Alberto Sartoris’ Contribution to the Architectural Culture of Theatre: From the Private Theatre of Casa Gualino to the Avant-garde Theatre for Geneva

Cinzia Gavello

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Alberto Sartoris’ Contribution to the Architectural Culture of Theatre: From the Private Theatre of Casa Gualino to the Avant-garde Theatre for Geneva

Cinzia Gavello

Published in American Journal of Art and Design (Volume 4, Issue 3)

Received: 23 August 2019 Accepted: 9 September 2019 Published: 21 September 2019

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Abstract

In the last twenty years Alberto Sartoris has been the subject of numerous celebrative publications: despite this critical fortune, catalogs of exhibitions and essays dedicated to him are mostly referred to specific episodes of his career, the aspects of his relationship with the architecture of the theater has always remained in the background, in spite of this very rich bibliographic production. The aim of this research is therefore to add a further piece to the complex artistic-theoretical activity of such a multifaceted person, analyzing Sartoris' contribution to architecture of the theatre through the analysis of his main projects and his theoretical contribution to design. His eclectic personality allowed him to successfully apply in many disciplines, so as to be recognized as one of the most important precursors of rational architecture in Italy and abroad. Sartoris' “lyrical rationality” is also clearly visible in his experimental avant-garde theatre project of 1929 whereby he can coherently deal with theatre themes, favoring a rational stage performance, with the involvement of large masses of spectators, a trend typical of architecture in the first half of the twentieth century.

Published in	American Journal of Art and Design (Volume 4, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajad.20190403.11
Page(s)	22-30
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Keywords

Alberto Sartoris, Axonometries, Riccardo Gualino, Geneva Avant-garde Theatre, Gli Elementi Dell’Architettura Funzionale, Rationalism

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[7]	See, Folder 0172.04.0027, Théâtre Gualino, à Turin, Culture et vie sociale, Archives de la construction moderne, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (thereafter Acm-EPFL).
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[10]	See, Folder 0172.04.0043, 1929-1930, Projet de théâtre pour Genève, Acm-EPFL.
[11]	“At this Congress, thirty architects from different nations took part. The result was a fruitful contact between architects, who until then had been working in the same direction, without having had the opportunity to meet and coordinate their efforts. It’s useless to insist here on the importance that the realization of such a Congress may have for the International Cinematographer. At a time when, in most countries, Commercial Cinema executives are imposing their hegemony, most often without concern for the artistic and human value of their productions, independent filmmakers can only have any chance of continuing their efforts by joining forces and coordinating their action”. Typewritten letter, without sender and without date, to Sartoris, folder AS.03.027.03, Acm-EPFL.
[12]	Letter from Sartoris to Hélène de Mandrot, 24 April 1929, folder 0172.01.0039 GA05, Acm-EPFL.
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