The Collective Body 7.0: between action, voice and relation
Theatre workshop led by Diego Pileggi – Jubilo Foundation
May 9 – 10, 2026
Leaders:
Diego Pileggi
Where:
Villa Flora, Via Portuense 610, Rome (evening entrance from Via Giuseppe D’Avarna s.n.c.)
Technical elements developed in the workshop:
Physical training: action/reaction, presence, grounding, physical awareness
Partner work: workflow and ensemble work, listening and intuition, elements of contact
Vocal training: breathing, embodiment of sound, use of resonators, body/voice elements, from sound to text
Elements of Corsican polyphony
Improvisation and composition
Materials:
Each participant is required to prepare a text of their choice (theatrical or literary)and a song (preferably from traditional repertoire)
For training purposes, participants should wear comfortable clothing, preferably dark-colored. Work will be done barefoot.
About
Jubilo Foundation presents an intensive atelier dedicated to performative research, open to anyone wishing to explore work on the body and voice: actors, performers, dancers, musicians, as well as those coming from other fields who want to approach a practical and immersive experience.
At the core of the work lies the theme of relation: between bodies, between sound and action, between individual and space, up to the essential threshold of the theatrical event—the one created between those who act and those who observe. The workshop integrates physical training, vocal work, and practices of improvisation and composition. These different dimensions intertwine in a progressive process aimed at developing presence, listening, and the capacity for action, making participants more aware, responsive, and open to creative work.
The process moves through practices of body awareness, group dynamics, and sound construction, opening spaces of creation starting from materials brought by participants. It is a scenic investigation that seeks unforeseen forms, allowing a dramaturgy to emerge from the meeting between the individual and the collective.
The project is part of the research path of The Collective Body, which intertwines performative traditions and contemporary practices: from oral traditional singing to physical work, to tools for stage composition. A journey between heritage and experimentation, where each participant is invited to develop their own creative autonomy within collective work.
Info:
SCHEDULE:
Saturday and Sunday: 11:00–18:00 (with 1-hour lunch break)
COST:
€150 per participant.
Payment must be made via bank transfer and is non-refundable. Proof of payment will be required to confirm registration. Refunds are only provided in case of workshop cancellation.
LANGUAGE:
The workshop will be held in Italian, with the possibility of English translation.
To Apply:
send an email to 𝙟𝙪𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩@𝙜𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙡.𝙘𝙤𝙢
with the subject: “𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙙𝙮 / 𝙉𝙖𝙢𝙚, 𝙎𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚”
More information:
Email: jubiloproject@gmail.com
Phone: +39 349 138 9117
Diego Pileggi
Actor, director, and theatre pedagogue. Founder and artistic director of Jubilo Foundation. He holds an MA in Acting from Manchester Metropolitan University (2011) and a degree in Communication Sciences from the University of Milan (2007). He further developed his training through encounters with masters such as Song of the Goat Theatre, Eugenio Barba, Marcello Magni, Compagnia Abbondanza/Bertoni, Danio Manfredini, Roberta Carreri, Iben Nagel Rasmussen, and Chiara Michelini.
His approach is rooted in physical theatre and process-based work, with a specific focus on body/voice techniques and the psychophysical training of the actor. He specializes in traditional polyphonic singing, mainly from the Mediterranean area (Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily). From 2012 to 2022, he was a long-term collaborator of the Grotowski Institute in Wrocław as artistic director of Jubilo Foundation. He has collaborated with theatre institutions and academies in Italy and abroad, including the Grotowski Institute, Teatr Polski, AST National Academy of Dramatic Art (PL), Tehran University of Dramatic Arts (IRN), the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Oslo (NO), and IULM University (Milan).
𝐉𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐨 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
Jubilo is a theatre company founded in 2011 in Wrocław, Poland, driven by the need for artistic intervention as a response to cultural exclusion. Jubilo aims to break down social, economic, linguistic, and cultural barriers through artistic encounters where theatre and music serve as platforms for exchange.
The company collaborates internationally with numerous artistic and theatre organizations, including the Grotowski Institute, of which it has been a permanent partner since 2013. For many years, Jubilo has developed the project “Unlocking” for inmates in closed and semi-open prison facilities in Wrocław and Świdnica (PL).
In collaboration with the Grotowski Institute, Jubilo has also developed a theatre research path and a training program for performers and actors, focused on developing theatre training techniques within physical and ensemble practices. The company’s approach is rooted in research theatre and process-based work, with a specific focus on body-voice, psychophysical actor training, and personal expression.
