈdante] ⓘ; born 6 April 1967) is an Italian playwright, theatre director and stage actress. She wrote, directed and starred in the 2013 film A Street in Palermo.[1] She later directed numerous operas, including Richard Strauss' Feuersnot[2] and Hans Werner Henze's Gisela! in Palermo, and Carmen at the Teatro alla Scala.[3] In 2020 The Macaluso Sisters, a film she co-wrote and directed based on her own acclaimed play, was entered into the main competition at the 77th Venice International Film Festival.[4] Her third film Misericordia was awarded the Grand Prix for the Best Film at the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.[5]
- Playwright
- theatre director
- actress
- filmmaker
Emma Dante | |
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 Dante at the 70th Venice Film Festival (2013) | |
| Born | 6 April 1967 Palermo, Italy |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
