Residency of Cristian Viscione, Giammarco Pignatiello, Benedetta Pigoni

hosted by Kilowatt Festival

Participating countries:

  • Belgium
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Digital Arts
  • Theatre
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Period

  • From 06-07-2026 to 21-07-2026
Generation #4

Website

Address

Sansepolcro

Project summary

“Please, not Richard III” is born from the encounter of Cristian Viscione, artist and digital activist living with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), director Giammarco Pignatiello and dramaturg Benedetta Pigoni (winner of Premio Riccione - Tondelli, the most prominent Italian prize for playwrights). Through digital tools, AI imagery, and social media languages, they rethink representation, body, and accessibility in performance. During the residency at Kilowatt Festival (IT) artists will work on digital tools to enhance Cristian’s interactive possibilities on the scene, as well as on the English version of the show. Together with partners MMMAD (ES) and 30CC/For Real Festival (BE), Kilowatt will mentor the creative process, organize a presentation and a collaborative workshop in presence.
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Artist

Cristian Viscione, Giammarco Pignatiello, Benedetta Pigoni

Biography: Cristian Viscione (‘99) is an artist, performer, and digital activist living with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), communicating through an adapted mouse and a computer. He uses his digital identity @atrofic_king to explore, ironically and politically, the relationship between body, representation, and identity. Giammarco Pignatiello (‘97), director, co-founder the Divano Project, winner of testinscena 2024 by Claudia Lombardi Foundation. Since 2015 he has created kids theatre with Piccola Compagnia Impertinente. Benedetta Pigoni (‘00) playwright. Won the 2023 Tondelli Prize. Her play “30 milligrams of Ulipristal” was produced in 2024 by the Seoul Institute of the Arts. She studied puppetry and collaborates with the Carlo Colla e Figli company. They both graduated from Paolo Grassi Academy,
Contact: giammo.pignatiello@gmail.com
Social media: https://www.instagram.com/atrofic_king/ https://www.instagram.com/pi.giamma/ https://www.instagram.com/benni.pigoni/
Work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEEX1ZVhTzU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJKl5bxql94 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIbFzRNedaA

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