Matteo Maffesanti: Where is Olga?

Three people are shown against a black background. The person in the center, wearing a light blue shirt, appears more still and clear. On the left and right, two other people are blurred, as if they are moving or turning their heads. The overall effect suggests motion and confusion around the central figure.
Matteo Maffesanti: Where is Olga? ph. Giulia Lenzi

About the performance

A creation curated by Matteo Maffesanti, Where is Olga? is an open workiste in wich the creative process is revealed as a living organism.

Through body, word, sound, and movement, Olga’s absence highlights the dynamics of a group, its fragility and potential: absence became scenic material, something to be crossed and transformed. An invitation to view absence not as emptiness, but as fertile ground where something can happen.

Accessibility

The performance includes an accessibility kit for neurodivergent audience:

  • a pre-show introductory meeting led by an accessibility trainer and consulant;
  • a booklet in plain language outlining the content and working process;
  • a collection of tips and notices for a comfortable and safe experience of the performance;
  • a decompression room.

Post show talk

The performers and the director will be available for a post-show talk

Tournée

2025
November 8, 2025 | Teatro Sanbapolis, Trento (Italy)

2026
March 14, 2026 | Teatro Comunale, Vicenza (Italy)
June 28, 2026 | Parco della Rocca, Riva del Garda, Trento (Italy)

Credits

Concept and direction Matteo Maffesanti
With Barbara Torghele, Teresa Noronha Feio, Alessandro Bertagnolli
Dramaturgy Andrea Rampazzo
Soundscape Silvia Cignoli
Lighting design Luca Serafini
Tour technicians Marianna Fornasa, Guido Girardi
Production Oriente Occidente within Europe Beyond Access, co-funded
by
the European Union
Co-production etika solidarity fund of Dolomiti Energia with the Trentino
cooperative movement (Federazione Trentina della Cooperazione, SAIT
Coop, Casse Rurali Trentine, Consolida and La Rete)
Technical residency Teatro Zandonai, Municipality of Rovereto
Accessibility Elia Zeno Covolan
Photos and video Giulia Lenzi
Distribution Zebra / Elevator Bunker

Dossier

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Trailer